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Hope you can find something. http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/lst_trainingprograms.pdf

The Maryland Board of Nursing has the most up-to-date list of LPN programs. That list I originally copied above is missing some of the programs that are on the mbon link. http://www.mbon.org/main.php?v=norm&p=0&c=education/nsg_guide/pn_programs.html Here is the link for the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing LPN programs, as of December 2008: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/lib/bpoa/nurseboard/pn_programs.pdf District of Columbia Board of Nursing programs - http://hpla.doh.dc.gov/hpla/cwp/view,A,1195,Q,489009,hplaNav,%7C30661%7C,.asp tigerjt72 - whatever school you are interested in, it would be prudent to ask about the pass rates both for the LPN program and for the percentage of their students that pass the NCLEX-LPN.

here is the maryland board of nursing site with a link to the sojourner-douglass college lpn program, among others: http://www.mbon.org/main.php?v=norm&p=0&c=education/nsg_guide/pn_programs.html

"continuing on this topic - no wonder they have such shortage of nurses, i cannot find a school for lpn/rn in maryland?" link follows - maryland lpn nursing schools there are 11 local schools listed below, with additional recommended at the right for being particularly responsive. here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors: schools concentrating on licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses focus: for a higher than average nursing focus, look at the community college of baltimore county, howard community college, carroll community college, and college of southern maryland. fastest response from schools request info: for the fastest information for prospective students, look at the schools listed in the right-hand column on this page. student body diverse: for a diverse student body, consider baltimore city community college, howard community college, and the community college of baltimore county. adult learners: for lots of adult learners, consider baltimore city community college, the community college of baltimore county, frederick community college, and hagerstown community college. school setting out of state: for geographic diversity, take note of allegany, hagerstown community college, baltimore city community college, and cecil community college. dorms: for a residential campus environment, take note of allegany, wor - wic community college, college of southern maryland, and cecil community college. maryland schools for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses school location students highest degree allegany college of maryland cumberland 3,666 associates baltimore city community college baltimore 7,160 associates carroll community college westminster 3,115 associates cecil community college north east 1,916 associates college of southern maryland la plata 7,534 associates frederick community college frederick 4,822 associates hagerstown community college hagerstown 3,521 associates harford community college bel air 5,529 associates howard community college columbia 6,841 associates the community college of baltimore county dundalk 19,622 associates wor - wic community college salisbury 3,043 associates http://www.braintrack.com/colleges-by-career/lpns/state/md

Also, depending on where you live in Maryland, you may find LPN diploma schools not too far away in Pennsylvania or West Virginia.

There are no LPN diploma schools in Maryland that I know of. LPNs are trained at the colleges.

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This site may lead you studies that are of help - http://www.sciencedaily.com/search/?keyword=obesity

This center uses alternatives to spanking, helping parents deal with hardcore behavior problems - http://www.child.tcu.edu/index.htm Here is one of their success stories - http://www.magazine.tcu.edu/articles/2006-01-cv.asp

Congratulations! I enjoyed reading your posts and have been checking back to read about your passing the test. I hope you find a job that is a good fit for you.

redheadmommy, thank you for sharing and for your interest. I've thought about doing college instead of a certificate program, but with the pre-requisites, it would take more time, and there's the cost of the pre-req's. I figure there are employers who help with education expenses if later as a LPN I would want to go on to RN. I'm an older mom and don't know how this will work out as a career so don't want to invest a lot of years and money right at the beginning. If you get a reply from MD about Excelsior, please post it. I know a woman who got her LPN from FCCTC years ago and recently got her RN from Mont Alto. They gave her credit for the first semester of clinicals and she tested out of the second semester of clinicals. She did have to take pre-req's as well.

I live about 30-40 min. from Wilson, and have received the FCCTC information but have not made a decision yet. It's interesting to read your experiences, like your LPN clinical training compared to the Mont Alto ASN program. Other than the treatment of students during clinicals, how did you like FCCTC? Maryland does not accept Excelsior for those licensed in MD, but I wonder if they accept it from a RN transferring a license from PA to MD. This area is so closeby MD.

"I saw RN and LPN students belittled everyday for the year i was at the hospital, nursing home and ever other place we had clinicals." Sounds horrible and unprofessional of them to treat students that way. Did you attend the LPN school at Wilson College (I know it isn't run by Wilson)? I don't know why they and Mont Alto (I'm guessing that's where the RN students you mentioned came from) would allow their students to be treated that way. And it's short-sighted of the clinics to allow their employees to treat students like that, students who are their possible future employees. I read your other posts on the main page and congratulations on having career goals that are moving ahead. Best wishes.

payitforward, where did you earn your degree? Anyone, what are the differences in health care administration, health care management, and public health?

pagandeva2000, what a wonderful teacher and success story. thank you for sharing. "i had tears in my eyes, because that instructor gave me a chance! i went back to that school to find him and say a hearfelt thank you, but he was no longer working there...but i am a nurse. if it were not for him, i wouldn't be where i am today." i hope someday you can tell him what a difference he made in your life. can you imagine the boost that would give someone.