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I've heard from many that try and go further south (in Florida) that you really need your BSN under your belt to get in the door. Of course, any certs really help anytime to be fair.

Pay- $27 on up.... usually (HCA pays less.... $22-23) go from there Hospitals- VA, Navy, Sacred Heart, West Florida, Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa further out you have North Okaloosa and Fort Walton beach. (Really depends on where you want to live) Staffi...

What are your back grounds? Are you both brand new?

Good Luck Bill!

Good luck Bill!

I'm afraid that they will not take the credits. You can see and check, but none of the schools would touch my credits. And several schools told me that they were thinking the classes would need to be redone. I wish you the best of luck.

Chances are slim that they will honor that and shorten your time.... but I wish you all the luck.

Northwest Florida.......

Shelia- congrats!

Thanks Pixie! You did a great job on a lot on this topic with lots of posts, guidance and knowledge and you and several have been instrumental in the beginning. I hope people do pass this program, but for me I guess I need more of a brick and mortar ...

No offense taken. I think it is more of a pride thing for me. I don't like failure and it being on my record. Tis true that most programs don't take Excelsior credits but some brick and mortar schools will take some of those credits from what I am fi...

Keith- You are a wise man and I am following in your foot steps and finding another route. I haven't gone to the CPNE but I know several who have and have failed at least once. Several like you, have spent extra money on workshops and books just to t...

I'm noticing that as well....

Congrats on passing!

It gives me hope as well, and congrats to passing!

Studying for Reproductive now..... hope it was better than Foundations. I agree with others that it was all over the place.

Documents????????

You will do fine. If you did well on the practice tests and have STUDY 101, you will do just dandy. Don't worry if you forget something, flag it during the test and return at the end to deal with it. You have three hours for 100+ questions, so you ha...

Congrats on passing.... what is next for you? Going to Disneyland or a well earned vacation/staycation?

Oh, my bad- you said Queens, so I assumed you were in NY. Do you have a floor or hospital you are looking at? And are you having to wait the 60 days before you can take the NCLEX?

Ya ya ya...... big deal. You did a lot of hard work and it payed off. You should feel great about your accomplishment and achievement. And soon you will be a RN, and making better money I am sure. Although that $500 is a bit of a hit, it's far chea...

Be aware that the "official evaluation" can take 4-6 weeks. Also, make sure all your transcripts are evaluated fully and sent quickly. The sooner your transcripts with your "official evaluation" are in, the sooner things move.

One of the Rn's in the ICU I work in, had about the same number and she was able to knock almost all of them out in the year she has been with us. I am sure you can do the same and it will be over in no time.

Whew......

I have heard that Sherri Taylor is the way to go, either online or in person or both. But the three people at the hospital that have done this in the last year have all said the same thing: that without them they would not have passed any of the CPNE...