Please help me out im confused!!!!!

[mz.hellokitty]

hi :)

okay so im really confused on what to do with my career:o i have a son that i need to take care of,if someone would help id really appriciate it alot. :redbeathe

im really interested in being a r.n but ive heard that i should go be a lvn first to get some nursing/working experience then go back to school to do the rn program. my mom told me that it would be much easier to get into the rn program if i do lvn first.

are there any classes i should take before taking these programs?

what do you think is best to do?

any suggestions on what to do?

thank you very much for your time

[jennylouwho]

At my CC, it takes just as long to get into the LPN program then it does to get into the ADN program. Yes, there is a bridge program that makes it easier to go from LPN to RN, but I myself wouldn't go that route. It seems like at least in my county the only jobs new LPNs are finding is in LTC and not in the hospitals.

I'd take the classes that are pre-reqs. I'd also plan on taking A&P 1 and possibly Chemistry if it's required.

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

I am not sure if LVN needs pre reqs as well. Your best bet though is to go speak to an adviser at your school though because all schools have different requirements.

Best of luck to you

[calif-me]

Hi,

I decided to become an LVN first. I work on a med/surg unit in my local hospital. I've been there for about 7 months now. I'm not so sure I want to be an RN on the m/s unit because it involves alot more work than I currently do now, and i'm struggling at times to get business taken care of. I've been able to get a clearer pic of the RN expectations now that i've been there awhile. Once I decide to move forward I only need three prereq classes and then i'll transfer into a third semester RN program. I'm glad I did things this way. Best wishes on whatever path you decide to take.

[mz.hellokitty]

thanks to all :)

[morningland]

I would not waste your time going through the LVN route if being an RN is what you want to do. In my ADN program you are only accepted on a GPA basis and any other experience dosent matter. Plus, it will take much longer to get your LVN then bridge to RN because they are two seperate programs to apply for. I would only use LVN as a backup plan if you don't make it through the RN program

[happilymarried]

I am a traditional student and just completed the third semester of my RN program. My advice to you would be to thoroughly check out the LPN to RN program before you go that route. When my third semester started we had 10 LPN's join our class. We took our last final for third semester on Monday and 5 of the LPN's failed. None of the traditional students failed. Please don't take this as if I am implying that LPN's can't handle an RN program, I don't think that at all. What I do think is that third semester (at least at my school) is incredibly intense! When you couple the volumous workload with learning the ins and outs of a new school and trying to approach problems from a different viewpoint it may add up to a disaster. That was certainly the case for the 5 LPN's in my class that did not make it to fourth semester. Those nurses are incredibly bright and contributed a lot to our class and they still didn't make it. Just my , take from it what you choose. Best of luck in whatever way you go!!