LVN to RN without experience!!!

[milani888]

Greetings to you all! I took my LPN in the Philippines, passed my NCLEX in Arizona. I haven't worked yet as an LPN since I got my license. I know of a bridge program, LVN to RN (or ADN) which would take me a year to complete. I am not very familiar with how the RN education system in the US goes. Can I study RN without a job experience as an LVN? Am I eligilble for the bridge program? If not, what other options do I have in terms of continuing education without a job experience including the time frame to complete. Thanks a lot.

Milani

[99percentangel]

I believe that is what most LPN to RN programs do. They let you get your LPN license and then continue with the RN program without experience except what you take as part of your program. You might inquire where your school sends its students for clinicals because that is where you gain valuable experience that prepares you to be a goodhttp://dustyangels.blogspot.com nurse.

[ratel]

If you have your lvn license (whether you have worked or not) you should be eligible to take a RN bridge course... as long as you meet the schools specific prerequisite classes. Nonetheless getting experience as an lvn should help you with the clinical component.