First time poster needing advice! I am about to get my BA in Sociology next semester and have just recently decided that I want to go into nursing. I just gave birth to my first baby a few weeks ago and the experience I had with my L&D nurse was so wonderful that I knew It's what I wanted to do (I've been searching for direction in my life for a while). The problem is my current life circumstance...
My husband is in the military so we have a pick-up-and-move type lifestyle. We are guaranteed to be at our current station for about 3 more years and we just happen to live a few miles away from both a university and a technical college. I looked into the university's Accelerated BSN program first, and ultimately concluded that it wasn't for me. It was too much time committed away from my family, the prereqs were double what the technical college was asking, and it was also double the tuition. In short, I settled on attending the technical college.
The technical college offers an RN program and an LPN program. At first I thought it was a no-brainer... I would go for the RN program because LPN's aren't hardly in hospitals anymore let alone working in L&D. Then I did the math... More than likely I would not have enough time here at this station to finish the prereqs AND finish the RN program before we are reassigned elsewhere. Luckily, the LPN program admits for both the fall and spring semesters and only requires one prereq (plus it's a shorter program), so I would likely have time to finish that program.
I guess what I really need is someone to talk me into the LPN program. Truthfully, I'm pretty disappointed that I can't go for my RN right away, so I need to know that LPN is still a great start. I worry about being able to find a good bridge program after getting my diploma, because I definitely don't want to get stuck in a rut and not accomplish the ultimate goal. So can anyone offer any encouragement? Perhaps give me some advice about finding a good bridge program? What are the benefits of becoming an LPN first?
Well, my friends went LPN and then RN. It was nice for them but they weren't dead set on a specialty minus the one girl working with mrdd kids and she did that as an LPN. However, you may have to take more pre-reqs for an LPN to RN program. I think our LPN program had similar pre-reqs but not as many for their LPN program (I think it was the same anatomy). A lot of people who failed the RN program like my friend did do the LPN and then the LPN to RN program. He graduated the same semester with his LPN as I did my RN and then he is graduating this year with his RN along with his wife.
A lot of doctor offices in my area advertise for medical assistant or LPN.
applesxoranges, BSN, RN
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Well, my friends went LPN and then RN. It was nice for them but they weren't dead set on a specialty minus the one girl working with mrdd kids and she did that as an LPN. However, you may have to take more pre-reqs for an LPN to RN program. I think our LPN program had similar pre-reqs but not as many for their LPN program (I think it was the same anatomy). A lot of people who failed the RN program like my friend did do the LPN and then the LPN to RN program. He graduated the same semester with his LPN as I did my RN and then he is graduating this year with his RN along with his wife.
A lot of doctor offices in my area advertise for medical assistant or LPN.