Be A Lpn Or Rn?

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Okay I need to make a decision, I will be enrolling for next semester. This will be my first year of college, I will graduate this January so I can start to take some classes. I'm going to a local community collge. Anyway they have two majors that I'm considering. The first one is pre-nursing. Basically you take all your pre-recs and then you transfer to a university for nursing school. They also have the LPN program. I'm guess it's a two year thing, then after I pass the course, and pass the tests I will be an LPN. Anyway my question is which one should I take? I want to move out of my parents house because my mom does not want me to live here anymore. The only way I can is if I become an LPN, because the pay is better then what I'm making now. I don't have any kids, or a boyfriend, or a life for that matter. So finding the time to work and go to college will not be hard for me. I see the want ads and they need LPNs, I'm sure in 2 years they will need some as well. I plan to go to college to become a RN, while I'm working as a LPN. I feel that it will help my get through the courses if I'm a LPN, kind of like a head start. I know lots of people say they will go back to college, but I know I will. So what should I do. I have not enrolled yet and need to pick my major. My college is free, for the 2 years I will go, so money for college is not an issue at the time. Any help would be greatfull. Thank you

It really depends on you. Sounds like you answered your own question. Being a LVN first isn't a bad choice in fact I find that being a LVN first allowed me to breeze through the RN program because some of the material was like review. Some schools have LVN for 1 year or up to 3 semesters. Then when you finish you may take a bridge course for the RN program providing you have your prereqs and adn classes completed. It does vary from school to school. You will find lots of RNs were LVN'S first. Go for it. No matter what road you take it is a step up from what you are doing now! :-) good luck, :-)

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