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  1. CA RN License by endorsement question

    deej replied to hotcoffee's topic in California Nursing

    Welcome to California... Call BRN and see if you can use a CLEP exam to satisfy the sociology requirement; if they won't take the CLEP score directly then you should still be able to have the score...

  2. Excelsior's status in Louisiana

    deej replied to flamesong's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hate to say it, but the Lousiana RN application specifically states "Graduates of Excelsior College must submit a copy of their LPN license."...

  3. Considering Nursing as a Career Change:)

    deej replied to LLounge's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Nope, unless you are an LVN/LPN or paramedic, you won't be able to enroll in the Excelsior program. If you're starting from scratch, your best bet is to go directly into a traditional 2 year RN...

  4. PA Nurses express concern over Online RN Diploma program based in VA, clinicals in PA

    deej replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Doesn't sound too "online" to

  5. Excelsior and Clinical Issues

    deej replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    That's absurd. You were hired, you were on the floor, you had obviously satisfied your preceptor that you were a competent nurse...and only THEN someone raised a nonexistent "issue" with your...

  6. ?? about BSN

    deej replied to TammyJo's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I just enrolled in the University of Wyoming online program. They accept the EC science classes (A&P, micro, etc.) without lab, which was kind of a big deal for me; I don't want to have to...

  7. CPNE practice session question

    deej replied to IU95's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I went to Tina's (CHE) workshop. The labs were set up identically to the actual CPNE. (When I say identically, I mean identically. The wound simulator for the wound packing station was the exact...

  8. Excelsior exams. Do you get a letter grade?

    deej replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yes.

  9. Advisor told me to lie!

    deej replied to MrsCannibal's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Presented without comment: http://www.azcentral.com/families/education/articles/0914apollo14.html There are lots of other RN to BSN programs out there. Quite a few of them specifically state they...

  10. Cost of Excelsior?

    deej replied to summerdaze's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Those numbers came from a page on EC's website for National Nurses Week. It's no longer available on EC's website but you can find it in Google's cache. The Fresno City College numbers came from...

  11. Cost of Excelsior?

    deej replied to summerdaze's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Huh? In any event, EC's NCLEX pass rate for 2005 was 90.30%. The national average was 87.46%. Just to stir the pot some, the largest RN program in California (Fresno City College) had a 74.25%...

  12. Do I have to attend a school loisted on the CA BRN website?

    deej replied to Catfish RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    What - if anything - does NP licensure have to do with RN to BSN education? NP programs are now all Master's level, and while individual programs have differing entry requirements (some require a...

  13. Do I have to attend a school loisted on the CA BRN website?

    deej replied to Catfish RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well, considering there is no such thing as a "BRN approved/accepted/accredited" RN to BSN program, I don't think you have much to worry about. As someone above stated, the main thing to consider is...

  14. NOW I'm in shock.

    deej replied to Laurie888's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Sure it specifically mentions EC. Graduates of schools outside the United States or graduates of non- NLN or CCNE accredited programs may be asked to provide additional information following review of...

  15. How do u go about picking the right online program?

    deej replied to nursechick182's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Here's a link I found while googling around: https://allnurses.com/forums/f17/ccne-vs-nln-accreditation-76354.html As long as your program is either CCNE or NLN approved, it's fine. Stay away from...

  16. NOW I'm in shock.

    deej replied to Laurie888's topic in Online Distance Learning

    According to the MBON site, you can apply for endorsement with either 1000 hours of practice in the last 5 years or an approved refresher course. The endorsement page states only that the initial...

  17. My Questions about EC

    deej replied to Annie2005's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The test IS the class, in a manner of speaking. You don't turn in assignments, you take the test. It's not online because you have to go to a secure testing center so there's no question as to who...

  18. Excelsior ... Next Steps ... Advice Please ... ?

    deej replied to jasmine7's topic in Online Distance Learning

    There is only ONE course you have to take from Excelsior that is $250/credit hour, and it's only ONE hour (for a total of $250), and you can waive it with previous coursework or probably use a CLEP...

  19. Getting hired as an RN EC grad

    deej replied to nurse1717's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The naysayers won't care. California doesn't accept Deaconess, either, even though it is NLN approved and features clinical hours concurrent with theory. Some hospitals won't hire you, some will....

  20. Getting hired as an RN EC grad

    deej replied to nurse1717's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Concur. There is a very wide range of EC RN grads, just as there is a very wide range of non-EC RN grads. The EC RN typing this right now has been teaching BLS/ACLS/PALS for a few years (12/2/2)...

  21. Getting hired as an RN EC grad

    deej replied to nurse1717's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I just got hired by a major hospital chain (not Kaiser) in the Bay Area. Excelsior didn't come up once during my interview. Time from first application to first job offer: about 2

  22. Excelsior question

    deej replied to zohar_i's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You're going to have to contact Excelsior to see where they will send the exams. From their website: For Exam Students Testing Internationally We regret that if you plan to take Excelsior College...

  23. Looking 4 other Cali students trying to get into ADN or BSN online programs?

    deej replied to can'twait's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Unfortunate, but I guess the good news is that the nursing shortage in California is apparently

  24. CPNE Site in Phoenix

    deej replied to suziwin's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I don't think the CPNE site in Phoenix is active anymore. I sent my CPNE app in December for the WPAC (Long Beach/San Diego), and got the letter asking me to pick another site or wait a year or more....

  25. Scrubs and T-shirts

    deej replied to bobnurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I always wear a t-shirt under scrubs (except when I did a couple of shifts in the