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Vocational School LPN. yes or No?
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Posted 6 months ago Hello everyone, I have been interested in nursing for about 13yrs. I started as a candy stripper in our local hospital. The usual thing happened. i got marreid and got side tracked from my dream. I have been reading the forums and I know going for the BSN is probably best, but due to money being tight and unfortunately not faling into the bracket of most scholarships; I will have to pay almost all of the schooling on my own. On to the question. I live in Florida and we have a vocational school that will allow you to get your LPN in 1yr and then after 1 yr of active LPN move on to the advanced RN program at our local college. This would allow me to be an RN in 3yrs. Has anyone else heard of this route or done it. Would you reccomend another way, etc.. any help would be appreciated.
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| Posted 2 months ago What is your location? (state) I ask because if money is tight you may qualify for a Pell grant. Check out the FAFSA website. Just google it.
Now that we have that out of the way. I started as an LVN/LPN first and I highly recommend it. Only because you get excellent hands on as a LVN/LPN while working towards your RN. It took me about 4 1/2 years to finally complete, but that's because I took a lot of breaks. Overall I am very happy that I went that route. I feel like a more well rounded nurse with that background. I hope this helps. |