Not sure which nursing path to take.

[Blueeyes09]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the group. I'm currently at a community college taking classes. I have taken all of the prerequisites for the R.N program and am currently taking A&P 1. The waitlist for the program is at least a year to get in, if not a year and a half. The local vocational school has no waitlist for the L.P.N program. I would more than likely go on to the R.N program if I did the L.P.N program. I'm wondering if I should just get on the waitlist and not bother spending a year to become an L.P.N, or if I should try to get into the L.P.N program. Sorry for the rambling, I'm just confused about what to do. Any suggestions? Thanks. :)

[Mrsvirgomama, BSN]

Here's what I did: When I applied for my nursing program, I applied to both the LPN and the RN program. I got into the LPN. It was a year long program (3 semesters) and then I applied to the transition program shortly after (one semester later because I have to get my license first and could not apply until I had it).

Best thing about being a LPN transition is that I can work. I have applied some of my skills to use and more confidence in skills. I am will be graduating in May. It took about almost the same time to get my RN rather than waiting to get into the RN program 1st. RN was always by goal and I got it even thought I had to become a LPN first.