LPN or ASN

U.S.A. New Jersey

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Ok, so I thought I had decided to go to school to get my LPN, and move up from there. I would have to go at night so it would take 2 yrs and cost 10k! The school does not take FA so it would be all loans and personal dollars! Then it was brought to my attention that 1 could do the 1 yr of pre-reqs and 1 yr for my ASN and be better off because i could at least get a job. With the way hospitals are trying to get magnet status I would end up working in LTC if I worked after LPN school. My point after this very long story is....go to LPN school for 2 yrs knowing I do not want to work in LTC, at all, or just do my pre-reqs get my MST over the summer so I can do EKGS in hospitals and then do my ASN( and get FA) so I can actually work in hospitals??? anyone have any advice, experiences ????

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Jobs are hard to come by these days either way, but an RN license beats an LPN license, usually. Go for the RN if possible.

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That's what I was thinking especially if I'm going to sit in class for 2 yrs of my life, but not even work after that because I don't want to do LTC, seems like a waste of 10k....and 10k seems a lil pricey for an LPN don't you think?

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Wow, I just got done looking at Camden County College's summer brochure for the MST program. I just found out today that BCIT canceled their May lpn class that I was supposed to start. Now I'm like what do I do? I don't want to have $16000 in loans from Lincoln tech for my lpn when like you said I could get my mst, work in a hospital and then go for my rn and get financial aid. I don't know how much MST's make but at least I would have a job in a hospital that may even pay for my education. I just have no patience and want to be an rn now lol!!! I have 26 college credits and 4 more pre-req classes to take but I keep getting wait listed.

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Wow why did they cancel their class??? I was going to go to bcit next feb, but for the price and the time...I could get an asn! At virtua a entry level right out of school MST makes 14 buks! That's pretty darn good for 4 or so months of school. Check out the virtua website lots of MST posistions!!!the wait list r crazy! I thought they needed nurses...sorry but I'm not waitn 3 yrs!

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Also camden county tech has an MST class in sept at night 6-10, that's where I'm going.

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Thanks that's good to know, I'm gonna call in the morning to find out about ccc mst program that starts in May and if I don't get in there I will check the technical school for sept!

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How did you make out today? Did you decide where you will be going?

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Good I think I'm going to go to Camden county college. I have to get a 2 step PPD test that takes two weeks to do so hopefully the class won't be filled by then but who knows. They only take 16 students and they already have 5 and registration has been open for 1 week so it may be close!

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wow they only take 16!!! geez! well i hope its still open when u get ur test done...if not u can always join me at camden tech in sept!:)

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Happy to say I made it into the MST program at CCC! Classes start next month can't wait to finish and start working in a hospital, gain some experience while finishing up my pre-reqs, then start rn school. I wish there was an MST forum like this one lol!!! I guess it's pretty much a cna with a few extra skills. I talked to a friend who is a nursing supervisor and she said she feels the same way about not wanting to work in an ltc and do the repetitive work. She said her MST's can do anything from paperwork, ekg's, blood draws, emptying foleys, running all over the hospital for fluids etc., she said it's different everyday! Sounds good to me.

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