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You could always stop by the Nurse Recruiter office in a couple of nearby hospitals and ask them about this. Would they care one way or another whether you went to that school or any other nursing school? What kind of credentials would they want the school to have? What would be the difference to them whether you has an ADN, diploma, or BSN? How would any of this affect your career/pay/promotions/etc.?
Thank you all so much for the great feedback and ideas. I like the idea of stopping by a few hospitals to see what they think. I'm also glad to hear from someone who has graduated from Excelsior College. The way they explained it to me was that my degree would actually be from Excelsior, but the schooling would be done through The Academy of Nursing. I am going to set up an appointment with them next week so I can get more of my many questions answered. In the meantime I am going to find out what I can from local hospitals.
Again, thank you all so much! WHEN (not IF) I start nursing school I will be posting here often!
Thanks,
Lynn
lynn10ee
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Hi!
My name is Lynn and I am a nurse wanna be!
Has anyone ever heard of The Academy of Nursing? It is a division of Excelsior College in New York. They have a nursing school where I live and I am trying to find out if anyone has ever heard of them, or knows anything about them. I desperately want to become an RN and because of various factors ?regular? college is not right for me. The Academy of Nursing is strictly a nursing school; it is not a regular college. I am very worried that I will go there, spend a small fortune (tuition is $17K) and never be able to get a decent job because of where I got my education.
ANY thoughts would be much appreciated!!
Thanks,
Lynn