Doglover109

Hello all! I am about to enter my last semester of nursing school! I am interested in working in an emergency room and was wondering how your experience was working in an NYC ER. How are the city hospitals? What types of patients do you see the most? Thank you!

So do you think going for an LPN is a waste of time and money if I would just be using it as a leg up for RN programs?

This was my thought process. Is this an accurate thought to go on?

That's what I was thinking. Everything I've read up about this has told me that it will in fact give me a leg up but I'm just now hearing everyone disagree on this website so I'm a bit torn. Basically, I feel like if I were to do an LPN program, it will play a part in my being accepted into an RN program in my favor. Are you in a nursing program with an LPN certificate?

Yes but say Student A has community college very basic classes. Student B has their LPN licensure. In a nursing school who's only accepting 100 out of about 5,000 applicants, I think the clear choice would be Student B. And most applicants at the nursing program are already LPNs.

I'm just thinking that nursing schools will always take someone with a better background than someone with not as much. I am a freshman at a community college. All I've taken so far is basic English, elementary math, and speech. I'm applying to nursing school in February but my chances are so slim compared to one who has been to an LPN program. And could credits be used from the LPN program towards the RN program? Thanks.

Hello all! Just wondering if it would be a good idea for me to go to an LPN program before going into a nursing program. Will this help me in nursing school? Will it give me a leg up on applicants who aren't an LPN? Will it just be a waste of time and money? Thanks so much!

Hello! Has anyone attended TCI's LPN program? I heard they opened a course in flushing, New York and was wondering if that was a good step to take to get into a nursing program in the future. If anyone has been to this program, please tell me how it was for you and your opinions on it. Thanks so much!