viper66

They don't have FA? The military can use TA with EC without a problem...

you know something, i was thinking the very same thing. you my friend are a mind reader.. the funny thing is, is that many traditional colleges offer the dl rn to bsn schooling.. i thought that was ironic and kind of funny at the same time.. you know, i have seen some negative posts on this website from traditional nursing grads the more i read through the threads. negative in the way that they don't understand what it really is. or think they know what it is. i have not seen many posts directly addressing an ec grads competency. all i have seen is what someone "thinks" about an ec nurse. imho that does not amount to much.. on poster made reference to the fact that a few states are making ec grads go through more clinical time. if this was an attempt to discredit the school it was a bit weak. i too believe that more clinical time would benefit ec students. again, imho more clinical time helps everyone in the medical field. with all my years in the military and civilian medical arena i learn new things everyday. but to get back, yes, med surg clinical was my only concern with ec. but i could probably get sed surg time at an army hospital opposed to what we do at a field medical unit.

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well said!

Thanks for the words of encouragement!

i do not have "nursing" experience. all my medical experience is in civilian ems as a medic or combat stuff. no foley cath's out there in the field, lol! but the way i look at it is most new rn students don't have much or any medical experience when they start school (just a guess). so i should be ok! dutchgirlrn: you are correct self motivation is key with dl. since i have done more than my fair share of dl classes i concure wholeheartedly!! not an easy thing doing classes w/o the "direct" interaction and support of an instructor or other students. :roll

i saw a remark on free speech and that following "nahhh" that resulted. free speech, yes. but the problem seems to be that it goes both ways. if someone does not support dl, why troll the dl threads? is it to create situation that would require a negative response? or was it just a bad day at work and need a fight? everyone loves a sure thing aye? i for one tend to stay away from things i don't personally support. the "cheapen the profession" thing was posted to start a problem plain and simple. when distant learners read this post, the need is then set in place to defend their choice of education. is defense even needed? although i am not an rn via dl, i have used dl for several college classes (like a&p) and i believe it's a worthy path. the plain fact is, some folks are afraid of what they do not understand. hell, my mom is "never getting a computer" it's to complicated. she too is college educated through traditional means. the thought of an online class to her is crazy. she thought that you could take your exams home to do them.it was at that point i took her through just one of my dl classes and the work required, at that point she was struck by lightning. thus she too learned that dl was no joke. then there the folks that are stuck in the "way it used to be". most will never change their minds, and i for one will never try to do so. my only upset on this issue is that the dl nay sayers:crash_com may not treat someone equally at work knowing they completed an rn via dl. i on the other hand applaud every dl rn grad for going it alone, without the support of a class or instructor. simply brave. i am going for it via dl.

:yelclap: NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!! :yelclap:

Thank you for the reply Kurt. That was motivating to hear. I spoke with my pal last night about EXC. He is a Nurse Manager at the Waltham Hospital in Massachusetts and he said EXC was good way to go. Although he went to a B&M school, he said as long as you get your RN license the same way all the others do it's cool. To be honest, I was a bit worried since reading some of the other threads on this site. I was tossing around the idea that maybe a DL RN degree is not such a great idea. But having spoke with my friend and a few other RN's, I was sold! Additionally, after reading one CERTAIN thread here on this site. I was a little worried about the clinical experience or lack of it with EXC too. Reasons being, is that I may be good in emergency medicine, but it's MED- SURG I don't know much about. My Goal with nursing would be crisis PSYCH or ER/EW. My friend told me last night that I would have to do at least a year on the floors to be well rounded. Incidentally, I tend to agree. That's a medicine i'll have to take I guess. :roll

burn out, please don't fear technology. it's here to stay.. for me, i have taken several class online through military outreach programs. to be honest the classes were not as easy as i had hoped . what i soon found out was that one may take a class online, but everyone has to take their exams at a local college. is this your idea of easier, less effective education? is this "cheaper" than a traditional school, probably not and considering i have done both i believe i can attest. there are no "take home midterms or finals" if thats what you think, lol. with online colleges if you fail the midterm or final you fail the course. it's as that simple as that. different, nope, harder i would say yes. however, i can not speak about the clinical aspect of dl. all my medical instruction comes from military schools. but, i know they must have it. it is required for all r.n. students, no? since you performed your college work over 20 years ago, it must be a difficult concept to grasp, the distance learning r.n. programs that is. believe me, these types of programs are here to stay. i see dl programs everywhere! (btw, no disrespect intended w/the 20yr thing) in 1900 the average life expectancy was between 40-43. now, in 2006, life expectancy is between 78-80. the reason i mention this is just because "history" did things one way, does that mean we should not advance beyond it? should we all just kill ourselves at 41 because "thats the way things happend way back then", of course not, we need to grow.... "in the military we have a saying, lead or get out of the way" for me, i would rather lead... :kiss

Hello all, I am Brand spankin new to this board! As for admission to this program. You may also wish to mention that medical specialties from the military are accepted as well. I am considering taking the R.N. program at Excelsior as well. I contacted the school two weeks ago with my military and educational background (formally Navy HM and currently an Army Medic with an Associates in Health Science) and they said I was a go for admission. From reading the posts in this thread it appears this program is really great for busy adults. The only thing that bothers me is the clinical time AND the name of the college:uhoh3: . IMHO Regents College was a much better name than Excelsior. But thats no biggie!! When is the clinical done? How long is it and where? Thanks:roll