I have been a LPN for almost 10 years now and I am at a cross roads. I want to go back to school to be a RN or do something else. The issuse is, I need to still work. The problem, there aren't any schools in my area that has the nursing classes on Sat or at night. This means I have to look in other areas. I did a search on the internet to find online nursing programs and Rue Education came up. I talked to the rep and she told me how much it would cost and I would be getting the degree from Excelsior College. She explained the testing and the clinicals. At $150-175 a month its doable. The issues I have is with the Clinical portion. I have read almost all the complaints on this site and others about the clinical experience. It sounds horrible. I cant see paying $2025 plus travel expenses and then end up with a fail.
I have read many responses that say you have to do it the Excelsior way. What the h@ll is that? I understand it is a college and they make there rules but come on. There should be a standard way of doing things. Plus it sounds like the Excelsior way is decades old. I agree there should not be a pass or fail. There should be a point system. The pass or fail went out with the 8 track player. My husband and I have thought long and hard about this and I think our decision will be a NO!
Back to the drawing board. One question: Is this the only school that does it this way? Are there others out there?