My wife is a licensed vocational nurse here in Southern California. Does anyone know of any legitimate LVN to RN programs that can be done online besides Excelsior College? Or how about an LVN to BSN degree program? My wife is now completing her science prerequisites online through Mountain State University (these classes include the labs done through DL). Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
Not sure what an LVN to BSN is, but would any of these work? http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19446
Hi Robert, The post that Ted linked to above lists Indiana State University. I would have your wife check them out. They are supposed to have an excellent LVN/LPN to BSN program. Also, I hear that University of Phoenix has an LVN to BSN program, but I don't know anything about it. Deaconess College (http://www.deaconess.edu) offers an online LPN/LVN to ASN program, completely online. The clinicals are done in your area. Actually, with Deaconess, you don't even need an LPN/LVN to enter the program! The LPN is offered half way through the online ASN/RN program. I would stay away from Excelsior, unless you're sure that the state you live in won't give your wife a hard time with licensing, recognition, etc... Excelsior has really gotten a bad rap for their LPN to ASN program. I'm not saying it's necessarily warranted, but you may wish to proceed with caution. Good luck! - Tom
D@mn 10 minute time limit!!! Anyway, I wanted to add this info to my post above: If by chance, your wife already has a Bachelor's degree (in any subject), she might want to look into the Accelerated BSN or MSN programs that are out there. These programs are NOT available online (AFAIK), but there may be a college/university in your area that offers this type of thing. Most schools offer a BSN in 12 months of intensive study. Some schools will allow you to pursue an MSN for a slightly longer time period. This varies by the school. To get an idea of what I'm referring to, check out Drexel's accelerated program (ACE) here: http://www.drexel.edu/cnhp/nursing/undergrad_bsn_ace.asp
