mitral9

Hi, I'm also in the same situation, new grad and getting the same replies-I don't have enough experience. Are there any other certifications I could get to help my chances? I've gotten the IV therapy & blood withdrawal, and Stroke certifications. Does anyone have any other suggestions that could help? thanks for the help! :)

I went to West Coast Ultrasound Institute, it began as a school for ultrasound and MRI but it has expanded to an LVN program and more. It's a good school, accredited and all of that. I was worried about that too, but as long as you do the research you'll be fine. You can check the credibility of any good school at bvnpt.ca.gov The school will cost you more than a cc, but most of the bridge programs do. This school has great teachers, all RNs, NPs, and even a few doctors. You should check it out, they have a few locations. And no i haven't gotten a job yet, I just received my license so I'm starting the hunt for one now. Good Luck!

Hi! I'm also from southern Cali and actually recently graduated from an LVN program. Community colleges had too long of a wait list so I jumped into a bridge program. To be honest I did find it liberating to finally be in school starting my nursing career! The only thing I do suggest if you decide to take this shortcut is to have your prerequisites for the RN program done or have them close to being done anyway. The LVN program I joined did cover all of the prereq's expected for LVNs so I was ok there, but now that I'm looking to get into an RN program I find myself delayed again because they all want the prereq's done and they're not included in the RN programs like LVN programs. But the good thing is you'll finish the LVN program in a year or so and you'll get to start working. Plus another thing to keep in mind is that some of these bridge programs tend to be a lot pricier than community colleges so you might want to keep that in mind. I hope i helped a bit.