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Hey guys. I have always wanted to be a nurse but was always too afraid to take the leap. I have 3 kiddos, about to turn 32 and my husband has his GED but we can't make ends meet so I am going to help life some weight off his shoulders and get into what I love doing. Helping people. My question is, I am SO afraid to fail...I was never good at math so I worry about that but I also worry about flunking the skills test. Is there a ton of math in school? I feel like I will get nervous and bomb skills test or school in general. Not sure I am smart enough for this lol. Also, once you become an LPN, do you have to take classes every year to stay licensed?

Thanks! Signed, Neurotic mama 😂

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Hi and welcome,

The math is fairly basic and most schools offer courses to get you ready to take the credit classes required. I would consider getting your CNA license first so you can obtain some basic skills which might lessen your anxiety, generate family income and make professional contacts that could lead to employment opportunities after you graduate. Best wishes.

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Specializes in critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU.

LVN programs excellent entry....especially if a hospital based school, you can always do upward mobility to RN in future if your desire....

ive seen hospital based LVN programs, change people's lives, re quality of family life and income....take a look at Tyler county hospital school of nursing....in woodville, Texas.........there are similar programs in most states,

best wishes

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Second the idea of getting a CNA job first. You can probably take the course (6-8 weeks) at the local voc-tech school or even at a nursing home (SNF) or hospital and get to work right away. Then when some of the more pressing bills get paid, you can take a basic algebra course (which is all you need) in night school at the high school or local community college and look into the relative costs and time involved in going right for your associate's degree, which will give you more options and better pay than LPN/LVN.

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