I too have been on a waiting list for the ADN program, and it's so ridiculous! I've been on it since I graduated high school in 2003! Last year I got a call to take a position in the LPN program, and...
I'm from WC Illinois, and I hear the starting pay rate at the hospital is 12-13. $1.50 diff. And weekend pay is around 17. Mostly though, in depts. like OB/L&D, ER, you're just a tech...
I'm not yet a nurse, but I work in the ICU as a CNA, and we get kids when they are too sick to be on the Peds floor. We only have a general ICU also, so its really the only option. I can see your...