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I know you posted this a little while ago but thought I could help. I lived in Havelock while my husband was stationed there. I went to both Carolina Medical and the other hospital in Morehead City. I personally loved the hospital in Morehead city. I delivered my daughter there, and that was wonderful. I also went there routinely for blood work. Everyone I came into contact with as a PT was very nice, friendly and personable. There is no longer a hospital on the base. It has now been made into a health clinic. The town is ALL military. That has its benefits and drawbacks. This is personal, but please do not take offense. I am not sure of your age or your boyfriends or your relationship, but the military is another world! My husband and I married at 19 while he was in. I was not prepared for the military life! Best advice, do not trust anyone easily, and make sure you and your boyfriend keep your relationship strong.

There are a lot of schools near me that offer ADN to MSN. They are normally called "bridge" programs. They might just say RN to MSN. I am not sure on how long it takes to complete them. I am looking to go the ADN to MSN route for midwifery school.

You simply need to find a school that has a nursing program. If your current college, Lehman does not offer an it you will need to switch schools. You do not need a BSN to become a RN. There are diploma programs, associates programs and on up. Since you are looking at CUNY schools, you may also want to post this in the New York section.

They did not tell you the reason? That is odd. My school is a CC and is not nationally accredited. I had a short freak out period after finding this out after being accepted. However, I am planning to go right from my ADN to BSN or MSN. I personally contacted universities to make sure my program not having NLNAC would not be a problem. I was informed by multiple ones it was not, as long as they maintained their state accreditation. In fact in my state the vast majority of CCs do not have national accreditation. When I asked my director of the program why she said quite honestly its money. It costs the school $50k the first year and $10k a year after to maintain. I also contacted about 5 hospitals around me to ask if my programs accreditation would be a problem. Not a single one said it was and asked me when I graduated. I would be more concerned going to a school like yours that has lost it, versus never having it. I would be cautious and do serious research into the school and their program.

I was referring to LTC/AL. You mentioned that was the place you worked at that started to get you leaning towards nursing. That is the only personal experience I have as a student. I start nursing this Fall. I have only completed CNA, that is where my experience comes from. I have a lot of family who are either nurses or in the medical field. They all work at Duke or UNC. Though they love their jobs they all say they dont get the kind of one-on-one time that I mentioned I loved during clinicals at LTC/AL. I am not sure but seeing how the PA at our LTC facility did not get a lot of in depth time with the pts I dont see a PA in the hospital getting more. Of course I see myself in nursing in one form or another without a doubt. I have a lot of goals that are all based off of nursing, so I know what I want, but no one can know what you want other than you. I would try to think where you want to be 5, 10 and 15 years down the road. Maybe thinking about it this way would help, what one would you regret more? Not doing nursing or not doing PA. I recently had to decide if I wanted to go ahead and become an IBCLC, or start nursing first. Posing the question to myself that way helped me decide I would regret not doing nursing more than LC. I am just north of Durham. If you go the nursing route maybe Ill see you around! Good luck in your decision!

Since you have already graduated, and have been employed as a CNA, I would think you should have a better idea of your comfort zone. I know how you felt about AL/LTC. I was scared about doing my clinicals there, but ended up really enjoying it! Our residents made similar comments to me. They acted and said how much it helped them having me just be nice to them, and listen for a few minutes. The Rns I have seen at the places I was at never really got the one-on-one time with pts like CNAs do. The PAs had even less time. I am sure there are certain places you could have more contact like it seems you are looking for. p.s. Youre right near me! Good luck!

Ok, maybe I should start off doing the education portion online. I could probably get a good chunk done this Summer while Im out of school. I will still look into LLL. It just stinks because using LLL hours you still need 1000, whereas pathway 3 with a mentor you only need 500. I guess I should start on the part I can get done now, the education. Thank you for all the help ladies! I am going to look into both courses you listed.

Oh really? I did not really understand that part, thank you. I have breastfed my children, one for 14 months. Do you know if the 90 hours of education is provided by LLL or is that separate? I think I read the university of San Diego offers a lactation educator course and its online. I wonder if that can fulfill the 90 hours of education or part of it. With starting nursing school this Fall I might have to take the 12 months, but that is ok. I just want to make some progress! Thanks again!

My problem is I am not sure where to find a person who has been recertified at least once that can mentor me. They have to be approved to mentor me through the board. I can work on becoming a LLL leader. I would have to find out how to go about doing that, and then I would still need a leader to certify my hours... It just seems very hard to accomplish without already being one of the approved health professions.

Did you not get a mentor to get your clinical hours? I thought that is how Pathway 3 worked, am I wrong? Thank you for the idea of seeing if the program offered near me will allow me to utilize someone as my mentor. I too am hoping to graduate being IBCLC or at least test the July afterwards. I do not have classes to take this Summer and want to try and be productive! I am not sure how to move this post to another forum. This is only my first or second thread :)

Hi everyone! I will be starting nursing school this Fall!! My goal is to finish my ADN, and go on to RN-MSN. I would like to one day be a CNM. I know that those things are far off, however I have been looking into becoming a LC for years now. I am having trouble finding a way to accomplish it BEFORE Im a RN. I understand there are 3 different pathways to take. Pathway one requires, already being in the health care field, which I am not. Pathway 2 requires a school that offers the program. One near me actually does, but they require you to have at least a BS. And then there is pathway 3. I would love to try and start this route. It requires some traditional schooling, and clinical hours with a mentor. I already have completed most courses necessary, but I need serious help finding a mentor. Has anyone become a Lactation Consultant through Pathway 3? Would it help me to become a Certified Lactation Education Counselor first? Thank you for any input!

Hi! I am not familiar with pay rates or anything like that as I am still a student, but I love NC. We moved here over 2 years ago from up north. Raleigh is a great area. We live on the outskirts out of any city-type area. The cost of living is on another level cheaper than where we moved from. There are tons of things for singles and families to do. Good luck on your move!

I am not sure of your location, but I just had a scare two days ago about this same thing. I only applied to one school, my CC that Ive been doing all pre-reqs at. I did not even think about if they had accreditation or not! Well I found out two days ago my schools program is not nationally accredited. Then I read on here that I might not be able to get a job, I couldnt get my BSN or MSN after, it wouldnt be vaild in other states..... BUT I called UNC, and Duke hospitals and universities, and was told it was not a problem! They said my school is accredited through the state BON, the job postings stating "need degree from accredited school", means state not national. My DON also told me it costs the school $50,000 for first accreditation, and $10,00 every year after. Yikes! Most community colleges in my state (NC) are not nationally accredited. I would check with local nurse recruiters to see if it is a problem.

You should try posting this under North Carolina. You might get some feedback.