Take the next step in your nursing career and become an RN. Excelsior College offers the nation’s only NLNAC-accredited RN associate degree program that can be completed from a distance. Already an RN? Explore our other accredited nursing programs designed for working health care professionals: RN-BS, RN-MS, MS in nursing, Graduate Certificate in Nursing Management and Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing Education. Nationally known for quality, Excelsior College's School of Nursing has been designated a Center of Excellence by the NLN, 2008-2011. Formerly Regents College. Aug 9 - Aug 15 Hottest New Topics Blog I had an interesting experience today. I walked into a hematology/oncology office ......... but this time as the patient. It’s strange how much different it feels when you, the nurse, suddenly become the patient. It looks much different through the patient’s eyes. Read More Article During a time frame when I was still a relatively young nurse, I encountered a life altering experience… turning my whole world upside down. Diagnosed with breast cancer in late 1991, a month after graduating from RN school, my whole life changed after a 3 second phone call. A great opportunity for an internship to become an OR nurse had been offered to me, but after this diagnosis everything was put on hold. A disease that affects 1 in 8 with today’s statistics, is a very scary thing. Read More Topic Some of you are probably already familiar with the culture on my unit, where CNAs are permitted to perform abysmally with no consequences (this has been the culture for years). Float pool nurses and nurses from other floors have refused to float to our unit because of it. Good RNs have left the unit because of it. Read More I have HAD IT with customer service and press-gayney. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Lately at work , I do the basics and make a nice introduction but anything else I refuse (the backrubs promised in the brochure, the menu seletion, the encouragement of 24 hour visiting). All i want to do is do my job, and go home. Read More Student Discussions Alright well I have been wanting to post this for a very long time! Since I first logged on to allnurses I couldn't wait until it was my turn to say, I am a nursing student!!! Read More I've been hearing that our clinical instructors are super picky about our appearance at clinicals (As they should be!). Our hair cannot touch our collars but I'm afraid that a ponytail may be looked down on as being sloppy?! I want to look like I care about my appearance but I don't want to spend a long time in doing my hair when I have to be there at 5:30 am!!! Any ideas? Read More Regional Discussion - Oklahoma Do any of you have suggestions or recommendations for choosing an ADN program? I looked at the RN test pass % and both TCC and RSU are 90% and above so it seems like they are both good programs. Read More
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