excelsior any advice?

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:sofahider hey i was just wondering if anybody knows any specifics on excelsior. me and my boyfriend were both thinking about starting the program to get our RN. i was just curious if anybody has already started/completed the program. it sounds pretty legit. i just want to make sure it'll be worth it. if u have any advice: positive or negative let me know. im open to all.

thanks a bunch :redpinkhe

Thanks for clearing that up for me as I wasn't sure what the new rules were. I travel & though I've never worked in CA, I wondered if I'd have the option to do so.

Do you know what they do (I did my RN several years ago so no problem for me but just wondering) if one gets a FNP (Masters level) in another state if they were a EC grad enrolled after DEc. 2003?

To my knowledge, it makes no difference what kind of degree you get afterward. They still won't accept you with the Excelsior ADN degree if you enrolled after December 6, 2003. However, I would still check with the BORN to find out for sure.

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I will be officially graduating EC next Friday with my ASN. In Florida the board of nursing does accept EC as long as you are a currently licensed and practicing LPN on their registry. The program is doable and fair. The clinical really isn't very hard but requires a good amount of studying. Am I glad I went this route??? I have mixed feeling. Being able to study when convenient for me was great...avoiding placing my little ones in childcare a plus too. The down side is that unless you have plenty of time in as an LPN then it is best that you just go through a traditional program to gain clinical experience. I am fortunate to have a decade of LPN experience. Overall it is a good program if you can't attend a tradional school. I started in late 2003 and took my last requirement at the end of Jan. All the pre-reqs I completed locally at the community college...this to me saved some time. I personally feel that courses like A&P and micro need to be taken through CC that have a lab involved.

Karen[/quote Hi I am new toexcelsior and am starting from scratch with all my prereqs. I will be taking my 3rd one on wed.everyone here seems to be an LPN.Are there any Paramedics in the program? I have been a medic for 17 years will that help me?any other help or advice would be appreciated

Matt

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