Paramedic to LPN

Nurses LPN/LVN

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I am looking for an online LPN or LVN course here in California! Can anyone suggest a school for online ......thank you!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

No online LVN courses of study exist in California.

Here's why: California requires all students in LVN programs to complete 954 hours worth of clinical rotations, which adds up to about three 8-hour clinical shifts per week over 12 months. There's no way these clinical hours can be completed online. They must be done in person.

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Thanks The Commuter.....I know there are alot of scams online....but from what I have read on the California Board of Nursing website....they do accept online classroom part....and then must allign myself with a hospital of sort to do my clinicals! I know the rotations cannot be done online.....but what about the beginning part....classroom etc.?

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

You cannot do the classroom portion in the beginning and then return a few months later or a few years later to complete your clinical rotations.

California requires the classroom (theory) portion run concurrently with the clinical (hands-on) portion. In other words, if you are enrolled in a pediatric nursing course, you must be attending ped clinical hours during the same semester or quarter you're attending this class.

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Specializes in Private Duty.

We had some paramedics in our LVN programs. They breezed through courses and even helped us out. Best of Luck!

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