How To Get Lpn?


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I live in central Arkansas and was wondering what I need to do to be a lPN, and where to go to schooling in central west arkansas.
Also, what is a CNA and how do you become it? What do they make?

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  1. hitchie on December 12, 2009 10:16 am

    Baptist Medical school in Little rock could be a great idea for you. It’s local and it’s one of the best in the state. It’s a year long program. depending on which area of central Arkansas, ASU Beebe also has an LPN program, I think it’s a year and a half long. I think most of the nursing programs start in January. That should give you plenty of time to get your prereqs out of the way.

  2. bcritter on December 12, 2009 10:30 am

    To become a LPN one generally needs two years of schooling. One year for generals/prerequisites and one year for the actual LPN training. This type of program is done through a technical/community college. A CNA is a Certified Nursing Assistant, basically help patients/residents with Activities of Daily Living (depending on what kind of facility you would work.) An ideal place to start out as a CNA would be a nursing home. CNA classes vary in length. Mine was two days a week for two months, during the school year. Other classes I know of during the summer are two weeks long, eight hours a day. The technical college offering the LPN program most likely offers a CNA class as well.Wages definitely vary from place to place, generally higher in urban areas. I live in SW Minnesota, which is pretty rural, and started out at 9.82/hour.