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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    If you only go through Excelsior then you can use FACTS to break up your annual tution fees, exam fees and CPNE fees into smaller monthly payments. I was fortunate enough to just go straight through...

  2. Excelsior Students That are Paramedics, What is your Hourly Wage?

    dsmithkazk replied to sbuxdrinkr's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I work for a private service west of Atlanta, Ga and their pay starts at 10.32 an hour. If you want to work special events and day trucks then they pay a 3.00 per hour incentive to

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    That is why I have been reluctant to pass on the information I received from a member of the Education Committee for the Georgia Board of Nursing. She is the RN program director for the college where...

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I didn't say it was right or wrong. I just laid out the issues at hand. I'm almost finished and really just want to get it over with come what

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I have a collegue that is on the education committee. I do not think there was any decision made and the issue will be taken up again next month by the education committee. They said the committee...

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    According to the RN program directer here where I work they are required about 600 clinical hours. I work for a Technical College in the state of Georgia and they have an RN

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Can you pass along the information regarding the school you are looking into with clinicals. I have two exams and the CPNE left.

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    With the new interpretation you could have 10,000 clinical hours as an RN in another state and not be granted endorsement into GA if you graduated from EC. Doesn't matter if you have a BSN from...

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Lisa I think you are right. Could you imagine the impact if they tried to take away the license of the EC grads? However, I think the EC grads should consider that it has or is being discussed behind...

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Have they looked to see if there are more patient care offenses against EC grads vs. Traditional Grads. I would like to see those

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    What we need to do is find someone to run against Mrs. Cooper in the next Election. If all the EC students and all the EC grads votes against her then she might just need to find a new job. Kind of...

  12. Anybody hear of "Advanced Medical's" LPN program?

    dsmithkazk replied to flower2007's topic in Georgia Nursing

    This is the program that is at the heart of the new legislation in Ga and the GBON

  13. what actually happened re online studies?

    dsmithkazk replied to saltwaterstat's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I think basically what has happened is a few bad apples posing as legitimate nursing programs have worked there way into the nursing education arena. Most notably in georgia is one in Marietta. It had...

  14. Alert! GA Excelsior students

    dsmithkazk replied to consciouscuttie's topic in Georgia Nursing

    The whole thing is

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I think I have figured out what the GABON wants. First you get licensed in another state. Then you get a license in Canada or Mexico or any foreign country you choose. Once that is obtained you can...

  16. It's official -- RN!!!

    dsmithkazk replied to Lunah's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I could see that. Remember use little people now that you are an

  17. It's official -- RN!!!

    dsmithkazk replied to Lunah's topic in Online Distance Learning

    We knew you would do it. Never any doubt here. Maybe if I can get through this GA nursing thing and then get finished I can join you in the League of Nurses. Sounds like a movie title. Who would play...

  18. It shut off at 75! :)

    dsmithkazk replied to Lunah's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Lisa you Rock. We know you did well. But, I would be the same

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Sorry about the spelling errors, but I was too mad to keep my fingers in the correct spot on the

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

    dsmithkazk replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I contacted the Governors office as he is the one that appointed him. I let him know that his appointed board was responsible for halting the careet paths of hundreds of voters and taxpayers. In...