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INDEED! my hours has been cut from 21-32w oncalls to 8-16w oncalls. and if im unlucky, sometimes i have a whole week off. im calling every shift letting them know im available to cover...sucks!!! not to mention , the building it self is short on funds to maintain things and upgrade with materials. one thing i dont understand is, my facility keeps hiring new people, specially from agency to cover called out shifts? why not give the shifts to the people who is not working and is already staffed? nehoots i was suppose to be going to school this semester, so it would have worked out. But since im not, im thinking of taking up a second job? but still a lil effy just because i've been doing two jobs since i was in highschool. a better idea that someone said was to work out (unless of course your already in shape) and that exactly what im trying to do. i have all the spare time to do nothing!

everyone covered mostly everything. its pretty much the same care as for females but thing is do be prepared if someone wakes up and winks at yah. i wasnt. dont know if im alone at this, but it happened to me before. the facility where i worked at was like a rehab center, that had both elderly and mid ages. and alot of them, sorry to say are men who are perverted. it can be very uncomfrotable especially when the patients tries to test your limits.

sooo i kinda have questions about degrees and how long they are.. its been lingering in my head for the longest..and i need some guidence!!! i've been debating whether or not to do LPN or RN first, and I've decided to do an 18month LPN program with Bronx Community. Now I was told if you do LPN, you can go for your AD-RN right after for a few semesters. now my question is, If i get my AD-RN and decided to go for my BSN, would that be another estimated fours years or more added to the AD-RN of studying or would it be another estimated two years or more since I already have an AD-RN? Also, if instead i decided to do LPN only and go straight for the bsn program.. would that be an estimate of fours or more years added of studying from my LPN.. i guess im conflicted with my goals. I dont know if I wanna do LPN - BSN program or LPN- ADRN- BSN. i wanna find my quickest way for me to be a well paid RN... and be done with school already!! is it also true that even if you receive a BSN, the pay between AD and BSN doesnt differ much in most places? hope im not too confusing...lol any inputs would be helpful and greatly appreciated

First off, thank you for everyone for their inputs and advice. its been greatly appreciated. to reply to :sarmiento09 and whom ever else that is curious i have now decided to go for my LPN and then go for RN. i went to the school and ask how long the waiting list was for BCC, and it is tremendously crazy..not only that i was told its competitive. to make things short... the lady i spoke too says if i get my LPN, i have more of a better chance of getting into the RN program for the simple fact that i have all the pre- reqs done and tests done ( NCLEX??) she says the classes for LPN and RN is not really much of a difference. so if i would be done with my LPN, it would only take a semester or two to get my AD-RN. I am currently working also as a CNA, and had a conversation with the boss... if i get my LPN, i get an automactic postition just because im such a good worker ;] lols * and also that LPN is needed in the facility. so in the meantime, i figure it would be good to have a taste of the good pay for a few months and getting some experience in. my leadership sucks! soo hopefully lets see how everything works out. .. not much advice i can give out, because i was pretty lost myself, but hopefully this helps...

exactly, we have this degree solution sheet, and it tells you what pre and main course you need to take to get that nursing degree when you go register but what they dont put down is the remedials for the pre reqs( like one of the main class is chem 17 but before you take that you have to take chem 02) along with the school requirements and electives (ocd1, 2 writing intensive classes and five elective course). i didnt expect all of that..i would have thought I'd be in the nursing program by this fall but instead im still taking pre reqs and placements exams i didnt know about. so i can imagine how the actual program will be. and may i add majority of the staff and teachers arent really all that great. youll be lucky if you get a good or decent one. like i said though, if you focus, youll get it in the long run, but for a person who wanna make money and get into the feild fast, i say do some research before hopping into that school. theres alot of programs i didnt know about that i wish i would heard of before.

IM currently enrolled in BCC now, and its is freakn crazy!! Theres alot of pre-reqs you have to take. and hidden classes that you might need to take;which of course they tell later you when you go register. I've been in that school since January 2008 til now and im still doing my pre-reqs. The program itself, i heard from advisor and students who have graduate, its not hard to get into but just a long damn waiting list, which they pick out by your GPA. so you have to make sure you maintain a B or C+ to get picked out of the list. Mind you, books and materials are expensive there. NO school spirit what so ever, everyone just seems dead. lols I feel like the majority of the teachers and staff dont really care, youll be lucky if you get a good one. IN my opinion, other schools would be just as good as BCC. if anything faster with the program because of the classes. But you gotta remember, its not the school, its how persisitant you are. ******** always seems to find a way into anything. so its how serious and dedicated you are with your education. Unlike myself, i let the social life and school stress get to me and wasted alot of time and now is regretting my time at BCC , it just seem like the best option at the time ;(

IM currently a cna right now, and is totally going burzerk that i didnt know about the LPN program. most LPN program ranges from 10months to 20 months , but i believe the time spent doing that save you time and money in the future. Unless you already have a cna license, then yes work as that, while going to school. But if not, i believe you should think about it. you gonna have to pay over $1000 something to get the cna training + the time getting training, clinicals and test done, then looking for a job which is now hard to find. youre only gonna get paid between 10- 17 dollars with part time hours ( if youre unlucky& because of the recession) which doesnt help with much. While on the other hand, you can just pay for your LPN program, get it and be on your way to a an AD RN or BSN program? I mean if youre thinking how youre gonna make some kind of money, theres other jobs in the medical field that doesnt require any certification but only experience, like an "escort" a person who take the patient to clinic apts. or work with recreational/activities(normally in nursing homes) and such and pay the same as to a Cna. ( THIS IS FROM MY EXPERIENCE) . another way, would be easy done than said is if you have a supportive family or partner that is will to take some or help with finiacial responsiblities. Also, if i may add, theres alot of LPN programs available online. so if you got a decent job with decent pay, you could probably get some study on full time or part time online. Im going through a similar situation right now.. I feel I wasted alot of time and money, by taking the CNA course. I agree it does give you an open oppertunity and experience, but if I woulda have known about the LPN program earlier, I would have cut my hardship in half. So hopefully, i really dont know how serious your situation is to you, but i hope my opinion would help.

hello!!! im new to the site, been reading a few of the threads here, and i have the same issues with choosing my time studying to be an LPN or studying to be an RN. I am definitely sure I wanna become an RN with a bachaelors if possible. But whats the quickest way to be one and while making good pay without wasting time??? I am currently right now enrolled in Bronx community College, been taking many pre-reqs and taken a few repeated main classes. BCC offers an 18month LPN program; I could possibly enroll myself into the program after taking BIO23. Meanwhile if I was to still wanted to pursue RN, I would still have to take BIO23, CHEM02 & CHEM17, Music survey class and may i add if you guys havent known, the long waiting list i heard about getting into the program. soo for me wanting to save time, this is where im stuck. people has advised me to take LPN and then somehow go back for my RN ?? stating that it would be a faster way to get into the program??? (whether its true or not) whats the pay and salaries difference anyways between the two? HELLPPPPP!!!! i've been going through many debations on what to do. LPN first? or straight to RN? while trying to not getting stuck at a community college for 4 to 5 yrs and save money. any advice and opinions could possibly help.