lpn school help

I currenty live in the chicago area and am looking foward to going to lpn school next year I have a few problems. The first one is the schools that I am looking to go to is in Indiana so I may have to relocate. Also I don't think I will be able to work and go to school if anyone has a mate how do you live on one income. My husband makes only 32,000 a year. Also how hard is it to get into a RN program once LPN program is complated?

Also, one of the schools has a program to get IV certified. Is it worth it, or does being a lpn not allow you at all to do IV's?

Welcome to allnurses.com! I was an LPN for years before getting my RN. There are many Chicago and surrounding area colleges that have LPN to RN Bridge programs. I worked during my bridge program, but if needed, I could have taken time off. One can manage!

As for the IV Cert., I would say go for it. Any and all experience can and will be helpful.

Suebird

We are living on one income now, my husband, daughter and I live on a little under 20 grand a year, but my husband is in the Navy which eliminates housing and utility costs, as well as health care. The year before this I worked and made 26 a year and saved about half of it. The first day of school our instructor told us the value of a situation is determined by it's consequences. You might have to sacrifice to get what you really want. You might have to live somewhere cheaper, or get rid of some luxuries like cable, or hair and nail appointments, or that monthly shopping trip for clothes. You might have to stop eating out. Everything I've listed, we've had to do and we have to keep track of every penny that leaves the account. We don't spend any unneccesary money. It's hard, but if it's what you want, the sacrifice is only temporary and you have to keep telling yourself that. Also, where I go to school, if you complete the first term of classes, you can start working as a CNA, it's not much money, but when you're struggling every little bit helps, and if you work with a staffing agency you can set your own hours. I hope this helps, and there are those of us in the boat you're hoping to get in and it's hard but you make it.

As far as IV Cert. I say absolutely, it's included in my tuition and a lot of hospitals won't consider someone w/out IV Cert. over someone who is certified.