Excelsior in Florida?!?!?

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Specializes in Internal Medicine, Home Health, Med-Surg.

Anybody look into EC graduates validity in FL???? I haven't contact the BON yet, just wondering if anyone else had???

Thanks :monkeydance:

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Specializes in Step-Down NICU/PICU.

yes the state of florida does recognize EC grads...i have many nurse friends who are EC grads and are in florida...XoXo

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

They definitely recognize LPN to RNs from Excelsior.

However, I don't think they recognize paramedic to RN or Resp. therapist to RN through Excelsior.

Good luck.

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Specializes in NICU, Psych, Education.

One of our members was a paramedic who then graduated from EC. Florida would license him by endorsement (applying with an RN license from another state), but not for initial licensure.

His solution: He applied for licensure in Minnesota, where they are apparently pretty quick about licensure. Once he was a licensed RN in MN, he turned right around and applied for an FL RN license.

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