Brandon74352

Hello all. I am finishing up my LPN (graduate in June:D). I am currently attending a non NLNAC accredited school( Platt College). I am going to take the LPN-RN bridge at Tulsa Community College. I have to take the Excelsior Adult Nursing Exam #301. I was wondering if anyone has taken it and if so what was the difficulty level. I have heard that its a very difficult test. I was wondering if there is a study guide, or even if I need a study guide. Any information would be appreciated.

you may be right, i think there are bad apples in most schools, lol! i'm pretty sure that the 13 months is the entire program, pre req's included. i think i am going to steer clear of platt's lpn-rn bridge. i was talking to my sister-in-law, who is a rn, and she told me that in her opinion it doesn't matter where you go to school. she said we all take the same licensure test. i think i agree with her, but i'm thinking i'm going to try tulsa community college. even though my stuff from platt's lpn program would plug right into the bridge program that they offer. i may want to continue on for my bsn and platt's classes will not transfer.

So commuter would u recommend Tulsa Platt's LPN to RN program? I am currently in their LPN program, graduating in June, and I am wanting to start my bridge to RN soon after that. I have heard good and bad about the LPN-RN bridge, but not from a graduate. Thanks Brandon

I am currently in the Platt LPN program at the Tulsa Campus. I absolutly love the program. The instructors are knowledgeable. They care about what kind of nurse that they "put out" into the field of nursing. About the only downside that I can think of is the price. It cost $27,500 for the LPN courses and that includes everything except pens, pencils and paper. To me it was worth it. There was no waiting list to get in, no pre-requisites, (only a simple math test) and it's about a 13 month program. Now I'll try to answer some of your other questions. Yes they will train you for a career that will allow you make a better living for yourself. Employees at the clinical sites that I have been to reported that the average starting salary is around $18.00 per hour for the graduate LPN, and the nurse that told me that was a Platt LPN graduate. I don't know anything about the OSU-OKC program, but I know that the instructors at Platt will help tutor you (they are busy and you have to kind of be flexible but they will help you), and it is definitely a hands on school. The degree you get at Platt Tulsa is a A.O.S (Associate of Occupational Science) which I think is just a fancy word for a certificate. Platt is for the adult who wants to get into to school, get out of school and get to work in the fastest amount of time. The curriculum is not easy and will take lots of dedication, studying and hard work. My class started with 44 or 45 people, in May 2010, and we are already down to 14 original class members. That sounds bad, but probably 98% of the people failed out because of their attendance. If you don't show up you will not pass! Plain and simple. The program weeds out the people who aren't serious. Those that are serious, are willing to come to class every day, and do the required work will have no problems. The NCLEX-PN pass rate for Platt in 2007 was 93% 2008 was 98% and 2009 was 95% with 67 candidates sitting for the test in 2009. You can compare the pass rate to other schools at the Oklahoma Board of Nursing website http://www.ok.gov/nursing/nclexpass.pdf. I hope I this post has helped. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.