jdcandyman

I would go the community college route but where I live it is extremely hard to get into the classes I need. And I would rather take out a loan for 30k than have to spend two-three years in a community college or state college and just get it done in 12 months. It also takes like 4-5-6 years to get a bsn through cc's around here. So if i do a bridge program I could probably go from a lvn to bsn within 2-3 years. I just want to make sure that if i do get an lvn cetificate that I will be able to get my bsn after I pay off my first loan. I will most likely be living with my parents while I get my lvn degree should I go that route so I dont have to worry about housing costs so I think I could afford to take out a small loan especially if I work part time. However I am very concerned about what ''boojum'' said about lvn's being phased out, If I do get my lvn certificate will I even be able to find a job? Thanks for all the help, im so glad to have found this site with all the helpful people on it

Hello everyone, Im new to this site and would like to thank eveyone in advance for any contributions to my questions. I am currently a junior in high school planning to become a nurse. As of right now I have signed up for a cna class for my senior year. I then plan on after graduating and going to a private nursing school such as american career college to obtain a lvn certificate and start off my nursing career from there (cost is a tad over 30k but im veiwing it as an investment in my future). I believe it is possible to take a bridge program from being an lvn-rn with a bsn so i choose if i get my lvn liscense, but im not entirely sure if this is so because it is not a credit course but rather a course designed to get a certificate, so i would appriciate any advice on this. I would like to start off small and not limit myself in this field so if i do go this route will i be able to progress from a lvn to say a bsn or msn eventually? Also i am curious about possibly being a nurse for the air force so any info on that would be helpful. Any advice on nursing education in general would be very appriciated. thank you