hospitals paying for Excelsior??

suzanne4, RN · Apr 1, 2006

They will give you the money that they would pay for a local program, and then you would need to come up with the rest. I worked in MI for years, and this is how it was always done. They base it on so much for a credit hour that they will pay.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Apr 2, 2006

A coworker just put in her bills and receipts as she paid them and got reimbursement that way. They paid the bills until she reached $2200 a year. It doesn't work the way Suzanne says in my facility. (Thank goodness because I go to a school that is more expensive than the local programs. (But not Excelsior)).

suzanne4, RN · Apr 2, 2006

The $2200 is about the cost per year in MI as well. The facility would meet up to that amount and then the nurse would be responsible for the rest. They base it on so much per credit hour that they will pay for. Anything above that, you need to take care of.

The way that they come up with a price, is that they take an average of what the price would be for the nurse to attend a local university. Then they base it on that. About $1100 per semester, give or take the location.

BBFRN, BSN, PhD · Apr 2, 2006

What I did was print out my receipts for each exam as I paid for it, and my books as I bought them. Initially, I did the Pay-Your-Way plan for the enrollment fee. I turned my payment records in for that, and my hospital reimbursed me for what I had already paid, plus the remainder- which I used to pay off the bill. So, with each reimbursement from 1 exam fee, I would pay for the next one. That worked well for me.

Rnn2003, MSN, RN · Apr 5, 2006

after i graduated passed the nclex and signed a contract for one year i was given $2,500.00 ea year for three years. this year was my last time getting it:no: i used the money to pay off my very abused credit card:yeahthat: now i will enter into a new debt bka teenagers.

yvonnemuse, BSN, RN · Apr 7, 2006

My facility happily paid all fees up front but books,which was fine because I scrounged those from wherever...in exchange for one year of paid servitude upon graduation. I passed My CPNE 3 weeks ago and am studying for my boards now.

vamedic4, EMT-P · Apr 8, 2006

Wow you guys are lucky! My hospital paid nothing for the registration fees..and only pays for the tests. Nothing else. Just the testing fees.

gdnurse · May 1, 2006

my clinic pays up to $2000 per year. we use to have to pay up front and then send in our grades and bills and they paid us what we requested up to $2000 as long as you did well in school. we had to sign on for so long if they did that and we had to "ask persmission up front for reimbursement" now they will give us 1/2 of the costs up front if we chose to but now get paid by grades a=100%, b=75% c=50%. so if you are strapped for cash, it is helpful. still have to sign on for whatever amount you are getting. ie $1500 and up you have to commit to 18 months, $500 is 6 months, etc. but i got $1700 back last year after i paid it all in. helped me out.