Anyone here an LPN who applied to the 2yr RN program without bridging?

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Hey just curious if anyone here is an LPN, but decided to go through with another 2 years of RN school without bridging for one year. What was your reason for doing so? And are you glad you went this direction? And also, did it make school that much easier for you?

Hello has anyone ever heard of achieve test prep, it is a blended learning program, they tutor you for the exam and you test out, (excelsior exams).....expensive buy my employer pays up front for courses, i think i will go this way because they r taking my credits that are old, i have been an lpn for 24 years....

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Some LVN/LPNs have found it easier to get into a 2 year RN program (aka they are re-ininventing the wheel) than to try to find an LVN to ADN or BSN bridge program. In Calif, few community colleges offer bridge courses; instead you enter as an advanced practice student nurse. There are some private colleges in Calif that for $$,$$$ to $$$,$$$'s they will admit you into to their bridge courses.

Should you not take the bridge course, you step onto a moving program and you are not prepared for how the program is taught, how things are done, etc. This makes life very, very difficult. One program at Ventura College in Ventura, CA admits LVNs into their program, but LVNs enter at the 2nd semester level and must take 1.5 years of work. Because it is easier to get into the ADN program than the LVN program, some LVNs at Ventura Community College are starting over again with the first semester of the ADN program.

Should you consider a distant learning in Calif, first check to see what distant learning programs are recognized in Calif. Also, check with the students to see what they think of the program. Distant learning programs are a great asset but they are far more rigorous than a brick-and-motar nursing program.

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Some LVN/LPNs have found it easier to get into a 2 year RN program (aka they are re-ininventing the wheel) than to try to find an LVN to ADN or BSN bridge program. In Calif, few community colleges offer bridge courses; instead you enter as an advanced practice student nurse. There are some private colleges in Calif that for $$,$$$ to $$$,$$$'s they will admit you into to their bridge courses.

Should you not take the bridge course, you step onto a moving program and you are not prepared for how the program is taught, how things are done, etc. This makes life very, very difficult. One program at Ventura College in Ventura, CA admits LVNs into their program, but LVNs enter at the 2nd semester level and must take 1.5 years of work. Because it is easier to get into the ADN program than the LVN program, some LVNs at Ventura Community College are starting over again with the first semester of the ADN program.

Should you consider a distant learning in Calif, first check to see what distant learning programs are recognized in Calif. Also, check with the students to see what they think of the program. Distant learning programs are a great asset but they are far more rigorous than a brick-and-motar nursing program.

Hey its very good to hear lvns are starting over again in some ADN programs from the 1st semester. Feel much better about my decision now, and I am not in any rush whatsoever. Thanks

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Hello imagine me, I live in NY and today I went to to speak to someone @ ATP. It sounds to good to be true and the hours are perfect for my schedule. Please tell me that you did get info on the school and if it's accredited.

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