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WHOA! PA AND MA --------- BIIIIIIIGGGGGGGG DIFFERENCE!IT JUST SHOWS THEIR IGNORANCE, IF THEY KNEW AS MUCH ABOUT THE MEDICAL FIELD AS THEY PORTRAY, THEY WOULD KNOW THERE WAS NO WAY IN HELL THEY WERE PA'S ( NOT TO MENTION THE MINIMUM OF 60 K / YEAR DIFFERENCE!

Hey Mel, Just Finished Lpn On Dec 15. From J Sargeant Reynolds In Richmond Virginia, Dont Know How Far That Is. I Have Heard If You Can Go Straight O The Rn Program Do It, I Only Took Step By Step Because The Rn Waiting List Was So Long And Lpn Have Senority Over New Rn Applicants. I Did Pre Recs Beginning In Jan 2004, Skipped A Semester And Failed A Semester And Just Graduated. So You Do The Math - However Some Of The Other Students Were Taking Their Pre Recs During The Course, So Im Not Exactly Sure How That Works. John Tyler In Petersburg Has A Transition Course From Lpn To Rn But The Downside , And I Just Found This Out Is That You Have To Work As An Lpn For One Year Before You Can Begin. That Sucks! If You Can Shoot For The Rn, Just Bypass All The Middle Steps. Thats My Advice. Rn Program Lasting Between 3 & 4 Years, And Lpn To Rn ( Including Pre Recs ) Lasts 2 Semesters After The Completion Of Lpn. Your Choice. Here's The Info.

Yeah I Know Its More Education, But It Seems To Me Like Im Hearing It Doesn't Really Make A Difference Once Your In The Field. I Am A Single Mother Of Two And Am Not Trying To Spend Any More Time In School Or The Poor House If I Really Dont Have To, I Want To Earn Enough Money To Be Comfortable And Spoil My Children, Do You All Think I Could Do That On Rn Salary Or Would It Be A Better Move To Go For The Bsn, ( I Am Interested In Working On Psyche Units W/ Adolescents )