i've heard in the past some "traditional" MSN programs will not accept RN's from EC (i have graduated from EC in april '08) and people were being looked down on and their applications rejected. Well, i have just been accepted in a RN-MSN FNP program ...
you can go to their website: excelsior.edu...you can open an account for free and start browsing...i went through them, took me 11 mo to complete it and now am working as a RN. The waiting time on the cpne is shorter these days...check the boards! an...
so NSO is the way to go... thank you all for your replies...i just couldn't make up my mind which way to go...gosh, just praying now i won't be needing it.
all i can tell you is that security clearance was very tough when i got hired...it goes in very deep and on several levels and they might let you start orientation after a first level is cleared, that doesn't mean they're done with you...federal gove...
am doing my little research on this and am going to get insurance...i think you can't be too careful out there anymore and thinking "it's not going to happen to me" is simply oudated and dangerous...sad, but true. i really need some input on this, as...
dessyrell replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Learning
i do, too...ok, this is just hearsay, but the statistics class (they say) is a killer! also, if you plan on going back after that to take your masters, there are programs that won't accept a BSN from EC...? isn't that crazy?
:grpwlcm: don't know what FCAA is...? CPNE is hard but doable...you have to know the study guide by heart, have to be able to write careplans, etc...go to EPN, you'll find great info there...send faculty e-mails and call them if you have questions. ...
Thank you all!!! :redbeathe such a relief to know it's over with! just got my completion/graduation date, applied for the boards, paid pearson vue..waiting on the board to give me the green light now! i applied in sept, got a date in dec and then t...
6 mo at the max...it's going to be shorter... you could use that time to study for the cpne. it's a difficult exam, underestimated sometimes by a lot of people...