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Hello everyone, I am preparing to enter vocational school to become an LPN. I am scheduled to take the NET (nursing entrance test) next week. I have no idea what is on the test; only that I am allowed three chances to pass it. Background: I have a ba...

Hi everyone, Here is my question: If you knew someone who was trying to decide whether to go to school to become a nurse or a teacher, and they asked for your opinion, what advice would you give them? The reason I am asking this question: I am a teac...

I basically have to take all of the pre-req's. I'm not enrolled in anything right now for the spring semester. And I don't think I can get them all out of the way this summer during my summer vacation (I am a teacher.) But I am at least going to get ...

I would be careful with that. What if the school doesn't pass the accreditation process by the time *you* are ready to graduate? This happened in Orlando with Barry University law school. People enrolled and started taking classes for their law degre...

Don't feel bad, I didn't notice the dates on those posts either until I got to the very end and saw the moderator's comments. LOL My eyebrows went up too when I saw someone say you could get a house here for $120,000! :roll :chuckle :smilecoffeecup:

I hope it will work out for you. Someday maybe you will be a preceptor.... and you will be the kind that everyone hopes to have.

Reading some of the posts on this thread has given me strength. I am currently working 50-60 hour weeks as a public school teacher; and am scheduled to start night school for LPN this fall. I have been very apprehensive about the idea of how I would ...

I passed the NET reading/math sections with flying colors. I bombed the "test taking skills" part. ("frustration" level) Ha! Let's see if the powers that be can figure that one out. .....

I agree... think twice about where you end up buying. The coasts are where a lot of the insurance increases are taking place because the coast takes direct hits during hurricanes. I am in Orlando and not in a flood zone.... my house insurance is $1,...

Good point, Cococure. I used to work in HR/benefits and was directly involved in posting job openings .... I saw from the inside that many times, the job requirements are a wish list. Employers claim they want X years of experience and X degree, and...

Cassiesky, do you know when the program filled up? I would love to go straight for my RN through this program, but it's doubtful I would be able to get through all of the prerequisites in time to apply. I wish they started it more often than once a ...

You are smart to be making this decision when you are still so young. Good luck!

Thanks -- you are right! Thanks for the reminder. I am trying to stay focused on that. This is going to be a great year. Just think, by the end of this year, how much more progress we all will have made toward our goals. Plus along the way we will ...

I am relatively new to this, but based on my research, the only way you can get out of the pre-requisites is to go straight to LPN school. All you need to get into LPN school is to pass the NET (nursing entrance exam) test and a couple of other exam...

Ladybella, I am in the same boat. I would love it if I could just afford to quit teaching this May, and go straight to work for a hospital. I haven't really researched this because my sense is, it would be difficult to match my current teaching salar...

:groupwelcome: As a fellow teacher who is pursuing a career change into nursing, may I just say HEAR, HEAR! :yelclap: We teachers are very familiar with 12 hour shifts. Unlike nurses however, we only get paid for 7 or 8 hours of work on a 12 hour ...

Bensie is right. From the Dept. of Health and Florida Board of Nursing web site, check out this link: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/lst_trainingprograms.pdf This is a list of all the nursing schools in Florida that are accredited at this ti...

I know I'm not thrilled that it's going to take me four or five years of night school just to get my R.N. But the realities are that it will take that long because I have to work my way through school; can't afford to quit and go full time. But hey, ...

Maggijo, I am also an established teacher who has just made the decision recently to leave teaching and go into nursing. While my situation is much different from yours in that I don't have children, I have thought a lot about the pro's of nursing vs...

Thank you for the info. Do you mind if I ask.... how many years of experience would you need to be considered a "seasoned nurse"? Could someone command that type of salary after, say, five years in the units?

This is an interesting thread. I think my overall composite was 85%, and I passed the reading and math sections with no problem. However I scored "frustration level" on my test taking skills. Go figure... apparently my test taking skills didn't preve...

OK everyone. New grad RNs in Florida make $18-$20 and hour; and in Massachusetts they make $28?! We need to unionize! LOL only half kidding here. Sorry for going off topic but I could not resist....!

LOL that is kind of funny...! But also irritating at the same time!:roll I was reading the Holmes thread first and then I posted a comment about this general subject (how is it that RNs can make more money).... then I saw your post here, and you bas...

I agree! I am pursuing nursing partly because I want to do good work and make a difference in someone's life. But the *money* is also a big motivation! I am not going to give up. I am definitely going for my LPN and probably my RN after that. It's...