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Hope that clinical hours will be on weekends. This way I should be able to handle it. thanks for the information.

thanks, very helpful to learn about chamberlin. i will check that.

Though not too much hope, I sitll post here, maybe I can get some help from here. I work full-time. The work is long hours and a lot of travel. So though I am already admitted to a local evening RN program, I'm afraid I cannot go because the clincals start 4. Besides, I'm thinking getting a job in an accounting firm, I ca make more money and gain better experience in the accounting career. I would be so much interested in Excelsior program. However, I do not have any health-care experience. Maybe I'll take a CNA class in the Summer. That's all. I finished A&PI,II, CHmiesty I,II, English I.II, Microbiology, Sociology, psychology, and have a bunch of Math classes. Is it possible I can get into Excelsior? or some RN or LPN program that are distance-learning based, or only need short-time concentrated clincal training? Anybody has any information? Please help.

Hello Everyone: I applied for an RN program, and was accepted last year, but didn't go at that time due to family reasons. Now I'm accepted by a private LPN school, tuition is 11K. It is a 12 month evening program. I can keep my day time work, so the financial stress will be less. I'm just worried about if I would be able to get a job easily after graduate. I don't mind doing weekend/evening jobs. I am thinking if I could not find a job right after, then my 11K tuition will be gone, and the time wasted too. But if I could find a job easily, I will be happy to go. The school said the job market is good, but I do not trust words from them though. Do anybody who has any idea about job market for new LPN graduate? I live in Northern New Jersey, very close to New York City. I appreciate any reply and many thanks.

thanks for encourgement. I believe it could be done. I just need to concentrate on studying.

in some way, these people are actually cheating. i'm not surprised though... it's a good thing to see government agencies have taken actions and say no to these people.

Just wondering, how much a LPN school teaches compared to what an RN school teaches? just like a previous thread said "80 percent"? (only nursing classes, I am not considering any general education courses). I'm asking since I'm thinking LPN-RN route instead of Rn route. I want to have some idea about if a LPN school will prepare me very well for LPN-RN. My friend told me in her RN class, a LPN fails the program, and my friend thinks one can learn very little in an LPN program.

I'm looking at one LPN program. It's 12-month, M-F, 6-10. I hope I can keep my full-time day job this way. I finish almost all-prereqs for Rn program, including A&PI, II, Chmiesty I, II, Micribiology, ENG, SOC, PSY, etc. Since Rn program I apply for will be two years anyway, starting in Sept. If I go to this LPN program starting in March, then apply LPN-RN, it takes together two years to get RN. Just curious anybody go through program like this? It is very intense? Is it possible to keep a full-time job at the same time?

It looks like it is so much harder to get into an LPN school in Canada. Long waiting list, tough requirement. Though tuition is much cheaper, but time is valuable too.

I'm temporarily in US for another 1 to 2 years. Around here there are plenty of 12-month accrediated LPN schools. They are very expensive though, around USD12,000. I'm thinking taking it. When I go back to Canada, would I be able to work as an LPN in any province? I know Ontario needs 2-year training, so I wouldn't be eligible to work as LPN there. But how about other provinces? like British Columbia.

So about one and a half month wait time! Thanks for the information.

In the school I'm going to (next year), the last nursing class is in Summer I, finishes around June 15th, in New Jersey. So when would I expect to be able to take the board? I understand I need to wait till the school send the transcripts, etc to the BON. So would I be able to sit for NCLEX-RN before the end of July?

The idea of clinical bag is very helpful. I think I'm going to get one for myself and get it ready before I sleep. So that means about half an hour early arrive on the spot. Thanks.

For those who have started clinicals already, how early do you have to come to the site? Say your clinical starts at 7, do you need just to come a couple of minutes early? or do you need to come, like one hour early to set up? Is it OK to be late sometime? From my experience of taking pre-reqs at a local community college, there are always students who are late, and there seems to be no problem at all. Not sure about the actual nursing school. I'm asking since I'm starting nursing school next fall. Already got accepted :biggringi! It's an evening program, clinical starts 4pm. I'm wondering whether it is OK to leave work at 3:30.

I've been accepted by mountainside hospital school of nursing evening program starting fall 2007. I'm pretty excited. I'll have all my non-nursing classes done by that time. I have a concern. I have a full-time office job. I do want to keep my job during the school. Is it possible for people to work without cutting hours and still be able to go through? Anybody has experience with the school? How is the nursing program like? I'd like to hear from you. I heard they have very good reputation and good clincals. Howerver, I'm very concerned about the possibility of the full-time working. thanks