So Confused I Need Help

[futurenursepink]

Right now im in school for cna/pct after that hopefully i find a job im the medical field but my ulimate goal is to become a (NURSE) but im not sure what i want to do first lpn or rn heres my reason lpn because you will be a nurse within a year in an a half you will know more about what to except if you want to become a rn and you can bridge and it takes a year and it wont be as complicated . the reason why i just want to do rn is because is around the same year as a lpn with the brideing over but my only fear is i know going for straight rn is'nt easy and i dont want to fail because i know some people who is barley making it with c's and d's but i know i can't compare myself to other people but not only that pre -req i dont know i guess its the word FEAR that is getting to me any suggestion I NEED HELP reading alot of other people feedbeack kind make my head spin especially when its neagative but i know everything cant be peaches and cream you have the good and the bad .

[JustYouWait]

You're on the right track. When you become a CNA, it's definitely going to be easy for you to adjust to the clinical setting. If I were you, I would just go straight to RN. If you take LPN, you're just taking similar courses as the RN, so I don't think one is difficult as the other since nursing is supposed to be difficult. What people are actually saying about nursing is true, however, it's not meant to be feared about - it's to let people like you (and me) see the reality of nursing so by the time you're taking your courses, you'll know what to do (to get an A).

[futurenursepink]

Thanks for the feedback i really needed that you is so right i going to just move on to rn when im done i really hope i can get into a hospital because they have been hiring congrats

[ItsTheDude]

lpn or rn is more about where you are in life and what you want/need to do.

if you have a hectic life, need a job faster, don't have all the pre-req/grades, etc = lpn

if you have a stable life, don't really need income for 2 yrs, have all the pre-req/grades (adn) = rn

if you want to work in a hospital = rn (most don't hire many lpn's)

lpn isn't a dead end street, you can always bridge to a rn.

[allisonhillary]

just a head's up - if you do become an LVN, you'll be working in LTC. but you'll have in income while you're working on bridging to RN....but it'll take you longer to become an RN. it also depends on the lengths of wait lists for each program.

[laurenjmc]

Definitely get your CNA soon so you can see what it's like to actually work in the field and get experience. I would recommend trying to knock out some of your RN pre-reqs as soon as you can and going that route. Although it really depends where you want to work. If you want to be in an acute hospital setting I would say don't even bother with the LVN. I work as a CNA on a surgical floor and the LVNs only make $1-2 more than me! I got into an LVN program this semester but decided not to go- I initially thought it would be a faster track to an RN but most schools in CA have made a requirement that you work as an LVN for 6months to a year before the step-up program *which ends up making it take even longer! So instead I am furiously putting my name on every ADN wait list I qualify for. But on the otherhand, if you want to go slow or your grades aren't that great, LVN might be your better option--and then you can always bridge to the RN after.