I know you werne't asking me and I don't live in PA, but just wanted to make sure you know that in order to get an RN with Excelsior you have to be or have done one of these three things: be an LPN,...
A girl I met at my CPNE had failed her traditional nursing program during her last semester (BSN) so she ended up going with Excelsior, but she had completed and PASSED 50% of the program. As long as...
PedsRN&momto5girls replied to Heidi W's topic in Pediatric
How about going to one of the 'other' private nursing programs (affiliated with the hospitals)? Especially since you are now working at one of them you can probably get the auxiliary scholarship....
PedsRN&momto5girls replied to Heidi W's topic in Pediatric
Honestly, no. I think just go for RN right from the get go, especially if you want to work at the hospital where you are starting your new job (trying not to name the name) after you graduate. I know...
PedsRN&momto5girls replied to Heidi W's topic in Pediatric
Oh my gosh!!! It's such a small world! I don't get on here very often, but how cool! I was a PCA before I graduated. I'm doing the graduate nurse internship right now. Being a PEDS PCA will be...
PedsRN&momto5girls replied to Heidi W's topic in Pediatric
HELLO!!!! Do you know Lorinda? I ask you that so I don't give away where you may be. I think I know who you are because our nurse manager just today in staff meeting described our new PCA exactly the...
No it did not. I ended up taking Life Span. It was really easy though. I just did my CPNE on November 30th and passed and I graduate on the 18th!!! Woo HOO!!! Melissa GN and mom to Kaylee-10,...
Hi there. I completed and passed 50% of a traditional nursing program. During my second semester I found out about Excelsior (http://www.excelsior.edu) and decided to enroll after completion of 2nd...
Or if you're like me, you can send EC all of your outlines and objectives from your previous nursing courses and have the chance to get NC1 and NC2 waived. I took NC1 before I knew this, but I did get...
I am hoping to have a graduation date of June 16th with EC, but I will have finished all school requirements by the end of April. The internship for the unit I want to work in are only started two...
PedsRN&momto5girls replied to Medic74's topic in General Nursing
I am a nursing student with EC. I have completed NC1 and NC3. I take NC4 next week. I called the MO BON a few months ago and they assured me that Excelsior is accepted. Good luck to you!