Anyone know if the PA BON will join the uprising?

[redheadmommy05]

Hopefully, PA continues to accept Excelsior grads without a problem, I know for a fact i have had more in depth clinical experience with my LPN school than the Penn State Mont Altos ASN students. Some of their students never even perform indwelling catheters or pack a wound until they get job. Not dissing Penn State's program, just saying that the other state's BONS should put more confidence in their LPNs that are working as nurses (DUH) and are becoming RNs with Excelsior. We have clinical experience minus the IV push. If they believed i would be an nurse incapable of performing clinical tasks than they never should have gave my LPN license and allowed me to work full time as a nurse, right? Anyway, enough of my ranting. The other states will just have to continue having issues with nursing shortages!!!! I want to be able to work as a RN but i don't want to sit in school. I do not want to be the UNPAID help at a nursing home or hospital emptying bedpans for the regular staff who think nursing students are the dirt beneath their shoes for my "clinical hours" while wasting thousands of dollars for two more years. I do clinicals 12 hours a day, 3 days a week at a hospital and get paid for it, its called MY JOB. Excelsior accepted my past credits from my criminal justice degree and i only have to pay 6000 to get my ASN with them. Long live Excelsior!!!! Ok, now I am done ranting... Sorry I am posting a lot, I am just glad i found this site!!!!:heartbeat

[txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN]

i read another one of your post and understand better what you are talking about.

the basis of their "work" clinicals at chambersburg hospital is so they can continue to be hospital employees and practice their skills. i believe that the students get paid 15 dollars an hour 40 hours a week. it may be more but i am not sure??? i didn't look into it much after i found out you had to work 5 years for the hospital after completing the program since they are paying for your excelsior education and paying you full time wages. if it doesn't count as clinical i would rather not do it. i get paid much more to work 3 12s at my normal job and go to school. even in excelsior added clinical time at the local hospitals where we all live with preceptors like isu does i still think excelsior's rn program would still be a lot less time consuming and less expensive for the non traditional students that are medical professionals to complete than a community college or university rn program. but....... i still think it is a slap in the face to be told by certains bons that i need clinical practice like the new rn students who have not laid a hand on a patient before.