Career plan beyond LVN

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Specializes in Pediatric, Med/Surg, Psych, Hospice.

Do any of you who are currently LVN's plan to go back to school to specialize in a specific area of nursing? Any ideas or advice would really be appreciated.

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Specializes in Mother-Baby, Rehab, Hospice, Memory Care.

I graduated from LPN school last spring and I am just starting on prereq's for an RN bridge program, which hopefully can be completed within the next 1-2 years. I just started in a LDRP unit in a hospital and I hope to either continue to L&D, PP, or maybe NICU as an RN. There's so many different opportunities out there in nursing!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I'm just seeking to earn the "RN" title, as it possesses more earning power and advancement opportunities than the LVN license.

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Specializes in med/surg,LTC,Home Health.

I am going to Massage Therapy School in the fall. I plan to continue into medical massage with a specialty in Lymphedema Therapy. There is a continued ed program in my area for this specailty.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTC/Geriatric.

I'm just starting LPN school this September, so I don't know what the future holds! At this point, I think I would love to work with post partum mothers (since an LPN can't do actual L + D) or on the pediatric ward.

however, I'm not ruling anything out. I'm sure I'll have a much better idea of what I'd like to do after I'm finished my course.

I'll be 32 when I finish LPN school and if I LOVE nursing, then my goal will be to be a full BScN by the time I'm 40.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

I wish to get certifications in long term care and addiction, maybe dialysis. Also, I am seeking to go into home care. I am not crazy about the hospital, but since I am a new nurse, this is the best place to be for experience for the time being. Not interested in being an RN, I am satisfied in exploring options at this level. The massage therapy deal sounds very interesting...if I see something like that here in New York, I would certainly do it...or reflexology.

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