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hi. im new to the nursing field. And im considering becoming bsn. but the prequistes takes forever. is the lpn a faster route to get in the rn program. yes or no. And do any one know any lpn programs that are good in fort lauderdale, miami

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I was originally going for my associates, and then decided It was a waste of time and I needed to get my BSN. I found taking the pre reqs at a community college saved me ALOT of money...And now instead of going another 2 years for my Associates, I'm going for 2 1/2 to 3 years for my BSN.

I would suggest Find a bsn program you like, check what classes they require and take as many of them as you can at a community college. Make sure they can transfer first. most states have a website you can determine what classes transfer to what school for which class.

I kinda of accidentally fell into getting my degree this way and it actually saves a lot of time and money.

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originally I was going for my ASN, but decided (and realized) that I only had a few extra classes to go to go for the BSN. I am taking care of those four this semester and over the summer. I have applied for ASN too mostly as a back up plan, since I'm done with those prereqs, but am shooting for BSN programs. Honestly, I would not go for LPN. I know of a lot of LPN's that graduated, then immediately returned to school for RN. In our area, LPN's are being phased out in lieu of RN's. Most LPN's work in home care or elder care. If that's what you want to do, go for it, but for myself, I want to deliver babies at some point and in order to do that I need at LEAST an RN to start the certification process for midwifery. It all depends on what your long term goals are.

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