sunshine06

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1. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

   sunshine06 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

   That's one option working in another state for a full year but the other option for RT's is to just do clinical hours...around 500 for most I'm told. Which still sucks but those are the options right...

2. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

   sunshine06 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

   this came in the email. i guess they have decided to allow examination and direct licensure. as a result of the new law signed in april 2009, the georgia board of nursing (ga bon) now allows...

3. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

   sunshine06 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

   I hope they will revisit it and I hope it's for the better. A lot us were under the impression that if you applied before 2008 you would not have to complete clinicals no mater if your an RT,...

4. Anyone attending EC from Georgia currently.

   sunshine06 replied to smiley2030's topic in Online Distance Learning

   FeFe23, so when are you going to try to take the CPNE if not in July? Also did you request Grady or Georgia or are going to accept out of state CPNE sites? Oh how are you preparing are going to any...

5. Anyone attending EC from Georgia currently.

   sunshine06 replied to smiley2030's topic in Online Distance Learning

   Hi everyone, I'm live in GA and trying to finish up EC as well. I hope to be done with all this sometime next year as well. I was thinking of getting my License in TN and working there for a while...

6. Tips for new grad starting Davita dialysis houston

   sunshine06 replied to ET04's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I never thought about working as a dialysis center as a new grad. I haven't graduated yet but I thought I was going to start my search as the hospital but now maybe not. I checked out their website....

7. Q: Time line between CPNE and RN

   sunshine06 replied to Suzanneyoulike's topic in Online Distance Learning

   Do you still have to apply through endorsement? With law 475 signed by the governor on the 29th can you just now apply for license directly to the GA BON? Oh also where did you take your

8. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

   sunshine06 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

   letter from ec for those who didn't know or are keeping up. april 29, 2009 today, governor perdue signed into law hb 475 which was passed earlier this month by both houses of the georgia general...

9. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

   sunshine06 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

   My thought is and one way is to have the Ga bon issue a temp RN license I think the bill mentions something about that. They may issue a temp license if they approve it. What decides if they will...

10. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    sunshine06 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I thought the same thing. That's why I don't understand. When the grandfather clause came about I thought current Paramedics and RT in the program would not have to go through all this. This is not...

11. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    sunshine06 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    That is my concern, it doesn't say anything about RT's...what happened? I thought the other versions did, so as of now RT's would not be able to go through EC in GA and if we are currently enrolled I...

12. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    sunshine06 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Gemini79, I'm sorry to hear that. Getting endorsed in past was a non-issue right? You just go get it in another state and then applied and were endorsed from what I heard. I guess it is all this...

13. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    sunshine06 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Well I'm assuming that most EC students in Cali already graduated before the deadline that was given to them and most I'm assuming were able to get jobs. They passed this years ago in Cali, mabye the...

14. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    sunshine06 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Yea, for us enrolled we have until 2010 and no wavier but for future students clinicals. I thought she said if your an LPN only 350 hours and non lpn like RT's etc. over 700 hrs and out of state...

15. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    sunshine06 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    did i hear it right?? it