Bachelor`s in Psychology Struggling to Get into RN

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Specializes in Psychology.

Who else has or had a non nursing degree before they sought out to earn their nursing license? I am struggling as a caregiver/nurse aide and need to be able to support myself during a nursing program(if I get accepted into the LVN program at Bell Tech), the college I found has a 68% NCLEX pass rate for 2019 but through 2015-2018 their NCLEX rates were superb.

IDK what that means but they do not require pre requisites which is perfect for me right now!

I have read that some LVN employers would pay for you to get your RN license .

What kind of jobs can I work with a psychology degree until I get in the clinical field? What kind of work did you do before you became an RN?

Any advice is much appreciated!

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Getting into any nursing school is not easy.

Consult the college that awarded your degree. Some of your credits may apply to a nursing degree. It depends on whoever accepts your application.

Search the job boards for any positions that require a BSN in psych.

Best wishes.

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Most of the people in my nursing school classes had college degrees. We were well-educated but unskilled. You are not alone or unusual.

I really can't think of jobs that use your degree. I worked as a CNA and lived with my parents. The CNA job paid for community college nursing school and most of my expenses.

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Human services agencies often hire folks at the BA level for entry-level direct care/case management positions. (Not to be confused with nursing case managers.)

Honestly, you'd have some job flexibility and opportunities if you got your CNA certificate and did that while in school. (Also, the experience would go well with your studies.)

Not too many places left that will pay an LPN to go through an RN program- there are a lot of new RNs already looking for work. (And now with the recession, experienced ones will soon be as well...)

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A 68% NCLEX rate is terrible. Why would you consider this school? And why are you going for an LVN at this time? What is your end goal with nursing?

Why don’t you consider an ABSN program? If you are eventually wanting your RN this would be the most time efficient way to go.

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2 hours ago, Jedrnurse said:

Human services agencies often hire folks at the BA level for entry-level direct care/case management positions. (Not to be confused with nursing case managers.)

Honestly, you'd have some job flexibility and opportunities if you got your CNA certificate and did that while in school. (Also, the experience would go well with your studies.)

Not too many places left that will pay an LPN to go through an RN program- there are a lot of new RNs already looking for work. (And now with the recession, experienced ones will soon be as well...)

I don't have a CNA certificate. I just have the experience.

I'll look into the agencies.

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2 hours ago, LovingLife123 said:

A 68% NCLEX rate is terrible. Why would you consider this school? And why are you going for an LVN at this time? What is your end goal with nursing?

Why don’t you consider an ABSN program? If you are eventually wanting your RN this would be the most time efficient way to go.

Sigh. please read the above posts. ABSN would take longer than an LVN program. I need to be in the field ASAP. End goal with nursing really depends so many options

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2 hours ago, implathszombie9 said:

Sigh. please read the above posts. ABSN would take longer than an LVN program. I need to be in the field ASAP. End goal with nursing really depends so many options

The opportunities for LVN/LPNs is, and has been shrinking for a long time. No disrespect to practical nursing- I've worked with amazing LPNs- but that's just the way nursing is going. You state that you "need" to be in the field ASAP (what in the world does that even mean?) but the practical nursing route may leave you with a license and not many job prospects...

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39 minutes ago, Jedrnurse said:

The opportunities for LVN/LPNs is, and has been shrinking for a long time. No disrespect to practical nursing- I've worked with amazing LPNs- but that's just the way nursing is going. You state that you "need" to be in the field ASAP (what in the world does that even mean?) but the practical nursing route may leave you with a license and not many job prospects...

Not in my area. There are a lot of jobs hiring LVNs here in Houston. Some of my nurse friends were LVNs before they were RNs.

ASAP means... ASAP LOL

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8 hours ago, implathszombie9 said:

Not in my area. There are a lot of jobs hiring LVNs here in Houston. Some of my nurse friends were LVNs before they were RNs.

ASAP means... ASAP LOL

re: ASAP- yeah, I know that. I was curious about the "need" part.

Did you mean you need a job ASAP? Because a search on AN will lead you to a LOT of posts from people who thought that nursing would be the end all and be all for their careers who then found out otherwise...

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On 5/2/2020 at 1:15 AM, Jedrnurse said:

re: ASAP- yeah, I know that. I was curious about the "need" part.

Did you mean you need a job ASAP? Because a search on AN will lead you to a LOT of posts from people who thought that nursing would be the end all and be all for their careers who then found out otherwise...

LOL no, I never said being a nurse was the end all be all. S

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