Kbl14

Thanks for responding. I really appreciate someone else's perspective. You guys have helped ease my anxiety a little about moving forward in my career.

I am just starting my career as an LPN. I just began a job in corrections. It is very different from my experiences in clinical and my former position as a CNA at a local hospital. My plan is to go back and get my RN beginning next year. My worry is that all my classmates that are working LTC and rehab will be so far ahead of me in the skills dept when I get back to school. Am I setting myself up to be "stuck" into a career in corrections? Will hospitals look at my resume and look down upon my first years being in corrections? Has anyone here began in corrections and transitioned into a more traditional hospital setting? Just hoping I am making the right decisions for my career, and would like some advice from someone who may have some experience with this type of situation.

I experienced the same thing. One school told me not to even bother applying. Going Lpn route. It sucks failing but if you want to be a nurse, you gotta do what you gotta do. In the end I will be a better, humble nurse. Just keep your chin up and keep pushing forward. You will get there.