how many cna's plan to continue their education?

Im going to be doing the same thing.

I am already CNA and I will be applying to nursing school for Fall 2010

I became a nursing assistant back in December and I start nursing school this August.

glad everyone is on the same page and i'm not crazy for doing it that way :)

I am a planner...I need to plan or else i get way too impatient. I am currently getting my CNA, will go to school this fall to get my LPN and maybe, in the next couple years, after I gain some experience, I will go for my RN. There are many ways to go about this, you just have to find the path thats right for you!

I don't know about you guys, but where I live CNA's make good money in comparison to many of the other jobs out there. Nursing school isn't cheap, so its a pretty good option.

a side question: Where I'm from LPN's are pretty much being eliminated. Is it the same for everyone else? I just keep hearing people talking about going for it, and we really only have rn programs around here.

I plan on going back to school as well.

Becoming a CNA was my first step. LPN will be next then eventually RN. I am choosing to take the time to become an LPN first because I don't want to work as a CNA for however many years it takes to become an RNmaking so little, when there's good money to be made on my way up the ladder.

I don't know anything about the phasing out of LPNs. The only place I ever hear about that is here on the forum, but then, I'm not working yet either.

Dondie

I'm taking A&P 1&2 over the summer & in the fall finishing up my last pre-reqs. I'd like to apply to some nursing schools but I'm also considering applying to an LPN program. My mom doesn't think this a good idea (she's an RN) but its just an option just in case I can't get into an RN program. I work at an ALF & there are tons of LPNs there, and when I did my clinicals at an LTC for my CNA class I saw a few LPNs too.

I'm a CNA and currently enrolled in a Medical Assistant degree program!

I take my state board exam on July 10th. After that I will be going to get my PCT certification. I am planning to become a R.N. I'm not sure if I want to take the LPN route yet. I want to work in a hospital, and not only are their opportunites limited in hospitals in my area, but I dont know if I want to spend the extra money to be an LPN just to become a R.N eventually. I'm undecied about that, as well as going for my ASN or straight to my BSN. I'm baby stepping it though. One at a time. I'm sure the right route will come my way in time. My ultimate goal is to become a NP, since its the closest I can be to being a doctor(what I've always wanted to be) and I get to gain more knowledge(I love to learn). But I have a long way to go before that.

I've been working as a CNA for 10 months and am applying for LPN school which starts in January. I'm hoping to take a Med Tech class in August and work 3 days a week as Med Tech while going to school. After school I can work at my LTC as an LPN while going to school for my RN. I'm 54, but I figure I've got a good 20 years to work yet...LOL

I have been a CNA for 2 years and I graduate with my RN next year. Take whatever path you need to take to get the RN. If you are going to do the LPN path make sure you bridge over to RN because I know that one day the LPN position will disappear.