Has anyone heard of this?

[HeyNurse09, BSN]

I've recently heard that a well know hospital in my area has stopped hiring nurses that did their LVN to RN or RN online because of the clinical component (doing clinical time on own and having them sign off a checklist without an instructor there). Has anyone else came across this. I was just wondering because I wanted to do my LVN-RN online as well but now I'm thinking maybe its not a good idea.

[BrandonLPN, LPN]

I would call their HR directly and just ask. I heard from various people that I wouldn't be hired due to the vocational nature of the school I went to. But I've gotten an interview for every LPN job I applied for. Don't trust what you've "heard", get it straight from the horse's mouth.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

In the U.S., several state boards of nursing have stopped granting licensure to RNs who completed the Excelsior distance-based LPN-to-RN program due to concerns with the lack of clinical hours. California has been doing this since December 2003, and a few other states have followed suit.

Several states, such as Oklahoma and several others, require Excelsior nursing students to complete a formal preceptorship to accrue sufficient clinical hours before the board of nursing will grant licensure.

[NurseGuyBri]

As a recent graduate of a LPN-RN program in house, I'm telling you that to be a really good nurse, you need really good clinicals. Online classes are great, but the clinical component is the TRUE KEY to success for a new RN. I agree with the first post - get the information from the horses mouth, but not from the HR department- you need the information from the Board of Nursing. For your own personal success, however, I think you should try to look at brick-and-mortar, established colleges/ schools. Good luck in whatever you choose!

[HeyNurse09, BSN]

Thanks for your replies! I don't think online is the way I want to go.