Funnurse25

I have 3 semesters before I graduate, and I hope I can get an answer from my fellow nursing students on this one. As a concerned Nursing student, can someone please explain why there is a nursing shortage in Louisiana? Could it be the amount of instructors, the amount of students they accept, there curriculum, or etc. Anything that may come to mind would help in a big way. I've tried to answer this question on my own, but I refuse to believe it's due to the amount of instructors avaliable at each college. Knowing a well known commitee here, and getting the proper feedback from you guys could have a major turnaround on this shortage. I've seen a couple of colleges over the pass 2 years change there curriculum due to the amount of students that have graduated in there program. I'm trying to be very careful on what I post in this thread because there's more to it than what's written. Anyway, any suggestions or input is what I'm looking for. Thanks

Actually, I haven't applied. I was waiting to make my finally decision. I've been sitting on both the RN & LPN applications for a while, and filled out the RN appl yesterday. I plan on taking it to the school on Monday.

I'm kind of new to this, so I've been leaving messages with the admission office and I haven't been able to get anyone on the phone. If you have any information on early admission or how to go about the admissions process, please share. Thanks again

Thanks for the feedback. This post has helped with my decision on becoming an RN.

Would it be a waste of time if I applied towards the LPN program which starts in June of 07'. I was told there's 60 students accepted June of each year. I have all the pre-req's required to start, but I don't know how good my chances are. Someone please give some feedback on what may happen and what to consider. I've applied towards the RN program for Spring of "08, but I want something behind my belt sooner.