Need help don't know what to do!

[magmae]

hi i have been in school now for 3 years and i want to be a nurse i have taken all the pre-requisites and a few other classes. i was wondering if it would be benificial for me to go to lpn school and then take rn classes online or just go into the rn course now. i also live in wv and was thinking of either going to rio grande in ohio or just staying at marshall university where i am at now? thanks

[shortstuph0]

hi magmae,

you may want to check with your state boards, but usually after one year of rn training you can sit for your lpn licensure. this way you can have your cake and eat it too. i went to lpn school first due to late notification of a closing to an rn program in nyc back in 1981. i quickly enrolled in the lpn program in westchester community college. it was the best thing that every happened to me at 18. i needed more time but most people can accelerate and get their lpn along with an rn license in 2 years or less. 10 years later i worked as a college health nurse and finished my undergraduate. i could have been a nurse practitioner but god rearranged my plans and i am a nurse health coach/supervisor. it is the coolest job in the world. so as the bible says, "do not despise small beginnings. god knows what he is doing. put your plans before him, he won't let you down. loved "we are marshall" we saw the late show last night. how neat to send a communication to someone who attends that school. bless you! colleen

i have been a nurse for 5 years and just want out of the whole hospital system. i want to help people but not when they are so acute. i was going to apply for a health coach position and i was wondering if you could give me a little hindsight into what it acutually entails. im really serious and would love all the information i could get.

thanks so much,

melanie