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I went to WSSU for my BSN in the distance program and grduated May 2010. The program was good, but getting the school to do their part for admission and class registration was frustrating. The biggest problem was lack of communication, they don't tell you what needs to be done or how to do it---for example registering for classes. An email with instructions on where and when to go on line to register for classes would have helped a lot.

7 visits to the campus isn't bad. Do they help you find your clinical sites, or do you have to find them on your own?

I love on line courses. Many people think they won't be motivated to keep up, but you have deadlines just like a regular class and you can do it in your jammies!! Will your clinical assignments be local? Are there things that you must do at the main campus? I appreciate any information you can share:)

Was it difficult to get into the program? Are you near the school or will you be doing the distance program?

Is anyone currently attending or has anyone graduated from ECU's ANP program? I am located in Raleigh and am looking at ECU among others, but ECU seems to be the best fit. I'd love some insight into this school or any others that offer online courses and semi-local clinical sites.

It has to be within one year of your CPNE date. My MD filled out the paper work based on my last physical which was october, my CPNE was July. By the way, the MD office did not charge to do the paper work:)

Call the school where you took the course and request a syllabus. They have them on file, If not your exact course section and teacher it will be a current one, but they should still accept if because it is from the same school and every section of the same course should cover the same material according to the standards pf the school. Hope this helps:)

Welcome to NC, we will be glad to have you:)

Regardless, you will be done by 5 pm on Sunday. I booked my flight for later Sunday night, 8pm I think. I did a late check out at the hotel, and then hung around the airport for bit before my flight. I was at home an din bed by 1 am and glad to be there:)

If you go to wakemed.org and look under the employment tab for nurse fellow positions you will see opportunities in almost every department. It is a year long program that begins with 3 months of orientation with a nurse preceptor and lots of classes. Classes continue during the year along with support from the nursing education department. The preceptors have been selected by their managers and have attended classes on being a precetor. Your first year is and should be a continuation of your formal nursing education, it should build on what you learned in school and help you learn to apply it to real life patients. Wakemed provides this. If you have other questions please feel free to ask or pm:)

Have you checked your local 4 year school for a second bachelor's degree program? You would have to attend classes and clinical, but they are often set up for people who work. Also, they may have all the class stuff on line and you would only have to go for clinical time. Just a thought.

Wonderful!!!!

Good Luck!!!!

You can also send practice careplans to EC and they will critique them for you. I found that very helpful, the more I did the easier it got.

I graduated from EC sept 05 and lived in GA. NJ wanted too much stuff, they wanted proof of every name change including the license from my first marriage 20 years ago--just too much. Minnesota was much easier to get along with, they need a letter from EC which they will send before conferral, so I took the nclex around the same time that my degree was conferred. Georgia had no problem giving me a license. Minnesota was also lightening fast, I found out I passed the nclex in less then 24 hours. Tenn might be ok, but they do everything via snail mail. I know someone who tested there last year and it took her almost a month to find out she passed the nclex--hopefully they've improved.