wanting to go into nursing school...

sandiegostudent · Jun 11, 2009

i want to go into nursing as an LPN then with time become an RN ...
does anybody have any advise??:)
oh or if anybody has done this- how was it... was it stressfull?
please tell me about your experience...

Hey Sami,

I am in my first semester of nursing school at Kaplan College in San Diego. They have an ADN program that gets you an R.N. in twenty months. When I first started I was shocked about how many ways you could get your R.N. You can get a B.S.N which takes the longest. Or an A.S.N. which is probably the best way if you have a school in your area that offers it. Also, you can get an A.D.N. wich is usualy the quickest way. The only drawback is that it is hard to find a program that will let you turn an A.D.N. into a B.S.N. The main point though is that B.S.N, A.S.N., and A.D.N. programs will all give you the same title in the end which is R.N. It is also important to make sure the school is accreted and that you will be permited to take the NEXCLAX at the end of the program. Hope this information is helpful

Ronald:nuke:

MotivatedOne · Jun 11, 2009

hey sami,
i am in my first semester of nursing school at kaplan college in san diego. they have an adn program that gets you an r.n. in twenty months. when i first started i was shocked about how many ways you could get your r.n. you can get a b.s.n which takes the longest. or an a.s.n. which is probably the best way if you have a school in your area that offers it. also, you can get an a.d.n. wich is usualy the quickest way. the only drawback is that it is hard to find a program that will let you turn an a.d.n. into a b.s.n. the main point though is that b.s.n, a.s.n., and a.d.n. programs will all give you the same title in the end which is r.n. it is also important to make sure the school is accreted and that you will be permited to take the nexclax at the end of the program. hope this information is helpful
ronald:nuke:

according to this website there are approximately 600 schools nationwide that offer rn to bsn degree programs and approximately 160 schools nationwide that offer rn to msn programs...so it shouldn't be hard to find a program that will allow you to get your bsn or msn degree. the best part is that the majority of the programs are offered online from accredited four year colleges and universities. i would probably just bypass the whole lpn thing but if you think that you can get in an lpn program quicker than you can an adn or bsn program then while not go to school and become an lpn in the meantime...i think that you have to wait at least 6 months at some school before applying to an lpn to rn bridge program...you'd be surpised to know that there are schools out there that offer lpn to bsn degree programs...i would advise you to research different schools in your area or in whatever area you wouldn't mind moving or commuting to.

whatever you decide to do i wish you the best of luck!

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ids/pdf/rnbsn.pdf

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ids/pdf/rnmsn.pdf.

Calicutie · Jul 4, 2009

There are several bridge programs (ADN to BSN) but not if you go to Kaplan. Your only option is University of Phoenix unless you have another degree under your belt. Reason being is that no other schools accept credits from Kaplan. I know this because I go there. Now most hospitals will pay for you to continue your education so you can probably get them to foot the bill (UofP is pretty expensive too). So that's another option. I would not reccomend Kaplan though unless you have no other option. They are pricey and very unorganized. Let me know if you have any other questions.