Where Should I Start???????

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hello, i am currently a hs student enrolled in a program where i am learning pre-nursing stuff and soon i will be getting my stna. anywayz, i am really confused on how to go about starting my career in healthcare field...(nursing)...so here are my questions:

1. what is the best way to get into an rn school?

2. what can i do to be more competitive in getting into a nursing program?

3. should i become a crn or lpn/lvn first??? which one is better?

here is my goal: to have a masters degree in nursing....and hopefully continue my education into becoming a physician's assistant...

your feedback is greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in Education, Administration, Magnet.

At first I want to say, it is great that you already have goals in life and know where you want to go in your career. Here are some of my answers:

1. Get good grades in all your prereqs (a&p, micro....)

2.(and again)Try to get as many A's as you can. It is all based on the GPA.

3. It is really up to you which way you want to go. You can go the LVN or the RN route, but you can also be a Nurse Practitioner with your masters (I don't know if you concidered that option)

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at first i want to say, it is great that you already have goals in life and know where you want to go in your career. here are some of my answers:

1. get good grades in all your prereqs (a&p, micro....)

2.(and again)try to get as many a's as you can. it is all based on the gpa.

3. it is really up to you which way you want to go. you can go the lvn or the rn route, but you can also be a nurse practitioner with your masters (i don't know if you concidered that option)

ohhh..no i did not considered that (i'll look it up too)...but you see, i read online that it is best to have some experience before someone could be accepted into a nursing school....like being an lvn first before rn..... would i be wasting my time into being a lvn first? im really confused...

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Specializes in Med-surg.

2.(and again)Try to get as many A's as you can. It is all based on the GPA.

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Not always. The program that I'm hoping to get into in the fall, the GPA is only a very small percentage of getting in. Its all on a point system. Just check out what the program is looking for.

~Emery

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2.(and again)Try to get as many A's as you can. It is all based on the GPA.

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Not always. The program that I'm hoping to get into in the fall, the GPA is only a very small percentage of getting in. Its all on a point system. Just check out what the program is looking for.

~Emery

oh..simple enough...both comments are really helpful... i just hope i don't regret something...........i don't know why, but i felt like i need to hurry on getting this nursing stuff over with..

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

A nurse practitioner is an advanced practice nurse who can operate his/her own clinic, provide care without supervision, act as a primary care provider, write prescriptions, etc. They earn as much, if not more, than physicians' assistants and have RN licenses.

Something you may wish to consider.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

BTW here's the link to this site's very own pre-nursing student forum. You can get a lot of your questions answered over there and browse the threads to see the routes that others have decided on.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f198/

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btw here's the link to this site's very own pre-nursing student forum. you can get a lot of your questions answered over there and browse the threads to see the routes that others have decided on.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f198/

ohh god bless u...tnx alot.. i'll pass the link to my fellow highschoolers..:balloons:

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