Advice about RN school

[sandi2]

I graduated from the RN program 9 years ago. I failed my nclex 3 months after graduating. I took it again 2 years later and was close to passing but failed. Life happened and I continue to work as an LPN. I wasn't ready for it back then. I was young and had a lot of growing up to do. I now have worked as an LPN for 10 years and would like to further my education. I would like to go back to school and start over since it's been a while that I've graduated. Would a nursing program accept me to do so? Any advice would be helpful.

[emmy27]

There are refresher programs specifically designed for people who have been out of the workforce for several years (many states mandate that you take them if you go more than five years without working). One of those and an intensive NCLEX review would be a simpler starting point than repeating an RN program, if one would even accept you (I doubt they would, since you already have the degree).

It's possible a BSN program would accept you (if you haven't got a BSN already- unclear from your post) but potentially not, without the license. You'd have to ask individual programs. And again, that's a big, big investment of time and money when you have no guarantee of passing the test, so it makes sense to start smaller with a refresher course and some test prep.

Either your first program failed to prepare you adequately, or you have an issue with test-taking. The second problem is MUCH easier and cheaper to address, so I'd exhaust options to address that one before jumping back in to several years of full-time school that you may not even need.