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I did my program through a vocational training center who employed lecturers from the national university of my country. The theory was taught online but I don't have any issues with that. However, I had my clinicals at a government hospital at a neighbouring country because the biggest hospitals in our country couldn't accommodate too many students and they were already overcrowded. I didn't get enough practice in the nursing art lab and faced a lot of difficulties in clinicals because I couldn't properly communicate with the nurses (language barriers) and had no proper mentors to guide us.

Hello. I'm an LPN student awaiting graduation, currently working as a medical interpreter at the local hospital. I passed my 1 year course, but since I did my studies online, our practical training was inadequate and I feel very incompetent. I have two choices for my course of action: join the RN program or work a little while at the local hospital because there's a high possibility that I may not be selected for the RN program due to excess applications. A lot of nurses at the local hospital are willing to help me out but I still feel inadequate and incompetent. I feel like even if I join work, I may be too incompetent that I'll just turn out to be an additional burden instead of having an opportunity to learn. In case I don't get selected for the program, should I join work as an LPN or should I wait until the next intake to polish my skills and learn more? Thank you for your advices!