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  1. Best school for me

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Sentara or VCU are my picks. I don't know how competitive their programs are but I think those are my tops. Of course if I get into that LPN program here then Sentara becomes my new

  2. Best school for me

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    That's great. But if I can avoid dropping $25k I will. Sentara charges that much for a BSN over 2.5 years and they hire their grads as well, right? How difficult is the entrance? It would appear as...

  3. Best school for me

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Yet another option. Heather, I am glad that you take time to answer my questions. I am all the way out in Las Vegas, NV (yes I have to put the NV as there is a Las Vegas, NM lol) and don't know the...

  4. Hhp 123, hhp 124 & hit 117

    pacjeffery posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    Total waste of time. If CSN wants a science prerequisite for the LPN program it should be BIOL

  5. Sad but true (maybe)

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Could you tell me more about the place you work? I am a CNA with 3 yrs experience in hospitals and skilled nursing. I don't mind working nights at all. And NoVA isn't a

  6. Sad but true (maybe)

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    YET I would like to join the military if I'm allowed. So I would if I can but I'm talking about soon after graduation. The scenario about pay you spoke of was regards to RN's. Nobody really addresses...

  7. Sad but true (maybe)

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    It's not a matter so much as WHY do we have to move there. It's overall better for our twins and us. In healthcare I have a "luxury" of finding my job in every region whereas her job is not. She has...

  8. Recent Experiences w/ Purrfect and/or APHTC???

    pacjeffery replied to potentilla's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I didn't know of any other CNA program other than Purrfect & CSN. Now CSN did (or still does) have a shortened program over the Summer term. A person I had worked with attended Purrfect. They...

  9. Sad but true (maybe)

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Because I'm not in the

  10. Sad but true (maybe)

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Heather I didn't think so. #1 is still to get into this LPN program. #2 is do a single semester phlebotomy course. #3 is work nights as a CNA (guess with shift diff I'd make $16/hr) #4 draw on my...

  11. Sad but true (maybe)

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Check it out http://www.erieri.com/Research/City=Chesapeake-VA/Job=Phlebotomist/Salary Of course this is just

  12. The reality of my situation

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I'm trying to do what makes me the most money until I get my

  13. The reality of my situation

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    No. I was hoping to get in here and take the NCLEX-PN there when we

  14. The reality of my situation

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Yes, we're moving to the area. There are dwindling opportunities for her here. More in the Chesapeake area. I'd much prefer to be an LPN moving there but if I can't then the combination of CNA &...

  15. The reality of my situation

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I am looking in the Chesapeake, VA

  16. The reality of my situation

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Well I have three years CNA experience in hospitals (Med/Surg, ortho, neuro & rehab), SNF's & corrections (which included psych). To become a Phlebotomist is a 1-semester course. HeatherMax,...

  17. The reality of my situation

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I agree with you, gunrock. Look at this: a CNA in VA makes $9-12/hr and an LPN $15-17/hr. Now a $5/hr difference may not mean much but that extra $125 a week pays for diapers and formula for my twins...

  18. The reality of my situation

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    PCT? Patient Care Tech? We don't have those here nor the training. What does phlebotomy

  19. The reality of my situation

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Virginia Nursing

    It seems as though CNA's are paid around that as well. If I felt it would be ok, I'd tough it out on CNA salary for 2-3 years until I got my BSN. But even with my gf working, I don't know if $10/hr...

  20. LPN program at CSN Nevada

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Nobody here is applying to the LPN program at CSN Nevada Fall 2013? I couldn't be and HOPE that I'm not the only one. I'd really like to have to possibility of an accelerated program. With all but the...

  21. LPN in the Army at my age

    pacjeffery posted a topic in Government, Military

    I'll be 38 when I get my LPN. Please, I can't afford the BSN on my CNA salary and twins due. Rhe LPN makes sense for me. I always wanted to be in the Service. I know LPN is enlisted. Could I come in...

  22. Thank you all for your invaluable information

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Government, Military

    In order to get the "magic" rollin' I need to enlist when I finish my LPN program at age

  23. Thank you all for your invaluable information

    pacjeffery posted a topic in Government, Military

    I have decided on two options. As some may know, I'll be 39 finishing LPN school. Well, I found a two-semester ADN program I can roll right into. Conceivably I'd be 40 years old with an ADN degree....

  24. Thank you all for your invaluable information

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Government, Military

    Ok, I'll get my LPN. I'll be 38 May 2014. If I do van LPN to BSN program it'll take me to 42. I can do an LPN to ADN program in a year and a half. I'd be 41. There's numerous ADN to BSN programs a...

  25. Thank you all for your invaluable information

    pacjeffery replied to pacjeffery's topic in Government, Military

    Lunah you're right. I looked just now and I would need a BSN still. There's a few one year online (accredited) ADN-BSN programs. I'd get my BSN at 41 that route. I'll have to look further into that....