LPN school decision.

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Specializes in LTC/Subacute.

I have been accepted to the LPN program at IVY Tech in indiana. I was hoping for ASN, but what do ya do. My conundrum is that I am a single guy that will have to resign from my job and take out major loans to get through, plus work part time. In the opinions out there, is it worth $8 or $9000 dollars in loans to become an LPN. I already have loans from my bachelors that I'm paying and I really don't like debt! I want to get my RN, but can't decide whether to do the LPN thing or try to improve my prereq scores (3 B', 1 A and a 90 TEAS) and try for the RN program again. I would appreciate any opinions, thanks.

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go for your lpn. then work on your adn. for one you'll see if nursing is for you. two, if it is you'll be able to work and make a deciet amount of money while in school for your adn. the state that i live in, the bon won't accept lpn-bsn.

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

Welcome to our online family! :welcome:

Some people might think it was foolish of me to borrow $20,000 for an LVN/LPN program, but the education has paid for itself several times over. I've been earning in the $45,000 to $50,000 range for the past couple of years, which is more than what many people with BA degrees in humanities majors will ever earn.

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Specializes in LTC/Subacute.

Thanks to both of you. I have a BA in behavioral/social science with a minor in anthro. I have been a mental health case manager for 7 years and have no advancement possibility. I have always wanted to be a nurse like my uncle, he has great stories, but am just now getting to it. The financial problems of school are what have given me the jitters. I think my mind is now made up, again, to just do it. I'll be done roughly this time next year anyway. Again, thanks.

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Thanks to both of you. I have a BA in behavioral/social science with a minor in anthro. I have been a mental health case manager for 7 years and have no advancement possibility. I have always wanted to be a nurse like my uncle, he has great stories, but am just now getting to it. The financial problems of school are what have given me the jitters. I think my mind is now made up, again, to just do it. I'll be done roughly this time next year anyway. Again, thanks.

Josh you may want to look into universities & such that offer a faster paced or the call it advanced standing in nursing for the bsn if you already have a bachelors you would go two years and get the bachelors in nursing, wish I had, just from my perspective as an LPN for ten years and did not have a bachelors obviously, and now have work experience but no RN to go into MSN as I planned originally..good luck to you though whichever you choose! :")

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Again, I wanted to add that alot of schools (with the BSN if you already have a bachelors) will allow a bachelors student enter the faster paced or advanced standing track ( sometimes only taking 18 months I have seen) and as an LPN for ten years, I have worked in hospitals, etc and better to have atleast RN in hospital setting, but also with BSN if it only takes a couple of years (not that it will be easy, but neither is LPN unlike what people like to think, and you get out and do same job for less $$ and recognition!) I am coming from having work experience as a nurse and now looking at bsn & msn and would of been way better off with the RN or atleast if I had a bachelors in anything else. They look at how many credits and if you have the other prerequisites, etc But good luck to you though! I wish you the best, and you will learn alot in LPN school and on the job, just don't wait as long as I did or longer for that RN if that is what you want :")

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