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The CPNE is a complete scam. I made it through the lab simulation without much of an effort, however they failed me on the IM/sq station due to a tiny air bubble in the syringe (there was seven of us and everybody but one failed either 1 or 2 stations).

The first day of CPNE PSC handed in the care plan and it was rejected sat in a room for over 20 minutes waiting while two of them skimmed over the care plan then finally they came in the room and failed me. The second PCS again handed them my care plan and waited in a room for 20 minutes while they talked and looked over the care plan fail due to using the work assess in the nursing intervention. While trying to leave they shoved me a paper to reapply what a scam. While sitting for an examiner three other students came and joined me for the same problem the fourth for a BP not being the same as the CE.

The whole thing is a major money racket. Some of the students the CE will help and others they do not, it seems to be the older nurses are not helped at all. My advice would be to go to a traditional college Excelsior is a scam and should not even be a program there is no teaching or instructing involved and the CPNE is not on a RN status you are reiterating what you know as an LPN. This program should not exist.

Care plans are generated by a computer in most hospitals and nursing homes and they keep switching things up to make it harder. I waited 1 year to get a exam date and it was traumatic and I would not do it again.

Reason of review: Bad quality.

Monetary Loss: $8000.

Excelsior College Cons: Unexplained fees.

Location: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

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https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2017/11/01/excelsior-online-students-sue-over-fees-lost-time-and-wages

Ammon Ury

Willson , I think there's so many of us out here and can you imagine the number BEFORE facebook and such? Worst experience at CPNE...I'm considering filing civil rights violation at this time. Please email me: mickidickerson@***.com

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I failed twice already, and it cost me more than $ 5000.

You can't emphasize it more. It is what you said it is.

It is a money machine for the school. The incentive is the amount of money they are making out of it. People, sincerely trying to get an education, are flocking to their program, not knowing what is waiting for them. The school never evaluate itself, its program.

Why?

They are profiting from others' failure. I hope they pay for their dishonest practice soon!

Guest

I will never take the CPNE again! I just took mine this weekend and they failed me on EVERYTHING!!

I was failed in the PICC line dressing change because the CE wasn't paying attention to me do the skill and she said I never cleaned the insertion site, which I did!! They didn't like anyone's care plan. I did the best I could without being taught on doing them correctly! I never said I would assess anything, but I said monitor.

They failed 4/7 in the first day!

All they want is their money and leave as soon as possible.

They let someone go through one of her patient care assessment and then made her wait for an hour afterwards to tell her she failed it because she didn't check the flexion and extension in bandaged feet.

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They are very confusing and dont emphasize what it is we should learn for the test. I'm very disappointed I studied Very hard made videos of myself doing the lab some time to myself and did everything pretty much has the *** but they still have the leverage to say oh you should've done this instead of that while you're there regardless I still thought of retaking a test just because I don't like to give up on anything but then I started reading a bunch of complaints from people online and how the school have been sued in the past and their failure rate for people who take it a second and third time is crazy it almost doesn't make sense how can taking the test second and third time your chances of passing are even less than taking it the first time .. things that make you go humm

Ammon Ury
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Yep. Money train for sure.

Happened to 4 of us when I tested in Feb...rip off school!! Inexcusable! Email me: mickidickerson@***.com

I'm not finished yet. I withdrew and will not shut up and go away like EC hopes.

My good name is worth fighting for.. and my kickass LPN skills!

Ammon Ury
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Ditto!!!

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Please email me directly at: mickidickerson@***.com

Would love to discuss

Jawanda Ikt

"I ment to say they offer insufficient clinical practice workshops" Author CD

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