windyspring

Hi! I'm an LVN of just over two years, and really want to be an RN. The issue is, my GPA is horrible (2.7) and I had to repeat Microbiology twice and now I feel theres no hope to get into an LVN-to-RN or any other path to RN in the Bay Area. My two years of undergraduate classes were all done 2009-2012, and my LVN nursing school GPA is 3.5 (Carrington College in San Jose in 2015), and excellent working experience as an LVN, none of this seems to matter to RN programs. I used to be a horrible student, and unfortunantly really minced my transcript, before realising I needed to get my stuff together (and did!) but I'm worried that it was all for nothing if I can't get to an RN. Has anyone been in my shoes? Anyone know of schools out there that don't mind repeated science courses or that will look at the transcript as a whole, noticing that I literally turned my life around several years ago? Thank you for reading

The night before last I had blood exposure into two small cuts into my hand. Patient has a lot of issues but previous MRSA in her blood. My DON witnessed it and I also informed her but her response was for me to "wash it out. Get it checked if you want but you probably won't find anything". So I finished my shift (another 8hrs with no break) and called my doctor in the morning. They told me to come into ER (that I should have come much sooner) and had my blood tested and washed out the cuts. I send the DON/ADON a message in the morning stating that I would not be returning to work. I feel so blown off and mistreated. I'm a new nurse (this is my first job) and she made me feel dumb for my concern only to learn that it was legitimate!

Hi! This is another question adding onto your question... I live in San Jose, California (a half day's drive away). I am a mother and work part time as an LVN at a SNF with a very flexible work schedule. I am considering WGU and just commuting for the labs/clinicals and staying in a hotel for a few nights at a time. My question is how far apart are your lab/clinical days? If there is about 10 days per term (6 months), is it like a few days in a row? I'm trying to figure out if this is a realistic option. Thanks!