Originally Posted by MissMila
Hi there,
I'm an LPN student at Atlantic Technical in Coconut Creek. I think with your current education you'd be better off getting any general job or applying for financial aid and going with an RN program. The LPN program is very fast paced with too much info in too little time and you have to rearrange your life to suit the school's schedue and locations for clinicals. I am almost done with the program and worried because it seems like no one wants to hire a new LPN without work experience. You might as well use the 1 year toward RN since you're through with most of your pre-reqs instead of doing LPN since it's the same time. I regret not going straight to the RN program. I worked part time while in school but I also have a f/t working husband.
Besides that the time will fly by, you'll find a job faster, and make more money in the end.
I agree.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to become an LPN, but if you have most of your pre-reqs, and already have a bachelor's degree in something else, it makes more sense to do an accelerated 1 year BSN program at a university. Or do the RN program at a community college.
I know one of my co-workers who liked the BCC program online. She did well-- she said she got 1 B and all A's. She has a masters in social work- but decided that she wanted to be an RN because her social work job did not pay as good, with too many hours.
so basically you can go and get your RN degree online- go to clinicals one day a week and still be able to go to work full time.
One of the women in one of my clinicals was in the online program- and she was a full time high school teacher- and the school where she worked let her go to the clinicals one day per week.
I think that's great.
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