AnonymousNursingStudent

Absolutely! Have a look at their scope of practice where you live as 12 months seems like it would be a very fast paced, intense program-where I live it’s a two year program and could really be more, but our scope is essentially that of an RN. But I’m in a very similar situation to you (rough childhood, didn’t apply myself) and I’m almost done my lpn program and doing very well! I 100% think you should do it! Its a lot of work, it’s super challenging, but it’s so rewarding! And it’s easier to study and put in effort when it’s something you care about and you have a clear goal in mind. Go for it!

It will soon be time to pick my top choices for my preceptorship and I am not sure what to do. I have an instructor that has taken an interest in me for a unit that would use my full scope of practice (lets call it unit A) and I would get a lot of valuable experience. But there is also a position open on a unit which I am very passionate about, but would use less skills (lets call it unit B). I feel that doing my preceptorship on unit A would be more valuable as experience that's applicable to more settings, but unit B is what I'm what passionate about and where I can see myself long term. This could be an opportunity for me to get a job on that unit, but if I don't then I haven't gotten experience with a broad range of nursing skills other than my clinical placements. Any advice would be welcome, thank you.