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My program is through a k-13 BOE votech. I called, the secretary of the program said I'd be 3 days per week until clinicals. It's an 11 month program. She said it was a new setup so I'm not sure what to expect. Luckily my job is pretty flexible. January can NOT get here fast enough. I'm sooooo ready =) And I probably just jinxed myself being overly confident haha. Oh well.

Thanks for your input. I was kind of wondering about that. I'm going to have to work full time while going to school, so I need to check and see if mine switches to 4 days at some point.

Hello all, I was recently accepted into an LPN program, it is 11 months long, & I am to attend class 3 days per week. Has anyone heard of a program like this? Most of the other programs that I've looked into are 5 days a week; I've heard you normally do three days lecture, 2 days clinical. So I'm not sure how this works. Any input would be greatly appreciated thank you in advance.

Thanks everyone for your replies. I had titers drawn at my local health department. My insurance covered everything. Anxiously awaiting results. Baaaah. I hope they come today

Hello everyone, I was recently accepted into an LPN/LVN program locally. My acceptance is pending my drug test, background check, etc. I don't think I will have any issues with that. However, they do want a copy of my shot records. My mother passed away when I was 18 (before I even finished high school), and I'm not sure she ever even kept a copy of these. Where would I go about getting a copy of my shot records? I don't have a primary care doctor. The elementary/middle/high school's that I have attended are no longer in operation (although the board of education is). My pediatrician closed her practice and passed away years ago as well. Any suggestions? I'm going to call the Health Dept tomorrow to see if they can help.

Sorry for the typos! However, I would like to take a moment and thank everyone for your replies. I could start the August class, however, I think I'm going to wait until January. I've spoken with my counselor whom I see twice a week, and our current goal is to have me off the subs by no later than late September. With the January class, I will not have to drug test until October, so this would work out perfect. Again, thanks to everyone who took the time to respond!

I failed to mention in my previous post, I work 3 12 hour shifts per week with an 83 year old lady who is prescribed my drug of choice. (I've worked for her for years). Never once I have even considered taking her medication; even when I was sick and puking my guts up, it never crossed my mind. I would never take anything that isn't mine or that I haven't "purchased"

Thank you for your response. I'm on half (4mg) of a strip per day. I don't drug test until October if I do the January class. So, it's very possible that I could be off of the prescription by then.

Hello everyone, and thank you for taking the time to read my post. I've viewed threads on here for years but never bothered to make an account. I am a 30 year old male located on Kentucky. As far back as I can remember; even as a child, I always wanted to be a nurse. My mother passed away shortly after I graduated from high school, so I was immediately thrown into the workforce, not by choice. After graduating high school I found a local nursing home who offered free CNA training on exchange got working at their facility for 1 year. So I did it I ended up working as a CNA for about 3 years and absolutely loved it. I was constantly having to work overtime to make ends meet because the low wages I was being paid... I had no assistance financially with rent, bills, etc from family or anyone else. I always wanted to go into nursing school but at the time with my life and financial situation I was never able to attend school because I couldn't commit to a schedule. After about 3 years in the field I got offered a position with AT&T paying about 3 times more than my CNA salary, so I of course took it. In doing so, I put my nursing dream on the back burner. I've since left AT&T and work for another great company who allow me to work from home and my schedule is very flexible. During the process of all these life events I developed an opiate addiction. I had a lot of dental work done and was prescribed narcotics for the pain and ended up liking them a little too much. I eventually ended up getting stuff off the street. In the midst of all this my significant other basically gave me the option of getting treatment or parting ways. I've been in a suboxin treatment center for over a year now. I have tapered down on my dose, and plan on continuing to do so. (Sorry for the rant) I recently decided to apply for a LPN program at a local Career/Vocational center here. I took the pre entrance exam and passed. I got a an acceptance letter in the mail today (pending my background check, drug test and physical). I can either do an August or January program. I have no criminal background, I'm pretty positive I'll do fine on the physical, but my concern is the drug screen. I am legitimately prescribed Suboxin by a medical doctor, I attend group and individual counseling sessions twice a week, every week. I've not mentioned any of this to the school yet as it has not came up. Will being a Suboxin patient/in recovery prevent me from going to nursing school in Ohio? I know suboxin is a crutch, I realize that. It's helped me so much though. I'm just not sure what to do at this point and would appreciate any feedback that I can get with how to approach this situation. I'm willing to do anything to be a nurse. Anything.