GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

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Hey All,

I aM floored. I just received notice from GA Board of Nursing that they denied the endorsement of my MN RN license because I did not meet clinical practice requirements :confused:. When I called the board, they transferred me to a their Legal Nurse Consultant who stated that effective July 1, 2008 GA would no longer endorse RN license from Excelsior College students with no previous RN experience. She suggested that I go to my licensed state and work for a while then try again, but she could not give me a time frame.:banghead:

Has anyone else experienced this. I thought we should at least have gotten some sort of notice/warning before this type of rule be adopted by the board. I am going to file a motion for reconsideration using an Attorney. Before I entered Excelsiors program I called GA Board to verify acceptance. I had been accepted to a traditional LPN to RN bridge program; I could have been almost finished their too. I am so sad right now. I have been crying for two days. I think I will need to see my doctor for Zoloft.:bugeyes:

I have been an LPN for over 13 years doing Med/Surg for at least 10. I work on a hospital unit right now. THIS IS SO UNFAIR!!!:banghead::banghead: :banghead:

Spoke with an GBON employee this morning and she said nothing of the sort has been discussed. The requirments remain the same as far as testing for another state then getting reciprocity into Georgia. Also, verified with EC. I have a friend who tested in Oct 07 and received her Ga license in FEb 08. Her dates are close to Zimsaints test dates I wonder why it took GBON this long to contact Zimsaint???? I took my friend less than two weeks to get her Ga license I wonder why Zimsaints has taken since April??

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Specializes in Uromycetisis Poisoning.

Thanks for your input GradyRN2b08. I really find it hard to believe that the GaBON would make such a drastic change without some type of announcement. They are well aware that there are many GA LPNs and Paramedics who are EC students.

Zimsaint? Can you provide more details?

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GradyRN

I don't recall telling you anything of my application for GA License....since April???? I know this is very disappointing news for all to hear. Even me, but I have no reason to lie about what I was told. You are welcome to send me a private message and I will give you the name and contact information to the GBON nursing official who actually told me that via phone on yesterday. If you are insinuating that I must be a bad nurse or something, then I will let you know that I have been a LPN in GA for 0ver 13 years and I have NEVER had any type of trouble or disciplines. I too am getting conflicting information from the GBON, just today two different employees told me two different things. One told me that there had been no changes that she was aware of. The other said that Excelsior was not reckonized but it was on a case by case basis. So I too don't know what to think. I just want to get to the bottom of the issue. All I know is I was denied and THAT IS the reason I was given. I also spoke with Excelsior and they too said that they have not heard of any thing to the sort. I am very confused at this point; I just want to know the reason so I can address it. I also wanted to know if anyone else had experienced the same treatment. I did see in a thread back in 2007 where a similar situation had happened to another post. It doesn't do any good to be angry and offended at my experience. If there are some changes going on I just feel it is important that we know. If my post offended you then I am sorry. But the GBON did tell me that this was something new as of this month; maybe it has not been fully disclosed; I may very well be the first to get caught up in a transition. This morning I spoke with a Professor of Nursing at a local University that does Excelsior Clinical and she too had not heard of anything of the sort. I am just scared, confused and looking for answers....that's all.

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Zimsaint it sounds like we might not be getting all of the info regarding you obtaining a Georgia RN license. I looked back on your previous posts and saw that you took the NCLEX all the way back in April of this year for the. I personally know that the reciprocity process in GA takes just a few weeks from Minnesota (saw that in another one of your previous posts). It's highly unusual for it to have taken this long for the GBON to have given you feedback. Is there some reason why it took so long that you did not state earlier?

Oh, and I checked with the GBON and Excelsior and they both said that what you stated earlier about a July 1, 2008 deadline for Excelsior graduates that have passed the NCLEX is incorrect.

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Specializes in LTC, Acute Care.

Phew..............you guys were about to give ma a heart attack. I'm glad it's not true; I've got a lot invested in this.

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I am not going to discuss this issue anymore since it seems to rub so many people the wrong way. But as the saying goes "don't shoot the messenger." I have consulted legal counsel and I will allow him to do his job. I too am sure Excelsior will pursue this matter legally if it is going to affect the student body as a whole. At the very least I feel they should have been entitled to an adequate notice. I am watching to see if another Excelsior student I know who just applied to GA this week get licensed.

But you all must remember that many states that entered into a settlement with Excelsior to allow completion of program and licensure for students, did so only after Excelsior filed suit to take them to court. Several BON has links on their web sites. CA, FL. and maybe others. These BON too tried impromptu changes that were challenged by Excelsiors lawyers. I am not sure what is going on; All I know is what I was told. And I know as for me the conversation is now closed. I wish you all well. And I hope for all our sake that it is NOT true : Only time will tell.

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I am not going to discuss this issue anymore since it seems to rub so many people the wrong way. But as the saying goes "don't shoot the messenger." I have consulted legal counsel and I will allow him to do his job. I too am sure Excelsior will pursue this matter legally if it is going to affect the student body as a whole. At the very least I feel they should have been entitled to an adequate notice. I am watching to see if another Excelsior student I know who just applied to GA this week get licensed.

But you all must remember that many states that entered into a settlement with Excelsior to allow completion of program and licensure for students, did so only after Excelsior filed suit to take them to court. Several BON has links on their web sites. CA, FL. and maybe others. These BON too tried impromptu changes that were challenged by Excelsiors lawyers. I am not sure what is going on; All I know is what I was told. And I know as for me the conversation is now closed. I wish you all well. And I hope for all our sake that it is NOT true : Only time will tell.

I am just joining the conversation, but was curious... If a state decides that they are no longer going to accept EC grads will they usually set a date so that anyone finishing by a certain date will be able to be licensed? In other words, once you finish the program, are all the states that allow EC grads now going to always allow those who have graduated? Not trying to muddy the water, I just don't want to see all of us who have worked so hard eventually being limited to only working in the state that we are now currently licensed in.

thanks

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Firemedic7, that depends on the state I guess. A few years back, CA decided that they would not allow EC grads to gain licensure in their state. I think that they issued a statement stating that you had to be enrolled in EC prior to December 1, 2003 to be eligible for licensure (or something to that effect), which meant you either had to meet extra clinical requirements, or you were ineligible.

As far as other states go, I do believe there have been instances where a state has just decided that they no longer allow initial licensure for EC grads. I'm not 100% sure but I think Kansas may have done something like this. I don't know where they stand now, though.

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Hi Demorhm, I just finished a LPN program in GA and sat for the NCLEX this week, i'm hoping to start Excelsior in the fall and pursue my RN. If the State of Georgia is not accepting Excelsior and require 500 clinical hours, what other choices do we have to get an RN in time limit. I just read the post about the one girl who needs to get on zoloft, i feel the same way, very discouraged and dejected. Need advice or guidance......

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I am not real sure what that was all about. I called Excelsior and Ga BON and they both denied knowing anything about this issue. They said as of right now, same rules apply as far as sitting for your boards in another state and then apply for licensure by endorsement in GA. NO hours required!!!! So I am going to get this CPNE done next and beat any changes if possible in the future, but I dont see that happening! Just to be safe I would definately contact the GA BON before you apply to EC and throw your money away! Where do you live in GA?

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