wender76

There is a lot of info to weed through...so I appreciate you taking the time to answer me. Will CLEP provide a study guide or objectives needed to know for the intro to computer. It's ridiculus for me to spend $525 bucks for study materials for computers...I worked in the computer industry and have trained people on how to use the computer. According to the TCN rep, I have all the pre-reqs and will be able to proceed with ISU but there are a couple of classes I'll need to take or test out of inorder to graduate...including pathophys, tech writing, Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Mgmnt. Does that sound right? Thanks for your info

So I've been on the phone with TCN and recommended courses. There are a few courses they listed that I can take at the community college. Before I can test out on the 4 nursing courses, I would have to test out or take a class for intro to computing...ridiculous if you ask me. In nursing school, we live on the computer. Where would I get a list of objectives that I need to know to prepare to test out for the intro to computer testing. I've also read that we don't need the materials from TCN for the 4 nursing tests. So anyone who has gone through this, does anyone agree or disagree that those are a waste of money? Keep in mind, I;m a brand new nurse, with very little nursing experience. thanks, Wendy

Hello- Considering going to the ISU program and would love to hear feedback from people who graduated from the program or who are in phase 3. Do you feel this program prepares you well for the NCLEX? Do you know what the drop out rate is and what the NCLEX pass rate is? Did you ever wish that you stuck with the traditional nursing program instead? If so, why? I'm a recent LPN grad, and on the waitlist to earn my ADN and have to wait 1.5 years to get back into the program. My academic records have been reviewd by TCN, and if I start ISU program now, I can potentially have my BSN by Fall 2014. Is this too good to be true?

HI- I need advise....I'm working on my LPN and should hopefully be done by the end of 2011 at the latest. My plan was to continue on in a traditional program LPN to ADN then to BSN. The problem....there is a wait list to get into ADN program....so if I'm lucky I'll have my ADN by the end of 2013 beginning of 2014. If I chose Excelsior, then I could potentially have my ADN by 2012 or beginning of 2013. The pit falls: -There are no clinicals and the CPNE is hard to pass....and very expensive. -I work at a hospital...but not sure if I'd be hired if graduating from this type of program. It's magnet status and will only hire BSN's. They may hire if you are working in a unit that has the budget to hire an adn...but would they hire someone from Excelsior? -Are people getting hired with little experience with EC ADN? Feedback from others is to go to EC as a last resort. The upside of an ADN EC... I could work as an RN somewhere else, I could get done sooner, earn more money and maybe get reimbursed for BSN. ISU....II was told it would take 4 years to complete...is that accurate? I figure I'd be done by 2015 or 2016? The pit fall.. I'd earn less money in the interim and I'd owe more money in the end. The positive about ISU, feed back has been positive, they offer clinicals along with the program, it's a state university with a good rep. Any advise on which direction would be best, then please let me know.

I'm planning on getting my license in Michigan.....if I have my license...then can I transfer to another state? For those who say this should be a back up plan...can you please elaborate on what you mean? Thanks

Hi- I've seen a lot of threads on this subject, but they are a couple of years old. I was hoping for more recent feedback on the pros and cons of going through excelsior. I'm currently working on obtaining my LPN through a local community college. The waiting list to get back into the lpn - rn program is about 1.5 years. I don't want to wait that long to return to school....I want to get this done asap. I have over one year experience working as a nursing assistant in a hospital. Before that, my main experience was in business administration. Given that I have little experience in the medical field, would I be setting myself up for failure? Thanks in advance!