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 . 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.
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.
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:
Specializes in med/surg,peds,hemodialysis,LT care,MDofc.
well, :uhoh21: :innerconfi hope my letter (see above) was worth a flip and won't only serve to :trout: tick off the powers that be :omy::thnkg:...cuz i just finished sending it to everybody that i ever knew and everyone has ever listed or suggested- and their momma's too i think!!:sstrs: ...including 11alive news as suggested by gobsmacked-
(oyy :chair: i don't wanna get on t.v. tho! :sofahider)
took me all day, 9 am till now, and i'm so ocd at writing that i hate it- haven't even eaten, just some coffee and couple swallers of coke all day. that trout above is makin me hungry!! :0)
i'm also working on a 'reply' submission of the letter to the publisher of beacon media
(he said it was 'great but too long to print' :spbox:), i have to cut it back to 350 words max first.
lol, anyway i am rofl at these smilies tho, they paint the picture so well... the trout one, lolol. prolly just low blood sugar, i'm giddy.. gonna eat and go nitey now.
I read S. Cooper's opinion posted above very carefully, and I have come to the conclusion that this is blatant fearmongering.
She completely fails to mention the accrettitations EC holds. High standards MUST be met in order to obtain and keep these acrettitations. She mentions three incidents. How many students have graduated from EC and are providing safe, and competent care?
I could come up with many, many more documented examples about graduates of traditional nsg programs making serious clinical errors; even worse than what she mentioned. Are we to conclude, then, that these traditional programs are substandard as well? Following her reasoning, I would have to say yes.
The school claims their students need no clinical training because the students have experience as Emergency Medical Technicians, Respiratory Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Military Corpsman or other in "clinically oriented health care fields."
This Lady needs to do her homework about Excelsiors Students before she writes a fraudlent article. I am a PARAMEDIC, and am a very happily employed RN in a Critical Care environment. She needs to solve Georgias RN shortage in a more positive manner than bash the very people she represents. I am sorry to you courageous Georgia Excelsior Nursing students who have to fight such an uphill battle.
Another thought -- is this the first time anyone opposing EC has trotted out EC grads who have had alleged patient safety issues? I don't recall hearing of any documented issues until Ms. Cooper wrote her opinion piece. I'm just sayin'.
Ok. I read the bill. It looks like they will license EC grads by a waiver petition until July, 1, 2010, then severe restrictions will be placed on EC grads; i.e. the only way they can endorse in is with two plus years of RN experience and graduation of an approved program for LPNs only. Am I interpreting this correctly? Thanks
Hey Godsmacked, Go to the license verification page on the BON web-site https://secure.sos.state.ga.us/myverification/ and type in your name to check your status. I looked and my License number is posted, it has actually happened. I just needed to see it with my own eyes....and I just did.
Has anyone found out when they will approve applications again?? Hopefully this won't take months. I have seen my name listed and it says pending, so hopefully soon they will accept some more.
. 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.
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well, :uhoh21: :innerconfi hope my letter (see above) was worth a flip and won't only serve to :trout: tick off the powers that be :omy::thnkg:...cuz i just finished sending it to everybody that i ever knew and everyone has ever listed or suggested- and their momma's too i think!!:sstrs: ...including 11alive news as suggested by gobsmacked-
(oyy :chair: i don't wanna get on t.v. tho! :sofahider)
took me all day, 9 am till now, and i'm so ocd at writing that i hate it- haven't even eaten, just some coffee and couple swallers of coke all day. that trout above is makin me hungry!! :0)
i'm also working on a 'reply' submission of the letter to the publisher of beacon media
(he said it was 'great but too long to print' :spbox:), i have to cut it back to 350 words max first.
lol, anyway i am rofl at these smilies tho, they paint the picture so well... the trout one, lolol. prolly just low blood sugar, i'm giddy.. gonna eat and go nitey now.
nite, everyone!
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