bizo

your 14yr experience should serve you in good stead, so i think you should do the nursing. i will suggest that you do the bsn(accelerated/second degree) since the duration is about the same as adn. the psych hospitals will be all over you if you tell them you have a degree in psych. home care companies also need psych nurses because they make more money on psych pts since it's considered a specialty. moreover, if you've researched nursing for 14yr, it's about time you spend 2yrs to actually do it.

obviously u don't know much about nursing. the certificate for the lpn while the associate is for rn. by law there is a difference. the rn's legal scope of practice is a little wider than the lpn's in that the rn assumes more responsibility than the lpn. the rn is 2yrs while the lpn is 10 months. there are part time programs too if u want that. most schools have lpn-rn route which lasts not more than a yr. there is nclex-rn and nclex-pn depending on your education. hope u get it. i'm doing the lpn now and plan to bridge to rn later on. the four yr program at your school is prepares u for the rn too but u get a baccalaureate in addition. some hospitals differentiate b/n rn's with BS Nursing(BSN) and those with associate degree while others do not. but whatever it is u can bridge from associate to BSN in 1-2 yrs. a ton of schools have programs like that. the nursing field is very flexible. once u enter u have a long ladder in front of u; u can choose to climb up higher or stay down there, it's your choice. there are nurses who have been lpn's and don't wanna move up coz they're happy with their job and what they make. others have moved forward to get their master and phd's. such ppl are become nurse practitioners, anesthetists, midwives, professors but to mention a few. there's a lot abt nursing u need to know but i can't tell u everything. i suggest u read posts in other forums and post qns that bug your mind. nursing is very rewarding and i'd like to welcome you to the field.

i've got all my prereqs so i think i'll do the p/t after i get my license.

does anyone know the location of our classes? and one more thing. i want to know if it's possible to bridge to rn right after the lpn. i don't wanna wait a whole yr b4 i start. good luck to y'all and i hope we all make it thru the next 10 months.

why don't u just pick overtime at the full time job. if that's not available check the papers for other job openings. there are tons of nursing jobs out there.

thanks for the replies. i'll pay on the last day to register.

i went to the orientation for the lpn's starting this fall. i remember they made copies of the courses we're supposed to register for. are they going to register us or we still have to go in and do registration by the deadline in the handout.