RN program in community college really worth it?

Getting you CNA would be a great idea. This wasy you can really get to know nursing a little better. I was a CNA for 6 years and am now an LPN going for my RN through a CC. When I became an aide is when I realized that I liked helping sick people, but didn't want to make a career of being a CNA. It get your feet a little wet and lets you see if you can handle it. Other benfits are they pay decent, so it can help you with school and the schedules are usaully flexible, especially for nursing students. They love to see you going to school to be a nurse and will often work with you to meet your scheduling needs.

No matter what program you get into it is going to be HARD! I worked full time and wen to school full time and had to 4.0 everything in order to get into my nursing program. I did a lot before I got into the program, but when I started the program it was a big shock. I was now working only part time, but was busier than ever. It's always like that in any nurisng program, but it's definitely worth it and easier once you adjust to it.

I agree with what the other said about taking prereq. classes first, you probably need to start into college gradually. As you've seen- it's nothing like high school.

Hope this was helpful. Good luck with your decision.

Hi every one Im fresh out of High School (6 months) and started this pre-nursing rn program at a local community college. I actually heard good this about the program but my problem is that I feel that I need to be in a lpn program or something less drastic on the FIRST day of class my A&P teacher was talking about tissues and atomical positions and all types of things! I dont think anything could have prepared me for this coorifice..yeaaaa i studied but it was like every day we learned something else and while in lab ALL the tissues looked alike so i dropped the class and now i feel bad but maybe I need a lpn coorifice instead or a teacher that can explain better??? I know its not suppose to be easy but gee wiz give a kid a break!

I was also wondering if it it better to start as a CNA or LPN to get more experience. I have my mind set on getting my BSN but how can i do that when i cant even stand a a&p coorifice?

hi! i know exactly how u feel ! i graduated from high school in may, and went to a local college. It was really overwhelming for me because the class sizes were so big, and my Bio professor spoke very fast & didnt help us to understand what he was talking about. When the semester first started there were over 70 people in the class, by the time it ended, it was less than 20. I spoke with the head of the nursing dept. & the head of the Biology dept. and basically they told me that Nursing just wasnt for me. For a while I believed them. But I decided that I'm not giving up & I'm going to give it another shot! So now I'm at community college, and I was looking into being a GNA or PCT while I am doing my pre-reqs. Good luck with your decision :-)

Take Bio!! There's so much info to cover in it, and even if you took it in HS it's good to review. Also, if you can take Chem (but prob. not at the same time). I agree that you should get your feet wet with Gen Eds first; college is WAY different than HS, give yourself some time to adjust!

DON'T give up on your dream of getting your BSN though! There are so many nurses and nursing students who wish they were in your position. Even though I'm not that much older than you, I feel like I wasted so much time getting my BS in something else; I could've had my BSN by now!!

Good luck, and don't give up!

I don't think the CNA course will help you much with A&P. You need 2 good semesters of Biology for healthcare majors. Then be prepared to MEMORIZE a ton of information in A&P. If I can do it at 40 years of age, you can certainly do it! I actually went straight into my BSN program with no healthcare experience at all. I worked full time in an unrelated field while doing it. I took all of my prerequisites at the local community college, which also has an excellent ADN program of its own.

You need to get the basics down, and get into a good study group. Form one of your own if you can't find one. I find that 3 to 5 people is optimal.