mpgall26

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the feedback. I agree that I would never be at excelsior with the requirements such as the the recently added 2015 updates

To be more specific, I have LS1-3, FCCAx2, and CPNE. Does the FCCA cover care plan teaching?

I have LS 1-3 remaining and have completed all other nursing and general ed requirements via college network prep. I have read the college network materials covering each requirement , than tested and passed tests. I am now becoming pretty concerned as to how I am going to learn about care plans? are there excelsior workshops that teach from beginning to end? Please spare me any negativity about my choice to do tests vs actually taking the classes. I hate to think I will finish everything and be lost regarding care plans and unable to move forward. I fully expect to do excelsiors CPNE and probably Sheri Taylors workshop prior to CPNE, but i would guess that showing up to a workshop with no idea of care plans would be pretty silly. Has anyone been in this boat, I would appreciate some thoughts. Thank You

I would suggest looking very closely at Excelsiors upcoming 2015 changes already eluded to here. On the surface, it appears you will have to take their class for every subject you need. The reason Excelsior works for me, and most, is that I can test out of all these $1200ish classes and move along quickly towards an ADN. I haven't looked into al the details as it doesn't apply to me, but it seems pretty counterintuitive.

Can you tell us a bit about Villanova? Cost, structure, etc

Take English and clep the rest. Eng Comp isn't a subject conducive to online testing/learning and can be extremely difficult to communicate online. The others are learning some simple facts to regurgitate, quite frankly, much of which may already be 70% common sense.

Before I even continue to read this post with my jaw on the floor, did I read correct that you may have 14 months wait to take CPNE ???