LPN School Here I Come!!!!! Help Im Scared

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Hello to everyone. I am new to all nurses and very excited. I will begin LPN school in two weeks. This will begin my journey toward becoming a RN. I already have a degree in Clinical Laboratory Science and work in the stat lab in the Emergency Room. However in that career I won't be able to climb the "career" ladder, so I have decided to exit this career as soon as possible. Yes becoming a LPN I will take a major pay cut but I am looking at the bigger picture. I have a question for all the LPN's out there or current students. How hard is the program??????:bowingpur

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

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Specializes in Allergy and Immunology.

Hi MsDanny,

Im going partime in the lpn program, I have 2 semesters left. I have already done pharm and foundations and all the other pre reqs. I will be starting med-Surg 1 and 2 and 2 rounds of clinicals this next month. the my last semester I have clinicals 2,3,4 and a family nursing class, then Im done in May 2009. Then I will apply to RN school. The program is challenging for most. And for me the hard part was the math, I have never liked math, so I had to relearn everything. I had even for got how to do a fraction :bugeyes:. So my advice would be to brush up on the math skills if thats an issue for you, and practice your CNA skills, if you dint currently work as one. Also I started reading the claissifications of meds way before I had pharm, but it really helped me when the time came. This summer I will be studying med-surg to get a jump start, because my full time classmates took it last semester and alot of them struggled and a few didnt pass. And I cant afford to fail. I will also practice my LPN and CNA skills I learned in foundations and math. Because in order to go out on clinicals you have to pass a math test first. So good luck I hope that gave you some Idea.

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Thanks it does give me some idea of the difficulty. I guess I have a lot on my plate to deal with. However anything that is important to you takes commitment and dedication, so I am officially ready to take on this challenge.:yeah:

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

you want to read this thread: https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/first-day-nursing-school-235170.html

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Hello to all , I live in the downtown Baltimore area. I've been on the waiting list for RN/ LPN programs at the near by community colleges since 2005, still no response, Any way, I decided to travel to DC and enroll inone of their nursing program. My first two attempts will be with VMT and Radiant. Has anyone attended either :nurse:school . could give advise ?

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I'm scheduled for pre-entry testing for the LPN program for VMT any advise.

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