I want to become an LPN i have no idea how

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:) hi everyone

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I graduated high school in 1998, right after high school i started working for a chiropractor and i worked there for 6 years. I did attempt to go to a comunity college which only lasted for one semester. first of all it was too expensive and i couldn't get financial aid (because i wasn't a permanent resident). I also took the CNA class but didn't succeed (because i wasn't a permanent resident). I left my job when i went on maternity leave in 2004 i had a baby boy. I haven't been working ever since. Now that i am a resident my passion is to become a nurse i wanted to know how i could become an LPN, schools, steps, anything on how to can get my foot in the door in order to work in the field and get money to be an RN. I would like to know the steps i have to take to become an LPN. I've been searching for schools online that offers the RN and have not succeeded. It mostly says that you have to be an LPN to RN. I just moved to NY. Please help me every little info will be taken into consideration. thank you in advance.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

HI! If you will look at the top menu bar of this screen you will see on the far right side a button that says "Links" with a downward pointing arrow. Click on that button. A drop down menu appears. Click on "Boards of Nursing". That is a list of all the state boards of nursing in the U.S. Go to the N's where you will find a link to the New York State Board of Nursing. Click on it. You will then be on the New York State Board of Nursing web site. On the left hand side of the page is a menu. Click on "NYS Nursing Programs". The page that comes up are links to listings of the various nursing schools that are licensed by the NY Board of Nursing. The LVN link is listed as the "schools of practical nursing". There is also a link for RN programs. That is how you find a school near you. It took me about 30 seconds to do all that just now. You will have to contact each school you are interested in to get specific information about the cost of their programs and the requirements for admission.

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.
hello and welcome to the wonderful family of allnurses.com. enjoy your stay, and best of luck to you. :)

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Specializes in long term care.

Welcome to allnurses. Best wishes in your future career as a nurse. :balloons:

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thank you daytonite ur help was great i even found some schools in Nj that i can attend if i decide to move back to NJ. thank you very much and may God bless you.

And thank you for the welcomes i am glad i became a member.:balloons:

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