virgo1994

Thank you for your story ♥ Question however, what do you mean by competitive? Can you elaborate?

I have been reading about a lot of different nursing schools etc. and I come to the realization that it is very expensive to go to nursing school for 4 years or even 2 here. I don't want to be in school for so long without a well paying job and I am a expeditionary soul and would love to be able to get out there and work as a nurse ASAP to work my way up and become better at my job in the field without having the stress of school on my back and I realized that there are a number of programs in my state where you can train and become an LPN and it doesn't cost nearly as much as BSN , its' about 200 dollars per service our which is maybe about 7,600$ roughly estimated and you can pay as you go which would be easier on me because I plan to get a job after we graduate this May. The programs do not require you pay up front , you can pay the 200$ each course. I was wondering though, I hear so much lip about how "becoming an LPN is a waste of time ... (not to disrespect any men or women who do it because honestly, you all are awesome to me because of your hard work.. Nursing school is no joke !) I was wondering , is that crap I heard true? Can you guys really not find jobs? What can LPNS work as also? and if I were to go back to school to advance my liscenures , would it take longer than if I had have gotten it out of the way up front? What are your experiences as LPns?

I am a 17 year old young woman and I am going to graduate from high school this May, however, I needed help with a few things. I always have loved watching shows pertaining to health and medical things and I love to help others and want to be able to make a difference in other's lives because I think that one single life is a precious thing. I have been studying things on nursing all week long for hours on end, reading, learning, and reading some more, studying things pertaining to the NCLEX even though I am not quite there yet lol. I am so confused as to what I should do next however; or what sort of nursing program I need to be looking for. I have been studying different types of nursing degrees, ADN,RN,BSN, etc. and I am not sure what I need to do to get started on the road to become a nurse. Which degree even comes first? Do I need to find a college that has a pre-Nursing program and then when I graduate from that , do I need to go to get my ADN? Or can you go on to get your ADN right out of high school. It's so confusing, can someone please help me? What should I, a soon to be high school graduate, do in order to get on the road to becoming a nurse?