Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

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OK, where is everyone from Illinois? There were 29 replies on the original intro thread. Is that it?

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Here! (Chicago)

Hello everyone. I am in Bloomington Normal Illinois. I am not a nurse yet and not even in the course. I wont be able to get in the LPN course till fall of 07 but I consider myself a nurse. NERD HUH. I am going to Heartland Comm College for my LPN then after that will figure out where to go to get my RN. I am so nervous about all of this and just want to get in the darn LPN course. :p

Hi Mrs. Stock10,

I noticed that you are froom my neck of the woods and thought I would respond too. I live in Normal and will finish my last pre-req at Heartland comm. college. Then in January 06 I am off to St. francis medical center college of nursing for BSN.

I noticed that you said you wouldn't be in HCC LPN program until 2007? Can't you apply for Fall 2006??

DBev93

RN 2 B

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Hi Mrs. Stock10,

I noticed that you are froom my neck of the woods and thought I would respond too. I live in Normal and will finish my last pre-req at Heartland comm. college. Then in January 06 I am off to St. francis medical center college of nursing for BSN.

I noticed that you said you wouldn't be in HCC LPN program until 2007? Can't you apply for Fall 2006??

DBev93

RN 2 B

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No because deadline for signup is October of 05 for Fall of 06. I wont have all my pre reqs done by october of 05. That is the way I understand it am I reading it wrong?

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Here! (Joliet)

I Saw you were from joliet me too!!!! where did you go to school for your nursing and what is your title now? I am a CNA wanting to become a LPN but i cant find any other place that offers a LPN program besides JJC e-mail me with any help [email protected]

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re reqs done

No because deadline for signup is October of 05 for Fall of 06. I wont have all my pre reqs done by october of 05. That is the way I understand it am I reading it wrong?

Hi MrsStock10:

I hadn't looked into the LPN at Heartland so I am not 100% sure, but I believe that you may apply even though you are still in progress with your prereq's. I say this because when I looked into the HCC ADN program, I understood that I could still be working on my pre-reqs such as HAP I & II and Microbiology prior to appyling. AND while I was taking Micro 2 semesters ago at HCC, there were SEVERAL people already in the ADN program who were taking Micro along with the nursing classes.

In addition, I will be attending ST Francis in Jan 2006. I will be taking the last pre-req at HCC Fall 2005. I was admitted to the BSN program with the understanding that I DO have to have them completed by Jan. 2006.

So, in a nutshell I think you should be able to go ahead and APPLY for LPN at Heartland in Oct 2005, work on pre-req to get them out of the way so that in 2006 you will only have LPN.

Hope this helps you.

DBev

RN 2 B

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Hi MrsStock10:

I hadn't looked into the LPN at Heartland so I am not 100% sure, but I believe that you may apply even though you are still in progress with your prereq's. I say this because when I looked into the HCC ADN program, I understood that I could still be working on my pre-reqs such as HAP I & II and Microbiology prior to appyling. AND while I was taking Micro 2 semesters ago at HCC, there were SEVERAL people already in the ADN program who were taking Micro along with the nursing classes.

In addition, I will be attending ST Francis in Jan 2006. I will be taking the last pre-req at HCC Fall 2005. I was admitted to the BSN program with the understanding that I DO have to have them completed by Jan. 2006.

So, in a nutshell I think you should be able to go ahead and APPLY for LPN at Heartland in Oct 2005, work on pre-req to get them out of the way so that in 2006 you will only have LPN.

Hope this helps you.

DBev

RN 2 B

I wonder who I could talk to and figure this out? I cannot talk to my advisor because he really isnt any help at all. I guess I need to investigate this a little further and see what comes up.

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Specializes in Maternal - Child Health.
I Saw you were from joliet me too!!!! where did you go to school for your nursing and what is your title now? I am a CNA wanting to become a LPN but i cant find any other place that offers a LPN program besides JJC e-mail me with any help [email protected]

Hi and welcome! I'm an RN, graduated from NIU in DeKalb waaay back in 1986. I'm originally from IL, and have lived there on and off since finishing nursing school. (My hubby gets transferred a lot.) We just recently left the Joliet area for Omaha, NE. Unfortunately, I can't practice here without taking a refresher course, so I'm looking into that now.

I can understand your frustration about finding a course. There are so many potential students, and not enough faculty. I know JJC recently added slots to their RN program, and even so, there is still a long waiting list. That seems to be pretty universal for community college programs, especially since the cost is so much less than a university-based program. Does South Suburban College still have an LPN program? Are there any vocational/technical schools that offer LPN education? Do any neighboring community colleges have shorter waiting lists, such as Moraine Valley in Palos Heights or IVCC in Oglesby? Going "out of district" is more expensive, but perhaps there would be financial aid available to help make up the difference.

Good luck!

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I wonder who I could talk to and figure this out? I cannot talk to my advisor because he really isnt any help at all. I guess I need to investigate this a little further and see what comes up.

MrsStock10:

I would definitely talk to a different advisor if your assigned one is not very helpful. My assigned advisor was "okay", however there were times over the past 1.5 yrs that I had a question, so I would just do a walk in appt and speak with whomever was available. This last time, I was glad I didn't get my advisor because the other one did a little more research on my file and found that I DID NOT have to take a particular college level math course b/c I had one from several yrs ago that met the req's for my future BSN program.

TTYL,

DBev93

RN 2 B

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Specializes in surgical, ortho.

Northern McHenry County Here (Woodstock, home of Groundhog Day) but work in Elgin. GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in Picu, ICU, Burn.

Go SOX!!!! (sorry couldn't reist)

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I lived in West Frankfort/Christopher IL most of my life. Graduated nursing from Rend Lake College. I live in Southwest Florida now. LPN roles are very different here. We can do IV pushes, hang TPN, and much more! :eek:

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Hello all!

Northwest suburbs here!! :rolleyes:

Going to Oakton Community College

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hi,

brand new lpn from bloomington/normal here!

go cubbies

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