PN students/How far do you drive to attend class?

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I'm just curious, how far do you drive to attend your program? My sister drives 35 minutes each way, each day just to attend her lpn program. I'm going to have to drive an hour each way just to attend a part time program. I just wanted to see if anyone else out there has a drive just to attend nursing school.

Thanks,

Marci

Specializes in LTC, MSP, ICU.

I have to drive about 25 miles to class, but some of my clinicals are 50-75 miles one way. We live in a really rural area and unless, I wanted to do my clinicals in the LTC I already work in, I have to drive. I chose this option so as not to confuse my current pts, as a cna, but being able to give them pain meds, etc as a SPN but not as an aide later that night.

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It only takes me about 15 minutes to get to my school from home, and I take the small roads only. If I were to take the highway, maybe about 5-10 minutes :wink2:

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it takes me 45 min. thats probably like 35 -40 miles plus the traffic. theres is a school 5 min. away from my hause but didn't go there co'z im worried i might have so much friends close by and can't concenrate on my study.

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Specializes in LTC, hospice, home health.

I live about 19 miles from school. I'm now counting my blessings. The next phase of my education, the bridge program, will be an extra 20 miles or so. I was grumbling before, but I think I'll stop now. Thanks for putting this into perspective for me.

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less than a mile. at first i hated where i live, however it's so close to everything i need now, work/school. god does work in mysterious ways and i love it.

i'm just curious, how far do you drive to attend your program? my sister drives 35 minutes each way, each day just to attend her lpn program. i'm going to have to drive an hour each way just to attend a part time program. i just wanted to see if anyone else out there has a drive just to attend nursing school.

thanks,

marci

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Specializes in floor to ICU.

I am an LVN hoping to transition in May. Both of the schools I am applying to are 45-55 miles away.

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7 3/4 miles to school so about 10 minutes or so since its highway driving. To clinicals it could be from one street away from me to no more than 50miles away BUT after looking at the list of places clinicals have been held, it looks as if I'll be driving no longer than 15 minutes. Thats not to say, when my clinicals start, they won't add new places (which, with my luck, WILL be 50 miles)

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Specializes in LTC.

just finish LPN progam (the 1st 2 semesters of the RN program) and passed my boards two weeks ago, I am now finishing the RN program (obviously the same school) Classes are 20 min. away and clinical have been anywhere from 3 miles to 70 miles away depending on the unit we are doing quite a spread in distances!

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