LPN college matter?

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Hello all -

I am a LNA looking to become a LPN. :) I am starting 1/08 for a 18 month program. Do you find in the working world that it matters which college you got your degree from? Also, do you find most people who are a LNA dont want to continue to be a LPN or RN?

Thanks!

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Specializes in Cardiac, Med-Surg, ICU.
Hello all -

I am a LNA looking to become a LPN. :) I am starting 1/08 for a 18 month program. Do you find in the working world that it matters which college you got your degree from? Also, do you find most people who are a LNA dont want to continue to be a LPN or RN?

Thanks!

In the real world, it usually does not matter where you attended school, most places only care about two things: state approval and/or national accreditation and valid licensure for the state you reside in. An LNA is equivalent to a nursing assistant, correct? Many NA's go on for LPN or RN, on my unit I would say most are in school, with few exceptions. Hope that answers your questions.

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I never knew there was such a title as a LNA. I don't think that it matters which college you get a degree from. What matters is that your are accredited, state approved, and practice within your scope of nursing for your state in which you plan on working in. I do hope this helps. I wish you the best of luck in everything that you do. May God bless you and may you go far in life. :balloons::):yeah:

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Specializes in acute, med/surg/ER/geri/CPR instructor.

I dont think it matters what college you go to. What you put in is what you get out of it. If it is an accredited program..then it shouldnt make a difference where you go. :balloons:Good Luck:balloons:

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

In the real world, hiring managers do not really care about where you attended school. Their main concerns are that you have a license, a pulse, a warm body, and a willingness to fill their empty shifts. As long as you're a warm body with an interest in the position that needs to be filled, potential employers care about nothing else.

No job interviewer has ever asked me about my schooling.

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Please keep in mind that I am only in pre-nursing, but this is how it is here: if I receive my LPN certificate from a vocational school rather than from the community college, my credits won't transfer to the LPN to RN program I want to eventually enroll in.

Just my two cents.

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Specializes in med-surg, geriatrics, adult homecare.
Hello all -

I am a LNA looking to become a LPN. :) I am starting 1/08 for a 18 month program. Do you find in the working world that it matters which college you got your degree from? Also, do you find most people who are a LNA dont want to continue to be a LPN or RN?

Thanks!

I would like to attempt to answer the second question you ask about LNA,also known as CNA,in my part of the country.Do they continue on to become an LPN or RN ? I do not think,you can one answer that would cover the whole group. I also think,you would be better served,if you only focus on you and your goals,and not be influenced by others in a negative way. I have seen a lot of that going on.Do not let anyone discourage you. Surround yourself with positive things and people who will cheer you on. I find this whole message board very encouraging,so it is a part of my online support system. In real time,I keep people in my life who cheer me on,as well as I do with them.

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I would like to thank all of you for your responses & encouragement.

To answer one of the questions, the school I am going to is a secondary thus no continueing onward to RN. I will most likely do so online as that will be much easier for work life balance.

Its a long term goal for me & I look forward to one day achieving it. :)

Much fortune to each one of you in your nursing goals!

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