Valseki

Hello all! I am new the this lovely community and I would like to first off say hi! First, I would like to give a bit of a background. Currently I work for a energy conservation company in Connecticut. I am engaged and have a daughter that is turning 2 years old tomorrow (man do they grow up fast!). I will also be turning 25 in December. For a while now, I am been considering my future and what I would like to do. The thought keeps coming into my head about nursing. I find the human body extremely interesting and I also love to help people. So, here I am, asking for some help/information. First of all, I am considering going for my LPN first. I have a few reasons for this. One, going to school for four years (probably 5 for me) is going to be a bit tough for me and my family. Also, the closest school that offers nursing is about a hour away from my home. This leaves the 2 year programs. Which actually ends up being around 4 years total. One year of prereqs and 2 years of classes in the program (again, this maybe more time for me since taking 16-18 credits a semester and working full time won't work). With this, I am really considering going through a state run program to become a LPN. With a LPN, I have an options still to go for my RN down the road and I believe CT has a program for LPN's who wish to become RN's (to be honest, I need to do more research on this). My question, does this sound like a good plan for now? The LPN program is 3 semesters and starts in Fall '08. Now a few questions about being a male LPN. Would it have any affect on my ability to find a job? Whether it maybe for the better or worse? Should I expected to be treated differently by pt's? I think this is all I have for now. I know more questions will come to mind as time passes. I would like to thank everyone that replies in advance! Thanks!