I read on this page there was a whole list of states no longer accepting EC graduates. So I called EC and talked to admissions. Admissions didn't exactly know what to tell me so they put me through to a different office at Excelsior. They said these other states (Colorado, Alabama, etc.) are "thinking" about locking EC graduates out of the state but have not done this yet. If they do decide to do this it will only be applied to any graduates after a certain date. So existing EC graduates will be grandfathered in.
The locking out conflict came about in response to the surgical tech's and MA's who were going through the program and complaints from employers regarding competency. As a result EC no longer accepts surgical tech's and MA's into the RN program. Therefore, EC is hopeful that the states considering locking EC grads out of their state will work with the school and decide against doing this.
Washington and Oklahoma require a preceptorship IF the graduate has not worked as an RN in another state, and she mentioned Washington was very accomodating to EC.
Mrs. Yost - you are correct. There are several active AllNurses EC grads. However, I did the research into the IL nurse practice act and you are correct - the concern is that the clinical and theory must run concurrently. I certainly do not mean to say anything demeaning to EC grads, just to be cautious (as with any higher learning) and check out the facts. Good luck...
I'm an EC grad and quite proud of it. I had 15 years in EMS before completing their program in 9 months (and it would have been six had I not taken some time away to get married!).
Ironically, our night Crisis Nurse (think Critical Care Float and general putter out of the fires that start at night in a hospital) is an Regent grad from many, many years ago. As you might expect, we get a bunch of students who float through the ER. Two of them were talking in front of Gordie and me about the EC program. One of them said "there's even this program where you don't have to do clinical. I'd never trust a nurse that didn't do clinicals."
Gordie and I just laughed at her.
As for licensing, I passed the NCLEX for NY (my home state) and immediately (about an hour after I was on the NY website) had an endorsement license to MA. Some states are a little harder than others, but hey, the program worked well for me.
That's real good to hear, Chip. I'm taking my first nursing concepts test this coming Tuesday.
When I took the NC Exams, the best study guide that I had was Silvestri's NCLEX review published by Mosby. The CD in was great - with all the review questions.
Let's face it - there's only so many way to ask questions about a certain topic!
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I'm an EC grad and quite proud of it. I had 15 years in EMS before completing their program in 9 months (and it would have been six had I not taken some time away to get married!).
Ironically, our night Crisis Nurse (think Critical Care Float and general putter out of the fires that start at night in a hospital) is an Regent grad from many, many years ago. As you might expect, we get a bunch of students who float through the ER. Two of them were talking in front of Gordie and me about the EC program. One of them said "there's even this program where you don't have to do clinical. I'd never trust a nurse that didn't do clinicals."
Gordie and I just laughed at her.
As for licensing, I passed the NCLEX for NY (my home state) and immediately (about an hour after I was on the NY website) had an endorsement license to MA. Some states are a little harder than others, but hey, the program worked well for me.
Chip