lili718

I'm not sure where you live, but I wanted to do the same as well, but was told I would be unable to due to already having an LPN license. It's not a rule for the board of nursing where I live, but the facilities here feel as though it is a liability issue...

WIA payed for my LPN training. It didn't have anything to do with whether you are working or not, as I was working at the time and have never received unemployment, but it may vary in each state. I had Pell and WIA paid the difference and I did not get a refund, but that will probably depend on the cost of your school. Here WIA has a limit on how much you will receive... Now with you already being an LPN they may not pay since you already have some form of job training, which is the purpose of the program. Another option I reccomend you check out is HRSA's Nursing Scholarship Program. They pay tuition, you get a reasonable costs stipend, and a monthly stipend. They have not put up the application for this year and it is highly competitive, but it is possible as I am a recipient!! Good Luck!!

For my class we use Spanish for Healthcare by Patricia Rush/ Patricia Houston 2nd edition. The textbook works great for me as well as the online portion we have. It starts with the basics- Numbers, letters. Then moves on to getting history then to actual conditions/ procedures. I also reccomend a spanish dictionary/ verb book for conjugating verbs as it has a lot, but not everything. You can buy the paper book on amazon, etc. and purchase the online resources separately on the pearson site. Or just use the e-book that comes with the online resoures (exact same book, but I have both as I prefer not to read on the computer)

I am saddened by some of the replies on here. Maybe it is a joke and maybe it is not, but it really is not that odd of a question. African Americans have come a long way, but to say that discrimination is not present anywhere, would not be true. Also, I know an African American male who was the first African American male to graduate from the school he attended in 2010 and this was not a new school. As someone who has been generally healthy, I have never been admitted to the hospital except for the birth of my child, so maybe he is not sure if there are many black nurses, what issues they face, etc. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that he didn't mean he believes there are no black nurses... Maybe his family is telling him that it is not a good idea. I know many people that have grown up in an area where being successful is not of priority and many grow up hearing of how they will never make it anywhere, he may not have the exposure to understand that this is common. I find that if I think I feel a thread is not legitimate, I just don't answer it. On the assumption that it may be a legitimate post, with someone seeking help, and to not make this person feel as though they asked a stupid question, I will answer. Becoming an African- American male nurse is possible. Nursing school in general isn't easy, but if you have the dedication and desire to pursue a career in nursing, I say go for it!! In the area I live, I find that male nurses are being sought out more (or find jobs more quickly) as there are not many of them. Will you be called names, maybe. Will you be discriminated against because you are African American, probably not. Will everything be ok, as long as you do your job properly, more than likely. Can you be successful as an African American male nurse, yes you can and don't let anyone tell you different. And if this was a legitimate post, please don't be afraid to ask questions even if the responses are not so "nice", hopefully someone will be willing to answer your question... For the most part, the only stupid question is the one that is never asked.Good luck to you!!

I am willing to help. I am an LPN. I'm not sure if you are able to use LPN's as well. I will finish my BSN in May.

Hello, I was reading the above posts and they all make sense, but I can tell you my particular situation. I also do homecare as an LPN and the parent makes all decisions as far as feeds, medications, etc based on reccomendations by the doctor of course. The case manager never even talks to the Dr.'s she just gets all of the information from the mom as far as medication changes, etc. But, for instance if the mom wants a mediation held that is what happens and I can say I have never talked to a Dr. since I have worked there and the only time we have to call is if there is a medication change which is told to us by the mother, which I can verify by the prescription, but I have never seen a doctor's order for it. As far as feeding changes and medications I do document per parent as far as the changes, but have never called the doctor. I do like the other responses as my job has quite a few things that I don't think are right, such as there being no on- call RN for nights/ weekends which I am sure there is supposed to be and even if you call during office hours they are unlikely to call you back...

I'm not sure about the GED portion, but for most school you have to take either ACT, SAT and for some schools both. You may also have to take the school's placement exams. Generally BSN programs are 4 years ( a year of prerequisite classes, then 3 years of actual nursing course. Most schools have a website where you can see their requirements/ costs/ etc. If you take longer to complete pre- requisites it will take longer to complete your degree. Most nursing schools you have to apply to the actual nursing program after finishing pre- req's, if the school has a long waiting list, that could affect the time it tkes as well. Also, going to school out of state can be extremely expensive with the non- resident surcharges. Some schools will waive that fee if you go to a surrounding state. For example an Ohio resident can go to Michigan State and request for a fee waiver. You will have to see if that will apply in your case. Sorry I can't help with the GED portion, but I hope this helps some.

Just an update for future applicants. There were around 6, 000 applicants 548 were chosen. There was an ouside source that reviewed applications and gave point values which determined who received the reward. It WAS NOT decided by a lottery. I can't say this will be true for future award years, but this is what was stated in the webcast we had.

I am not sure about Hawaii, but in my state you are able to do that, but it depends on your facility. Some facilities will not allow someone to work below their license and others will. If it is not against the board of nursing's rules it will then be left up to the facility you work at. My advice would be to try to find a RN job before graduating. Quite a few facilities hereallow students to apply for positions, then once they pass their licensure exam they can begin working.

I just got mine about 30 minutes ago. They seem to be coming out very slowly, so I would not panic.

Yay!!!!

That's wonderful... That or maybe some people turned it down. After all of this time people may have accepted other funding. Well whatever it was. That's great to hear, I hope to see other posts like this...

I saw posted on another site that everyone will get backdated pay from July due to an increase in funding and that it was changed from past years where students did have to be in class for at least 15 days... How this will work for past recipients I'm not sure. I guess we will know when the money is in the account hopefully that is true :-)

Sounds nice. At least it's clarified. I plan to send back my unsubsidized loans. On the federal site it say no fees/ interest will be charged if loans are sent back within 120 days. I'm up in the air about subsidized. Though, I wont do anything with them until there is money in my account from HRSA...

Yeah I saw that. I also saw other who said they only got 2 months. I'm hoping it actually goes back to July as that's what the award e-mail said:)