Hello everyone and happy new year to you all! I recently started a thread on the general discussion page about having difficulty in going to my local cc to begin my bridge to RN due to my being denied student loans and not qualifying for pell grants (my only child is grown). I began looking into EC but was leary due to the requirements for the bon regarding additional preceptor/clinical hours. I contacted someone who works for the bon and she wasn't any help at all; instead of answering my question, she just forwarded me information that was already posted on the bon website, which I'd already seen which prompted me to call the board in the first place to have my question answered. With this all said, I have been working as a LTC/skilled rehab nurse consecutively since 2006. During my LPN program, we did LTC (mostly), mother/baby, surgical (observation), detox clinicals. At no time did we ever do med/surg clinical let alone have a class devoted to the subject. So, how many clinical hours do I have to do, where can I do them, and most importantly, HOW MUCH DOES THIS ALL COST????? How do you find out which set of additional clinical hours you have to do to satisfy the board to move to the CPNE and sit for the NCLEX I have found the GA board to be unhelpful and vague at best. I just want to go to school to get my RN but with finances tight, I know going this route is gonna be a serious financial strain but things cant and wont get better until I get more education to bring in more money. Getting another job isn't the answer. Sorry this is so long but thanks to everyone for all the help and direction that is provided.
did you talk to anyone at EC about the administrative fee, etc for them to review your transcripts? after that is done you will know which classes transferred and what you need to take, it will all be in writing in front of you, you may need some gen eds and they offer those also, or can take at a techinical college, that is how you get started but they want the $$ up front to review your transcripts. hope that helps
did you talk to anyone at EC about the administrative fee, etc for them to review your transcripts? after that is done you will know which classes transferred and what you need to take, it will all be in writing in front of you, you may need some gen eds and they offer those also, or can take at a techinical college, that is how you get started but they want the $$ up front to review your transcripts. hope that helps
I earned my ADN and BSN through EC, I also passed my NCLEX first try with less than 80 questions got a job at a skilled nursing facility in NY for 31 months. I re cently decided to go home for good, personal reason. Georgia decided that it will not endorse my RN license unless I complete 320 hours of preceptorship in four areas ( Peds, OBGYN, PSYCH, Med-Surg). Can anyone give information as to how this is attainable? I've tried every hospital and I am tired of hearing, "I'm sorry" quite frankly I am willing to pay but who and where? am running out of options at home for 6 months and no pay check
Is there a school here in the state that offers preceptorship? I have emailed an instructor at Kennesaw State and her reply was, " I'm unable to accommodate you" What bothers me so much about this school is that it is offering 160 preceptorship hour for a cost of $1300+ and I do not understand why the school rejected my offer of paying for the 320 hours. In all actuality all I needed is 2 weeks of peds, med-surg, obgyn, psych.
I earned my ADN and BSN through EC, I also passed my NCLEX first try with less than 80 questions got a job at a skilled nursing facility in NY for 31 months. I re cently decided to go home for good, personal reason. Georgia decided that it will not endorse my RN license unless I complete 320 hours of preceptorship in four areas ( Peds, OBGYN, PSYCH, Med-Surg). Can anyone give information as to how this is attainable? I've tried every hospital and I am tired of hearing, "I'm sorry" quite frankly I am willing to pay but who and where? am running out of options at home for 6 months and no pay check
Have you asked the BON for the facilities where this can be done? I believe there is a location in Macon at the very least. It can be done, I know people who have completed preceptorships.
Yes, I have contacted BON and spoke with ------------------ in regards to finding a location. At first it looked promising, but after leaving messages upon messages, I have gotten a returned call in almost the 6 months
I will be starting my preceptorship soon through the Medical Center in Central Georgia in Macon. They have a designated program for those needing this requirement for their license.
I am please to here that someone is being accommodated to continue the process of getting their license through Medical Center in cental Georgia. Is there any information that you can share as how it became possible? I sure would greatly appreciate it
After calling all the hospitals local to me in the north Ga region and being told that they didn't have a preceptorship program or that they couldn't accommodate me because I didn't work for them, I finally called the medical center in Macon as a fellow nurse had told me he had completed his through there. Also, my contact at the Ga BON had said he thought this facility and the main hospital in Savannah had a program. I was just reluctant because it was so far away. There is also some info on another thread on here about macons preceptorship program. It was very refreshing because when I called she was like "yes ma'am we have that, and what is your email address I will send u all the info, but I can start u for about 3 months". I was elated too finally find somewhere that offered this. It will cost me 800$ and hotel stays to finish but it was not a dead end road.
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did you talk to anyone at EC about the administrative fee, etc for them to review your transcripts? after that is done you will know which classes transferred and what you need to take, it will all be in writing in front of you, you may need some gen eds and they offer those also, or can take at a techinical college, that is how you get started but they want the $$ up front to review your transcripts. hope that helps