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I am a Excelsior graduate. Before you make your final decision do a lot of checking especially now there are many states with stipulations. Seems more and more states are making it harder for the excelsior RN to practice.

Caring comes from within that nurse. It's in her eyes, it's in her voice, it's in her touch, it's in her listening to the patient, it's in her compassion, it's in her sharing of herself and time with her patient, a nurse that has a love for human lif...

Hi...After 30 years wearing white ....I now wear colored skirts (solid ) and print tops but I still wear white hose and shoes....when I wear pants they are white with colored or printed tops .....This helps the patient to distinguished your role espe...

Thank-you ...if ever I can be of help through your journey to get your degree please just let me know ....

Hi Everyone... I passed my CPNE's last weekend from Excelsior .... I am from Illinois where I have to work 2 years in another state before I can apply for my Illinois license .... in which I only live 1/2 hour fom Iowa .... What I want to share that ...

I believe that EC grads can eventually practice in every state ... there just may be certain criteria as far as clinical hours are concerned...I am in Illinois, so I have to practice 2 years in another state for 2 years ....after 2 years I don't thin...

I have just completed Excelsior's Nursing program ... Despite all the hype California has doen against the Excelsior RN, I am very proud to be a graduate from EC... It was not an easy way to earn your degree but it is flexible and works well with a f...

Hi Everyone ... this is just my opinion on the subject ....... we live in a changing world with different avenues that we can lead to obtain our educaion .... whether you are an LPN or RN studying for a higher degree. As far as the LPN getting her RN...

Hi Everyone, I also passed my CPNE this past weekend ... I have been a LPN hospital based for 29 years and I must say it was a weekend from hell .... not because of my PCS assignements or the sims lab but because of my strees level ... it was unbelie...

Mudskipper...wherte is your group going for CPNE prep? I requested mid- March in Racine ...Heard it was excellent for testing but I am sure all the sites are equal...

Hi... I am also waiting for a confirmation date for CPNE in Racine, Wisconsin. They received my application September 1 and EC is still working getting CE,s lined up there for March. Anyone else planning to attend Racine's CPNE in March? Is anyone go...

4-6 months depending where you go... do you work in a hospital? Veda

Jeanne ...I felt the same way about EC's english comp ....I studied faithfully for 6 weeks but still didn't feel comfortable with it so I decided to take it in the summer.... How many classes do you yet have to complete? Veda

Hi Jeanne .... I had 9 electives to do ....I have them all completed except one where I need 6 credit hours ...I have NC#1-5 completed ...doing NC#6 now, testing in June then testing in NC# 7 in July ... I wanted to finish up the NC's so I can get a...

Hi Kelly.. I live in Illinois and The Illinois Nurses Association said that I have to practice as a RN in a hospital setting before I can apply for Il. license .... this did not discourage me going Excelsior way ..I only live 30 miles from the Illino...

Hi...Has anyone lately taken the EC English Comp? If so, any words of wisdom with this exam?....Thanks

Hi ...has anyone recently taken the English Comp exam through EC ....if so just how difficult is it ...Thanks...

Hi ...has anyone done English Comp through EC .... If so, How was it ....thanks

Hi ....I am doing the external classroom to obtain my RN through EC... I am doing Microbiology now and would like to CLEP in November ...Can anyone tell me just how involved was the testing ...thank-you...dvapwr

Hi Cliff notes you can obtain at any of the bookstores..... Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com or go to cliffnotes.com ..... to me after studying from the cliff notes it brought it all together .... this exam was easier than A&P.... I studied above and...

Rue study system is structured in that it gives all you need to pass the exam ... it has a workbook along with each course ..tells you what chapters to read in the text book before doing the workbook .... but I feel you also to have to be structured ...

Hi ...I am also from Illinois and I am using the RUE system ... I am glad that I chose them .... they do all the research etc ... all you have to do is study and learn it .... I started in June of 2003 and I am already getting ready to do test#5 ...I...

Hi...I would like to know if there are any LPN's from Illinois here that is obtaining their RN through Excelsior College.... thanks

Hi, I knew about Illinois reciprocity ... but I am preparing to see our local representative to see what my steps are or if he would represent the LPN's in legislation to reduce the # of years to practice out of state before being able to apply for...

The microbiology testing with Excelsior was very doable .... study their guide outline and I had Cliff Notes Review for Micro which simplified everything ....