ACorvette76

Well, I just finished my LPN school application and will be turning it in tomorrow and I will get my test date for the NET. I have been studying so much, I just hope I can calm down enough to get everything answered right. I have a Preparing for the NET book and it goes over everything and even has alot of practice tests and a cd to "pre-test" before the real thing. So, hopefully I will be writing about my excitement for starting school soon. But I think even if I don't score high enough to get enrolled I will be taking the EMT Basics classes, does anyone have any experiences with working as an EMT or the classes? I wouldn't mind doing the work, but they work 24 hour shifts here, and I'm the kind of person who needs a set schedule for everything and working 24 hour shifts seems hard to do when you have 2 little ones and your husband works nights and you have no one to count on to help with watching the girls. But I first need to focus on the NET and getting into my classes then figure that stuff out if it comes to it. Thanks for reading.

okay several questions here, first off, i've started the family life, i have two wonderful daughters and a supportive husband, now comes the career part of my life, i always knew i wanted something like nursing but i didn't know where to start. now that my girls are a little more independant i'm ready to begin the LPN classes at our area vo-tech, i take the NETest in february(hopefully i studied enough), and i'll know by april if i begin classes in july. now to the questions - i know everyone is different and likes different areas, but is it better to work at a hospital or in a clinic or even in home health care? if you work in a hospital what duties do you have there and is the pay at least decent? if you work in home health what do you do in that area and are the hours more flexible? i know i want to move on into an RN later down the line and nursing is what i really like but i also don't want it to take all of my time, i want to still be there for my family and yes sacrifices will have to be made. there are so many options i really don't know what way to go, it all depends on me getting into the classes first off. i do have my medical assistant certification but i cannot find a job because everyone wants someone with experience. the medical assistant i thought was perfect for now because i'm still in there, just not as hands on as the nurses and i wanted to do that until both my daughters were in school before i started school, but since i can't find a dr. who's willing to take on someone with no experience i decided to go ahead with the nursing. as for the cna, i can't handle doing that work day after day. anyways thanks for letting me get this out.

I am trying to get into our LPN school and so many people have told me that I need to do the CNA thing first. I agree that it would look alot better on the school application, but some of my friends are CNA's and I don't think I can handle that type of work they do. While the personal cleaning and bathroom help isn't sooo bad, I think what would affect me more is seeing all the older people in that nursing home everyday with no one coming to visit them or even speak to them. Basically they are just sitting around waiting to die. These are people who have seen more in their lifetime and still have so much to offer, but no one cares about them, they are just in a permenant time out. I don't know that I could go to work every day and see so much rejection. Can you still start a nursing school without the CNA certification?