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I just don't know what to do! I'm an LVN, with no experience. I took the boards in CO and got licensed and then moved to CA. By the time I got my license, I was already employed in a non-healthcare related field, making $50/K year. I applied for some...

ok, one more question. Going off Salary.com, I was assuming I'd start out as a new LVN at around $35/year. After reading some posts on here, I'm wondering if I could make more than @$17/hr, especially if I work night shift. I make $23/hr. now ($48/ye...

thanks for the replies. I actually talked to University of Phoenix awhile back, they only do RN (Associates) to BSN. Not LVN to RN I can't believe nobody has yet thought to offer online classes and then just have the students do clinical work on wee...

I also just found out about mount St. Mary's evening/weekend program from reading a post. I went to their website and they aren't even accepting applications for Fall 06 transfer students! If they aren't even accepting applications, doesn't that mean...

thank you for your response. An online bridge program would be great! Do you know of any such program? I inquired about one and they responded with one sentence that my state didn't accept the online program. Are you in CA? I wish I could slow down a...

Hi Kittytn, I sent you a private message :)

I live in Ontario and work in Pasadena (but I'm hoping to find an LVN job closer to home). Anyone know of any schools that have the LVN to RN program that has classes and clinicals at night or on the weekends? I'm not sure what to do cause I'm at a ...

That's exactly what I was thinking. Nurses are human also and it is very normal to do your job, and do it well, and still need to *vent*. This is an appropriate place to vent. You know you can't say these things to the patient so you do what you have...

Well, I never once considered LVN. I also have always had to work full time and took classes part time for an eternity. Finally started a 2 yr RN program even though I had so many BSN pre-req's, I just wanted to finish school and get my RN as quick a...

Texas is the best!

I just moved to the LA area and commute 1 1/2 hrs to and from work each day and still pay twice as much for a condo than I did for my house in colorado. Don't get me started!

as for jobs, look at Careerbuilder.com, hotjobs.com and some other links I recently heard about are nursefinders.com, hirenursing and healthcareers. Due to my resume on careerbuilder.com, I get nursing job announcements often.

Hi, I'm an LVN who moved here about 8 months ago from Colorado. I haven't actually received my CA license yet so I haven't begun working but I have already looked into a few schools and I know they have LVN to RN programs. I looked briefly at the USC...

Another quick thought for you. If you aren't completely sure Nursing will be for you and you've already spent 3 years in school, maybe you should just do the LVN first and make sure you like it before you spend so much more time in school. If you don...

Maybe you should look at school's nursing programs online that you might be interested in going to, and see what pre-req's are required and how many more you would need, and then talk to a counselor. That might help you figure out how long it might t...

My school wasn't absolutely horrible, but we thought so at the time. It sounds like giving actual (previous) NCLEX questions on the very first test, which we thought was insane, is part of that 'normal' weeding out process. Like someone else said, th...

Don't forget that if you go to work in a certain area of nursing and don't like it... maybe it's not nursing all together, but just that field you don't like. There are too many opportunities. If you know the 'less-glamorous' side of what nursing is ...

Are you an RN?

Hi everyone, my name is Kelly. I was in an RN program two years ago but was only able to finish half due to working full time and then moving. Anyhow, I got my LVN certificate and got licensed in CO, but then I moved to CA. I got a job at a medical s...

OH MY GOSH - Do we have the same Grandmother??? We must!!!

Hi all. I just finished my first year of an ASN program and am planning on taking the LPN board this summer. After reading some of the posts, I'm really nervous about it! Any pointers? Also, at the end of the summer, I'm moving from CO to CA. I'm...

Thank you for your response, Since I'm a CO resident and I live in CO, I figured I had to apply here first. I don't plan on working as an LPN here, but I guess I figured it was a good back up. But, I can't be licensed in two states at the same time...

From what I have found, it's not exactly about how 'smart' you are, it's about how you think. Mainly, can you critically think? I just finished my first year of an ASN program and it was TOUGH! I work full-time as well so the hardest part for me w...