LPN to RN in Washington...

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i'm currently in ca looking to possibly move to wa. i am currently in lpn school to be completed in 4/2004. can anyone give me info about going to lpn to rn in your state? is anyone doing it currently or did it in the past? any input would be greatly appreciated! also one more thing...what is the job market for lpn's? mostly snf, acute, etc. thanks all in advance for your input! :)

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Specializes in ICU, psych, corrections.

Gonzaga University in Spokane offers a LOT of transitional nursing classes. We are looking to eventually move there because they offer a CRNA program. And the cost of living is DIRT CHEAP!!! I am not sure about an LPN to RN, but they do offer an RN to BSN and an RN to MSN, as well as some others. Check them out.

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Thanks for the info! I'll check them out.

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I don't think that Gonzaga has an LPN to RN program specifically..check out ICN it is a collaborative between Whitworth, WSU and Eastern WA U. You choose which school to receive your degree from but everyone attends classes at the same location. The spokane community college has an RN program but I have heard (I do not know if it is true)..they had like 1000 applicants for less than 100 slots. The only problem with Gonzaga is the $$$ it is a private catholic college..Last I heard again (could be wrong) it was around 30k to 40k per year to attend.

As far as the job market in Spokane for LPNs...many many opps in LTC not as many in the hospitals.

Housing is affordable..median price is around 160-170k..apartments go from around 600/ month.

There are more schools over on the west side (Seattle) and I would assume more opportunity for a nurse as well but the average house price over there is much higher...I am not sure what the wages are from side to side for an LPN..

Hope this helps a little ...Spokane is actually a pretty nice place to live..I like it...Erin

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You might want to check out Peninsula College in Port Angeles. They have a two year RN program, plus a program for LPN's wishing to become RN's. The housing is, from what I have heard from a colleague from California, very good. I wish you luck.

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Specializes in Trauma/ED.

In Longview (1hr North of Portland, OR) I go to a community college (http://www.lcc.ctc.edu) which is a great school if you ask me...very challenging but puts out great nurses.

You can enter at the beginning of the RN program with your LPN license and it would only take you 3 quarters to have your RN in hand!

Larry

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I am also looking at the possibility of an advanced placement to get my RN. The problem is that I graduated in 1991, and I think that is too long ago to be eligible to enter at the advanced stage. Anyone know if there is a college that I can enter the transitional course even though my nursing courses were that long ago? I've been working as an LPN this whole time. I don't know if they take that into consideration.

~Tutti~

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Clark College in Vancouver, WA (15 minutes North of Portland, OR) also takes 3 quarters to go from licensedLPN to RN. I've heard there is more space available for an LPN to get in to complete the RN classes than it is to get in at the begining of the program.

Also, the Portland, OR area has 4 (5?) Community Colleges that offer an RN.

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i'm currently in ca looking to possibly move to wa. i am currently in lpn school to be completed in 4/2004. can anyone give me info about going to lpn to rn in your state? is anyone doing it currently or did it in the past? any input would be greatly appreciated! also one more thing...what is the job market for lpn's? mostly snf, acute, etc. thanks all in advance for your input! :)

i attend walla walla community college. they have the lpn program in 4 quarters and then 3 more quarters for the rn program. the program is very demanding but i am learning lots. the program has very good caring teachers. the town walla walla, is small and of course living is not that expensive. go to their web site wwcc.edu

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I don't think that Gonzaga has an LPN to RN program specifically..check out ICN it is a collaborative between Whitworth, WSU and Eastern WA U. You choose which school to receive your degree from but everyone attends classes at the same location. The spokane community college has an RN program but I have heard (I do not know if it is true)..they had like 1000 applicants for less than 100 slots. The only problem with Gonzaga is the $$$ it is a private catholic college..Last I heard again (could be wrong) it was around 30k to 40k per year to attend.

As far as the job market in Spokane for LPNs...many many opps in LTC not as many in the hospitals.

Housing is affordable..median price is around 160-170k..apartments go from around 600/ month.

There are more schools over on the west side (Seattle) and I would assume more opportunity for a nurse as well but the average house price over there is much higher...I am not sure what the wages are from side to side for an LPN..

Hope this helps a little ...Spokane is actually a pretty nice place to live..I like it...Erin

Erin,

HI......:)

I am preparing to go to college in January here in Spokane, my home town.

I read that SCC is pretty competitive for the RN program..of which I heard too and know. Is there a LESS competitive route to take to get to that degree that you know of? Like, for example, can you get an AA degree thru the college and then transfer, or is that competitive as well? Good grief, I have to get thru all the pre-reqs first!!! :uhoh21:

Are all colleges this way when it comes to Nursing programs? Or is it because they only can have so many students at one time? or what.

If you don't know, that's okay, but maybe you might know how I can find out.

Thanks for any info! Sonja

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Specializes in Urgent Care.

Bellingham Technical College

Starts only in the fall

You must be a working LPN with a certain #of hrs paid work as lpn (cant remember right now if it was 160 or 400)

Prereqs: Precalc, microbiology and Dev. Psych +LPN License

If you hurry up you could be in class with my wife, she was the first one signed up last week for nextfalls (2006) start date!!

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Gonzaga University in Spokane offers a LOT of transitional nursing classes. We are looking to eventually move there because they offer a CRNA program. And the cost of living is DIRT CHEAP!!! I am not sure about an LPN to RN, but they do offer an RN to BSN and an RN to MSN, as well as some others. Check them out.

Do you know an LPN-RN school near Redmond WA?

thanks!

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