Nursing school I have 2 options?


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I am going to be going to school for Nursing a seminole CC in Florida. However, we are currently living in MN where my boyfriend is going to school for non-destructive testing. So we will be back in FL (where we are from) in about a year. I will apply to the nursing program prior to moving back. Ok…here is my dilemma we are getting married in 2011 and I was thnking about just starting out with the LPN program which is a year long that way I can be working and saving money for the wedding and I can transition into the RN program which will take another year. OR I could just do the 2 year RN program. From experience with the LPN to RN transition would anyone recommend it? Please help! Also if anyone knows of good hospitals that offer nursing degrees in FL that would be very helpful as well!

4 Comments so far

  1. someguy_7_8 on July 22, 2010 4:29 pm

    good luck getting into the nursing program. Im about to try it myself, but it’s really competitive.
    not to say you need luck, im sure your very smart. im just saying. i guess it’s very hard to gain entry.
    my wife is a nurse, msn, and she seem to think having your lpn would help you in gaining entry into the program. as long as you meet all other criteria. lpn may give you an edge over the others

  2. Shana B on July 22, 2010 5:12 pm

    Well, for either program you need to take your nursing prereqs like Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry, Microbiology, etc. Those will take you at least a year to complete, and that’s before you even get into a program. Personally I think you should go straight for the RN. It will take 3 years including the prereqs. As for hospitals that do diploma nursing degrees, those are practically unheard of nowadays. You’ll likely have to go to a regular college.

  3. boomer gal on July 22, 2010 5:43 pm

    Unless the LPN will help you get into an RN program (& I am not convinced it will), I see little benefit to going that route. It isn’t all that much longer to get the ADN. It will just take longer if you do the LPN first.

  4. Anne on July 22, 2010 6:33 pm

    As others have said, getting into any nursing program is extremely competitive.

    My thought is, you might want to apply to both the LPN program and to the Assoc. Degree RN program. See how you do with getting accepted into those programs. You might be shocked to see that one or the other has 2-3yrs of a waiting list before you will get into it. If you get accepted to both, go for the RN without questions. If you are on a waiting list for the RN, stay on the list and see if you can be either working on the pre-reqs for that or going for your LPN.

    One of the hardest things about nursing is first getting accepted into an accredited program. Good luck!