Angel,LVNStudent

In my school. At orientation they told me that we will have clinicals on the weekends and during the week. So like 3 days of Classroom lectures and 2 days of clinicals in the field

Great description and breakdown. Thanks alot that even helped me

Me too! I am happy with my decision. I see some people say that they going for 6,000 or less but I see some people saying they been on the waiting list for 3 and 4 years. So I took the same route you took. Im glad Im not alone

@ LUV ALZ: That was a great explanation and very helpful towards me

You dont have to be restricted to LTC. Some readers had great ideas when they said prn or hospitals. When I am done with school my plan is to apply for Correctional Nursing. If I dont get into that I am going to look else where, but in your case as a...

I am a Nursing student right now and I agree with classicdame the pay is very low, but it does get u use to the nursing environement. Its not the same job, but u can get a feel for if u was a LVN or RN how u would care for patients and how u would ma...

I am a medical assistant. I been one for 5 years, and now I am going to school to become a LVN. I am excited, and I feel very confident wit this medical experience. I agree that CNA's are going to be more comfortable with one on one care. Medical Ass...

I got the same reaction. I was taken my psyhical for school, and the doctor was like "oh u going for nursing? RN?" I said no LVN, she was like "you should have done RN. Why are u doing LVN? I hope u go back. I got my BSN too, but I wasnt satisfied so...

Yes they are still not accrediated in 2010. I wouldnt recommend it at this time until they handle their business

This is great advice. I will write this down, and look into myself

Yeah California schools are VERY EXPENSIVE. Its liek u are paying for your education. One school was 20,000 dollars. Since I live alone and is a single mother I had to go back to school on my own. I choose a private school. Instead of becoming a Medi...

Thank you for that link. It helped ALOT!!! :redbeathe

I am currently a MA and I started off making 10/hr, and after 5 years increased to 17.88/hr. I am sure that has alot to do with me having a 2 hour commute to work including the toll bridge, but anyways I am now going into Nursing, and someone said "w...

Thats the main thing right there. You like working with kids!!!

Thank you for that information. That's encouraging

My plan is to go from my RN. My long term goal is to be a NP, but for now I am a MA, now I am in school starting monday as a LVN, then I want to do the bridge program from LVN-RN or LVN-BSN. I see there is many more opportunities with RN especially B...

I am in California. My plan is to one day move to Nevada, but right now I live in California. I am planning to go into the bridge program after school. The smartest thing would have to go to a ADN program. I know it would have saved me ALOT more mon...

Thank you for posting this. I needed to know this myself. I am starting on Monday. I was worried that there was no use for LPN, but there is. LPN has positions that LVN dont have or want. LTC, Mental health, Methadone and Jails. Plus sometime the br...

I had a ER nurse and he was great. I would say the ER, but someone told me that LTC or home health care for the lifting

Congratulations!!! I went to my Nursing Orientation the other day and she told us that you start at ground zero, and everytime u miss one u go down. She said the test is how many questions u can keep getting right. When the computer see's that u can ...

I start LVN school on Monday. August 23rd.. I am sooooooooooooooooooooo excited. I had my orientation yesterday. 4 hours uugghhhhh but it was well worth it. Congrats to everyone

I had a friend that discouraged my decision alot to telling me i had a weak stomach. They cant determine your destiny. I am in the program now and she at home. I am happy and she is depressed. Handle your business. You wont we regret it, ppl are wish...

there is a male in my class who is in his 60's too!!!

Thank you so much! Yes I know one nurse who said they hire all the time, and when she worked there she left because it was just too much for her. I been in mental health working with addicts and repeat offenders, so this maybe a good job to go for. T...

Hello I am a LVN student, and after graduation I plan to apply for county jail. Is that a bad idea? Should I apply for LTC? I know not to apply for Home health care because I looked up some post, and I read to at least have a year experience before b...