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Hi everyone, am an LPN working in south florida. I will be enrolling in Excelsior College and would like to connect with some other EC students currently doing the same in my area.

thank you. ;)

Congrats Traumahawk99 :w00t:

I feel inspired to get started, what study material did you use ?

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I'm not in SOUTH Florida but I am over by Tampa. I'm currently studying for Lifespan 1 and another I can't think of the name. I just took Essentials in Health Safety and got a B so I think this is very do-able. I'm glad to hear others in FL are doing this.. I don't feel so alone :-)

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i bought the books i needed on ebay, and resold them. i found that the notes being sold on ebay were, in my opinion, a total ripoff. i did buy a cpne guide that was absolutely useless. there is an entire industry built around screwing excelsior students, so i wouldn't buy anything i couldn't resell on ebay.

let's face it.. what gets you through is one thing, and that is conceptual understanding. i'd suggest you get the recommended books used.. even if they aren't the current edition. buy, study, resell. it's plenty cheap enough, and you'll actually learn enough that you can get out there and be passable as a nurse in your knowledge base.

best wishes to all.

good luck. this year, i'll make over 100 once again.

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Ok! So do I need to be a LPN for this school or what?? So is basically an online school to get ur RN (ADN, BSN)??? Too many questions uh?? Sorry :(

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You would need to be a LPN, Paramedic, Respiratory therapist, Physician assistant. You can earn your LPN to ADN and your ADN to BSN from excelsior, checkout their website http://www.excelsior.edu.

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to all the south florida excelsior students out there, congrats to you whether you've just began or just finishing, it's nice to know you're there.

way to go ! :cheers:

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In Florida you can only be a Lpn to sit for your RN. There was a big thing with the state of Florida and excelsior about this. Do a search on google for Florida and Excelsior. They are making exceptions for the ones that are already in the program though. Florida feels as though the other professions don't have the clinical experience like the LPN's do.

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You would need to be a LPN, Paramedic, Respiratory therapist, Physician assistant. You can earn your LPN to ADN and your ADN to BSN from excelsior, checkout their website www.excelsior.edu.

Thanks! But I also saw something about being a corpsmen in the military, that u would qualify??!! I used to be a "LPN" or a coprsmen in the military, but is not an acredited school for me to practice outside the Army, at least the year I took the course :o so I guess I would have to call them and c what up??!!! But thanks 4 ur info

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more then anything I would check with the Florida board of nursing, because they are the ones that are going to either let you sit for your RN or not. I just know there is this big thing about it in Florida. Best of luck!

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Also you can sit for your nclex in another state and transfer your license to florida, check that out as well.

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Specializes in Tele.

is FL taking EC grads now??

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
is FL taking EC grads now??

Yes -- they have been for quite some time.

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