CaptainKen

Hey everyone! My name is Kenley and I'm 24 years old with a beautiful baby girl who's turning 2 on the 1st. I'm attending the Eastern Suffolk BOCES LPN Program in Brentwood, NY for a term of 11 months starting September 5th. I currently work as PCA for an agency here out on Long Island, NY. I'm really anxious to get started and complete this program so that I may get the hands-on experience starting out as an LPN then pursue my BSN (hopefully at Stony Brook University). I wish everyone here good luck on all of your endeavors! God Bless.

Me too!!!! I'm so hype!!!

I also sent in everything you stated. I am waiting on them to contact me as well. I'm sure everything will go smoothly. Hope to meet you soon. Maybe we can create study groups. Have a good evening.

No, I meant Eastern Suffolk Boces. And this isn't a real picture of me. This was one of the avatar options.

Thanks you for your help! I appreciate it. I will definitely keep that in mind.

Definitely needed this. Thank you!

Thanks.

I just was just asking if it would be difficult getting to work in ICU as a RN. Not necessarily as a new entry employee. I've also read almost every significant thread pertaining to CRNAs and CRNA school on this website. I'm aware of how challenging it is. But I love challenges. I'm not trying to come off arrogant nor cocky, but I've never been so excited about anything else.

I actually have. My parents are in the medical field as well. A family friend introduced me to the advanced practice. I got the opportunity to shadow him. I'm aware of all the difficulties I will face, the pressures and challenges of the OR and how people may doubt where I wish to go but this is definitely what I want to do. I never had anything else spark such a fire in me. It's not the salary that attracts me (which is something I didn't find out until after I shadowed him), it's the work and interaction with people which is why I chose this field in the first place. And I'm doing the LPN program because it is quick and will allow me to obtain a decent job here in NY to support my daughter. I still attend school for Nursing, trying to complete my prerequisites. Currently, I'm a Certified HHA/PCA. I've also shadowed CNAs, LPNs, and RNs. But yeah, thanks for your concern. But for me, it's a dream that I will make into reality. Simple as that.

I live in Long Island, NY. There are few CRNA programs in NY and I do not wish to go out of state or even up state. But thank you. I plan on reaching all of my goals.

Hey everyone, I plan on starting a FT LPN Program in the Fall, I take my entrance exam tomorrow afternoon. After completing that, I then plan on completing a LPN-RN program, then get my BSN. I'm an aspiring CRNA and would like to know if it would be difficult getting a career working as a RN in the ICU departments? For the CRNA currently available in NY, it's required to work in an ICU for at least 2-3 years in order to qualify for CRNA school.

Hey everyone, I'm scheduled to take the entrance exam in Brentwood, NY tomorrow afternoon for the ES Boces LPN Program. I've been refreshing myself with plenty resources to pass the exam. I'm pretty confident I'll do well. I would like to be enrolled into the FT LPN Program. Just wondering if there is anyone on here who's already enrolled/accepted into the program? Just wondering if I'm the only African American male, lol. If I am, that's cool. I would like to make some study buddies though, lol.

Congrats bro! Thanks for sharing. Definitely motivated me some.