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Hi!!

I have been a LPN for the past  5 years and I  work in LTC . I recently called Excelsior and was told they had made some changes to the ASN  RN program . I  was wondering if anyone took NUR 250 and went for the clinical portion of the class. If yes, can you share your experience with me. 

 

 

It is a practical exam or a clinical rotation?

 

 

Thanks

Specializes in LPN.

I almost finished the clinical part at excelsior. There is a clinical rotation

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Specializes in LPN.

I will have the clinical rotation this coming weekend.Keep you posted. Nur 250 it is full off assignments labs on vsim, pre u quizzes

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Specializes in Home Health, PDN, LTC, subacute.

Hope they changed the CPNE because that was very stressful.  Best of luck to you!

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Specializes in EMT since 92, Paramedic since 97, RN and PHRN 2021.
Elektra6 said:

Hope they changed the CPNE because that was very stressful.  Best of luck to you!

   Thankfully, and Mercifully, the CPNE is a thing of the past.   I really cannot complain though, Excelsior has opened more doors, and allowed me to make more money , than I could ever dream of as a Medic.

 

Good luck.

Bill      Excelsior grad class of 2021

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Specializes in LPN.

All went well, a lot of good experience. Nothing stressful ,we need to perform a head to toe assessment and  pass meds . excellent! nothing compared with CPNE. 

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Thank you for putting my mind at ease, I was so worried that it was like the CPNE. I never actually took the CPNE but read about it and students reviews were horrible.

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Specializes in LPN.

Nothing compare with CPNE.I fail that exam, so I know . I was extremely stresses ? before, but I was wrong

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Specializes in Emergency Services.

I am a fire department paramedic and received my RN from Excelsior's in 2009.

I never had a problem getting my first nursing job and have been working as both a Fire lieutenant/ Paramedic and ER nurse since 2009.

 

 

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Specializes in Emergency Services.

So, has the CPNE been eliminated?

replaced with some sort of clinical?

I ask because my wife is almost done with LPN school and is considering getting her RN the way I did.  I got my RN from Excelsior's in 2009. I failed the CPNE the first time but passed the second. That was very expensive to repeat. Hotel, airline tickets, etc.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
ParamedicRN2018 said:

So, has the CPNE been eliminated?

replaced with some sort of clinical?

I ask because my wife is almost done with LPN school and is considering getting her RN the way I did.  I got my RN from Excelsior's in 2009. I failed the CPNE the first time but passed the second. That was very expensive to repeat. Hotel, airline tickets, etc.

Yep, clinical weekends that are instructional in nature. ? Students report that the new set-up is very supportive and positive. 

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Specializes in EMT since 92, Paramedic since 97, RN and PHRN 2021.

I feel bad for the many people that I have met in person and online here, that failed the CPNE (myself included). Perseverance and circumstances allowed me pass the CPNE but not before putting out many thousands of dollars.

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Specializes in LPN.
ParamedicRN2018 said:

So, has the CPNE been eliminated?

replaced with some sort of clinical?

I ask because my wife is almost done with LPN school and is considering getting her RN the way I did.  I got my RN from Excelsior's in 2009. I failed the CPNE the first time but passed the second. That was very expensive to repeat. Hotel, airline tickets, etc.

CPNE WAS ELI.INATED , OTHERWISE TERIBLE TOOL TO GRADE SOMEONE

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