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1. Would I be eligible to go to Excelsior?

   mmr2 replied to mmr2's topic in Online Learning

   Hope that clinical hours will be on weekends. This way I should be able to handle it. thanks for the information.

2. Would I be eligible to go to Excelsior?

   mmr2 replied to mmr2's topic in Online Learning

   thanks, very helpful to learn about chamberlin. i will check that.

3. Would I be eligible to go to Excelsior?

   mmr2 posted a topic in Online Learning

   Though not too much hope, I sitll post here, maybe I can get some help from here. I work full-time. The work is long hours and a lot of travel. So though I am already admitted to a local evening RN program, I'm afraid I cannot go because the clincals...

4. Please help, any distance learning/ weekend RN program?

   mmr2 replied to mmr2's topic in General Students

   Just a quick add. I finished almost all pre-reqs, including A&PI, II, Chemisty I, II, English I, II, Microbiology. Cleped Sociology, psychology. Basically the only thing left is nursing classes.

5. Please help, any distance learning/ weekend RN program?

   mmr2 posted a topic in General Students

   I have been thinking about being a nurse for many years. When I visit family members and friends in hospital for surgery. I really like the idea of working in the hospital as a nurse. I do believe I can be a very good nurse providing good quality car...

6. Undecided to go to LPN School

   mmr2 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Hello Everyone: I applied for an RN program, and was accepted last year, but didn't go at that time due to family reasons. Now I'm accepted by a private LPN school, tuition is 11K. It is a 12 month evening program. I can keep my day time work, so the...

7. anybody went through 12-month evening LPN program?

   mmr2 replied to mmr2's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   thanks for encourgement. I believe it could be done. I just need to concentrate on studying.

8. NCSBN rules out Philippines as NCLEX site

   mmr2 replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Philippines

   in some way, these people are actually cheating. i'm not surprised though... it's a good thing to see government agencies have taken actions and say no to these people.

9. what if school lose provisional accrediation?

   mmr2 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm looking at this school, is provisionally accrediated by board of nursing. Their conditional accrediation is dependent on 1) at least 75% first-time NCLEX passing rate for the first and second graduating classes. What will happen to the third grad...

10. How much a LPN school teaches compared to an RN school?

    mmr2 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Just wondering, how much a LPN school teaches compared to what an RN school teaches? just like a previous thread said "80 percent"? (only nursing classes, I am not considering any general education courses). I'm asking since I'm thinking LPN-RN rout...

11. anybody went through 12-month evening LPN program?

    mmr2 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

    I'm looking at one LPN program. It's 12-month, M-F, 6-10. I hope I can keep my full-time day job this way. I finish almost all-prereqs for Rn program, including A&PI, II, Chmiesty I, II, Micribiology, ENG, SOC, PSY, etc. Since Rn program I apply ...

12. LPN Education in US and Work in Canada?

    mmr2 replied to mmr2's topic in International

    It looks like it is so much harder to get into an LPN school in Canada. Long waiting list, tough requirement. Though tuition is much cheaper, but time is valuable too.

13. LPN Education in US and Work in Canada?

    mmr2 posted a topic in International

    I'm temporarily in US for another 1 to 2 years. Around here there are plenty of 12-month accrediated LPN schools. They are very expensive though, around USD12,000. I'm thinking taking it. When I go back to Canada, would I be able to work as an LPN in...

14. How long to wait from graduation to taking NCLEX-RN?

    mmr2 replied to mmr2's topic in NCLEX

    So about one and a half month wait time! Thanks for the information.

15. How long to wait from graduation to taking NCLEX-RN?

    mmr2 posted a topic in NCLEX

    In the school I'm going to (next year), the last nursing class is in Summer I, finishes around June 15th, in New Jersey. So when would I expect to be able to take the board? I understand I need to wait till the school send the transcripts, etc to the...