I am moving to the Atlanta area within the next year. I have been an accountant for over 10 years and I hate it. I got into my field because it was easy to find work. In my late teens I was a CNA and loved it!! I wanted to pursue a career as an RN to follow in my grandmother's footsteps. Unfortunately for me all of LVN & RN programs in California were impacted or grossly overpriced. I applied to 12 programs and were denied admission by all. The others had waiting list that were over several years long. There was also the challenge of finding work as a new grad after graduation. So I deferred my dreams because I couldn't afford to move from California. I took a job as an office clerk just after my 21st birthday and i haven't stopped working since. One day I looked up and I was a 33 year old divorcee and very unfulfilled.
I love my home state but I cannot make a life for myself and my daughter here. Home prices are ridiculous, the schools are terrible and lets not mention the fuel prices. Its not a fair trade off for the nearly year long sunshine. I need to make a move. My mother is moving to Atlanta to retire. My daughter and I will be making the cross country move with her.
I have read that Georgia has a nursing shortage. I'm not sure if that is true. A lot of for profit schools here in California use that same line to entice students to sign up for classes. Then leave those students high and dry when they can't find a job. I have a few questions for any nurses living and working in Atlanta area.
I was thinking of training as a LPN then I can work while I pursue my BSN. My daughter will be 4 years old when we move and just about to start kindergarten. I want to get out of accounting ASAP!!! I am miserable but I need to pay the bills so I suck it up.
What schools in the Atlanta Area would you recommend for LPN?
