NurseBetty_RN

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  1. Torn between job I love and going back to school

    NurseBetty_RN replied to allisonr12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well if you have taken pre-reqs they expire in 5 years, I am finishing an LPN program myself and if I were you I would continue my education, I have worked at an ALF that I loved but it quickly...

  2. Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

    NurseBetty_RN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    "He must have heard about the government grant that pays 100% of nursing school

  3. My NCLEX PN Journey

    NurseBetty_RN replied to PD82's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanx for the information and congrats, have you started working

  4. New LPN Students in Chicago 2014-2015

    NurseBetty_RN replied to Mscoleman78's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Just checking in to see how you all are doing in your programs? I will be finishing the beginning of August and I can't wait, how is things going for

  5. Smart move to go LPN then Bridge over

    NurseBetty_RN replied to RunnerD1987's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yes the RN wait lists are the biggest

  6. Smart move to go LPN then Bridge over

    NurseBetty_RN replied to RunnerD1987's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I plan on bridging over, that's one of the reasons I chose to go to LPN school, it shortens my timeline on becoming a nurse and if I choose to stop after becoming an LPN I will still be a nurse or if...

  7. Grants for private LPN programs

    NurseBetty_RN replied to SinglemomLPNstudent's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Try the WIA website its a grant thru the government and in my state (illinois) they give $8,000 towards your school tuition but the grant is not offered at

  8. Would you go straight to RN or start as LPN?

    NurseBetty_RN replied to ana377's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am a PN student also, and I finish in a couple months, I chose the LPN first route because of what a previous poster said, I get to skip the wait lists that most of the RN programs have, and my...

  9. Multiple jobs???

    NurseBetty_RN replied to NurseBetty_RN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Southern_lpn is that at one job or two different

  10. Multiple jobs???

    NurseBetty_RN replied to NurseBetty_RN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Bump!

  11. Nursing goals

    NurseBetty_RN replied to PennyMT's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I would love to work in

  12. LPN-RN bridge program in Chicago???

    NurseBetty_RN posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    What are some good and affordable LPN-RN bridge programs in the Chicagoland area??? How was your bridge program like? Did you work full or part time during the

  13. 2015 Roll Call

    NurseBetty_RN replied to msbossb's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm in a 12 month LPN program and we graduate this August (2015) and I'm so excited but also nervous, I want to take the NCLEX-PN soon after I finish, and I'm debating if I should work a while or go...

  14. Salary?

    NurseBetty_RN replied to FutureLPNty's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    @dolbyx40 what is the online RN bridge program you are

  15. new grad LPN needing advice pls!

    NurseBetty_RN replied to seaviolet's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes ironically the LPN route is faster for a lot of people, I have friends who have been on the waiting list to get into an RN program, but my entire program will be over in less time than they have...

  16. new grad LPN needing advice pls!

    NurseBetty_RN replied to seaviolet's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    @seaviolet I'm unclear if you are working as an LPN or a RN because of your screen name but if you are working as an LPN at a chicago hospital that is good news because I hear a lot of people saying...

  17. Best Med

    NurseBetty_RN replied to JMosby4's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Yes they are accredited, and compared to other private schools in the chicago land area, they are one of the cheapest, some are as high as $30,000, I was lucky to get in on the cheaper side as my...

  18. What to expect???

    NurseBetty_RN posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hello, I am in a 12 month LPN program, and although I know the jist of the industry, I want to hear some inside thoughts or experiences of some of the experienced LPNs, what are us students to expect...

  19. Best Med

    NurseBetty_RN replied to JMosby4's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Yeah that's why I say have good money management cause they are strict about the payments, but on the brighter side, once we done with the program we won't have a load of loans to pay back and we can...

  20. Best Med

    NurseBetty_RN replied to JMosby4's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Most community colleges in our area have discontinued the LPN programs and and the one that I know of is getting bad reviews on this site on top of being hard to get

  21. Best Med

    NurseBetty_RN replied to JMosby4's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I'm in the program now, it's a new program but it's good, the schedule is flexible which allows me to work and be home with my boys, if you got good money management I say go for it, the class sizes...

  22. Palos Community Hospital CNA pay rate??

    NurseBetty_RN replied to Reese2012's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Who can we contact about employment

  23. Confused HS Student

    NurseBetty_RN replied to SusieQxx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Here in Chicago some of our high schools have an LPN program, so students can graduate highschool with their LPN license, maybe you should see if your school system offers this type of program because...

  24. New LPN Students in Chicago 2014-2015

    NurseBetty_RN replied to Mscoleman78's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yeah, it's very fast paced but it allows me enough time to work/study/be with my family. They have a few kinks they need to work out but it's a new program and Im glad I chose

  25. New LPN Students in Chicago 2014-2015

    NurseBetty_RN replied to Mscoleman78's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congrats and good luck ladies, I'm at the end of my first semester at BestMed Care, we're doing nursing fundamentals and clinicals, I'm averaging a 95% but it's kicking my a$$, how are you all doing...