Searching hard for a great online LPN-RN program

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Please assist me in finding a great online LPN-RN program. I really need to earn my RN very soon.

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You may be searching for a Unicorn.... non-existent in real life. RN scope of practice includes clinical performance expectations that are beyond those of an LP/VN in every state. So in order to address that gap, the transition requires additional clinical education and training. This is not possible online. At best, you can look for a hybrid program that provides didactic courses online and clinical training in a physical location.

Best of luck to you. Hope you find what you are looking for - let us all know if you find that Unicorn.

Yeah I have sadly never heard of one and I looked for YEARS. It was a waste of time.

Lower Columbia College in Washington and Hutchinson Community College in Kansas have hybrid programs. All the theory online then short bursts of clinicals onsite.

I am actually doing Excelsior College online. I am an LPN earning my ADN-RN. They also have LPN to BSN-RN. Online nursing schools DO exist. You will have to check on their website to make sure your state accepts nursing degrees from them. Most do! There are only a few that do not. They are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) formerly known as the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (NLNAC). They have 2 different routes for obtaining your degree. 1- test out of classes. Basically you teach yourself, going by a content guide given to you through the school by using the textbooks they recommend. Doing it this way you have to pay for everything out of pocket. Each exam is $325. 2- Online classes. They are 8 weeks long I believe and by taking the classes you qualify for financial aid. The class route is pretty expensive. When you finish the classes/exams, you have a 3 day clinical weekend where you are observed performing nursing care in a hospital. That ultimately determines if you have the skills of a entry level RN and will qualify you to take NCLEX. I am doing the test out exam route. I live in Louisiana and they accept Excelsior. I also know many RN's who went through excelsior and took their boards, passed, and now are practicing RN's. No issue getting a job! So far I like it. It takes motivation to do your degree online, but if you really want it, you can do it!

I'm doing Excelsior as well. So far no issues (Thank God) and I should be done with all classes by the summer. I'll need to take some focused clinical assessments and then on to the 2 1/2 days of clinicals. God is truly blessing me!!! And he will bless you too. Hope you find a program soon. Look into Excelsior and see if it works for you!

I had a question about the clinical test out did your friends find this very difficult?

To those doing Excelsior, how long has it taken you from start to finish? What were the best third party guides to help with the material from Excelsior. I just finished my LPN Dec 15, 2014, and take my NCLEX-PN on Mar 27, 2015 and want to get started right away on my RN.

One strategy to go into graduate school, is to go back and take A&P I, II and then apply to graduate school once I get my BSN from Excelsior. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks!

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What do you expect to learn in a 3 day clinical?

To those doing Excelsior, how long has it taken you from start to finish? What were the best third party guides to help with the material from Excelsior. I just finished my LPN Dec 15, 2014, and take my NCLEX-PN on Mar 27, 2015 and want to get started right away on my RN.

One strategy to go into graduate school, is to go back and take A&P I, II and then apply to graduate school once I get my BSN from Excelsior. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks!

You didn't need A&P classes for LPN?

What do you expect to learn in a 3 day clinical?

The CPNE is not "clinical" in the traditional sense -- you're not there to "learn" anything. It is a pass/fail final clinical exam, in which you demonstrate that you have the clinical skills and knowledge to practice safely.

For excelsior students..did you need to take all of the nursing prereqs before entering the nursing program lpn to bsn bridge or it is included?

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