katybee

Thanks everyone for your advice! Someone mentioned that I could transfer my courses and work as an LPN while going to ecelsior? Right now I just took my pre-reqs, does that qualify me for the lpn thing? Or you mean after I do 50% of my clinicals, then I can be an LPN before I graduate the RN at excelsior?

Hi, I have a few questions about Excelsior. I have taken all of my pre-requisite courses such as English comp 1 and 2, a and p 1 and 2, sociology, psychology, and dev. psych. I will explain my plan. I will start my clinicals for SRMC in August this year. However, I only plan to do the first 50% of the program because my husband and I will be moving to our home becausew by then it will be built. When we move, I will not be able to attend school because I have a young son and can not put him in daycare. So that is when I plan to transfer to the excelsior ADN program, since I know you have to already have 50% of a clinical program completed. If we were not moving then I would just complete the nursing program at the school that I will be attending but since that is not an option I will transfer to excelsiors program. First I wanted to ask, how long does the ADN program take to complete? What is the shortest length of time anyone has done it? Also, Anyone live in PA that is an excelsior grad? Has everything been okay with you finding a job? Also, How much money has this program cost you? I really appreciate all the information that you can give me! Thanks!!!

Thank you all so much....Its nice to hear it from people who have been there.

Please tell me I am not crazy, but I am very nervous about leaving my 7 month old son to attend nursing school this fall. I have most of my pre-reqs done except for my labs...I am just so worried leaving him will make him an unhappy baby. I feel like i will spend too much time on school work and not enough time with he will suffer. Please help me...I am so worried about this.

Hello, Does anybody currently attend or have attended there RN program? I need some information. I am scheduled to start this fall but am just so nervous because I have a infant son that I still do not want to leave. I am nervous that I will spend too much time at school and not enough with him and he will be an unhappy baby. Does this sound ridiculous? ALso, what is the first year like? i have most pre-reqs done except my labs. please let me know what you can...thanks!

Well I know the one online program that I do know of they have clinicals at any CHS hospital, so if you did the online program you went to clinicals at one of those hospitals and actually i heard those students do better because it is a stronger clinical focus rather than on the books.

Hi, I am from Pennsylvania and am looking for an online ADN program. I am aware of one called Southside Regional Medical Center, they are based in VIrginia but allow you to do your clinicals at any CHS hospital. I am looking for another program like that one. Does anybody know of any? I have completed some pre-requisite courses and also I am a CNA, do you think that qualifies me for any special admission anywhere? I know excelsior college allows students to do things online if they are something certified....except CNA that is!!! Just my like right? Anyway, if anybody knows of any, please let me know! Thank you so much.