VeeFromTexas

Really? OMG I just realized I had been practicing the NCLEX-PN thats the test for RN right? LOL! The test I will have to take is called the NCLE-PN but I cant find any practice exams or study guides online for that one.

kat thanks so much you helped me decide more definite. I am really looking forward to it. I havent been in school for years so the I am really worried about the exams. Fortunetly I wont be able to go back till next school year because my mom is going to retire and baby sit my kiddos for waaaaaaaay less than a daycare LOL. So during this time I am going to study my buns off. Im so horrible at algebra so Ive been taking the practice tests online to see where I need the most help and maybe get a tutor or something. Oh and I am in deep south texas, the Rio Grande Valley area in Mcallen.

sorry all I guess my first post didnt make sense ... I did check with my local technology school and I have looked in loans BUT ... we have only 2 schools, I do NOT qualify for financial aide which both offer, but 1 of the 2 schools does NOT offer loans and the other school that does is 3 times the price! (so ive heard Im not even sure how much the lvn program should cost. Either way rereading it now I see my only option is pretty obvious, if the only way to enter is to pay the more expensive one but qualify for loans I guess thats how I will have to do it. They also offer a CNA program which I was told to take first but they charge $1000 for it, Ive seen other ads for like $300. Thank you to those that tried to help me out :)

A few years ago I went to school for Medical Office, and well nobody seems to want to hire one unless you can do Medical Assistant as well. So I figured if I was going to go back to school I would like to go to be an LVN instead. Ive had lots of people (who arent LVNS) tell me the best way is to take a quick 5 week course CNA program we have here then enter the LVN program. There is a couple of schools here that offer the LVN program but because of my husbands income I do not qualify for financial aid, one of the schools doesnt offer loans and the other I was told is extremely expensive. Unfortunetly his income is not enough for me to pay for full time sessions and the school wont let me take a few classes at a time soo my question is ... if I become a Medical Assistant (where I do qualify for a loan) instead is there an exam I can take in order to be qualified to become an LVN without having to go to school for it? I know its a long shot, but financially the only thing I can do is become a CNA and take a phlebotomy course, or get my MA. What in your opinions would be better for me to find a job?