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Resolved Question: I am currently going to school for my LVN/LPN and what more education do I need to become a PA?

and how long will it take me? Do I also have to get my RN or BSN before being a PA? more

Resolved Question: What is the best major for a masters degree after a bachelors in biology with a GPA of at least 3.0?

I would really like to get into med school but my GPA is not working. Im a junior in college and its a 3.0. So im thinking what should i get a masters in first while doing some research before i apply to med school. Or should i work towards being a LPN or a PA? Help m please more

Voting Question: Whats up with waiting lists to get into Nursing School (RN)?

I want to apply to nursing school next semester after I finish all necessary prerequisites, but I hear the waiting list to all local schools is atleast 2 years? Anyone else live in NJ/PA that can advise? I have a high GPA, and I wonder if I will be placed on a waiting list also? Everyone keeps giving conflicting answers. I was considering becoming an LPN in the meantime, and get experience. I figured even if I get into RN school in the next year, it still takes like 2 years of nursing school before I would become an RN? Any advise? Thanks!!! more

Resolved Question: Question about diploma and vocational schools.?

Okay long story but when i graduated when they handed me my diploma it was just a piece of paper stating it was being processed by the school board and it would be mailed to my parents address. That was in 2002 well my parents had moved and i moved also. I contacted the school board and they said i never took the Fcat/ hsct English part and i would have to do that first in order to receive it. after i graduated i moved to NC from FL and now im in pa. Does anyone know where i could go to obtain it? I read online you dont need a diploma to go to a community college. But i want to become a LPN. Will they accept me with no diploma? Can i do that online? Ive found a couple online.. But how do i go about taking the tests for acceptance online?! I just want to go back to school!! If i was to call a local community college what department would i speak to? Thanks ahead of time!! more

Resolved Question: Patient Care Technician or LPN in New York City?

I'll be obtaining my Bachelors in Psychology next May. I want to obtain my Masters in a Physician Assistant program which requires direct-patient care experience for admission. Is the LPN profession better than Patient Care Technician when it comes to pay, workload and respect? I am currently enrolled in a CNA/PCT class and would like to know if I should bother pursuing my LPN license afterwards. I am contemplating signing up for a LPN program being sponsored at a local hospital which will begin in September 2009 - 2010. However, after the program is completed, I'll be required to work for years until 2012. While I would love the opportunity to provide care to patients in need, I am also concerned that starting PA school in/after 2012 is a long wait. I know this is long and I am grateful to anyone who takes the time to help. Greatly appreciated. more

Resolved Question: Is there a place near Shippensburg PA, to go to school for CNA or LPN?

Resolved Question: Can an Lpn apply to Physicians Assistant school?

I am going to LPN school and I was going to do my Rn after, but if I can apply to PA school, why not? Is it possible to go to PA school if I am and LPN or do I have to be an RN? more

Resolved Question: Anyone know starting salary for LPN in Pittsburgh, PA area - no experience, just school?

I am trying to decide if it would be worth the money I would pay in school loans to be a licensed practical nurse. I would love to be an RN but don't think I would be able to pass the math classes. Any other suggestions if LPN school is a waste of time and money? more

Resolved Question: What is the difference between a CNA and a LNA?

Hi, I live in PA and originally I was planning on going to school to be a MA, but after hearing there are little to zero jobs available in that field I am considering a change to be a CNA. Then I started seeing all these comments on here about becoming a LNA. What is the difference between the two or are they the same thing just different area's label them differently. I've never saw a listing in the paper for a LNA..its always CNA. I would like to go to school get certified or licensed if LNA is a bit higher up w/ roughly the same schooling and once my son is old enough to start Pre-K i'd like to then start taking classes to work my way up to be a LPN then RN eventually. But right now I'd just like to know if there is a difference between a CNA and a LNA and if so what it is. Thank you so much. more

Resolved Question: LPN nursing jobs in NYC?

Before anyone says, "Don't waste your time being an LPN, go right to school for RN", I am early into the LPN program as I write this and am, as of this time, only going to go for the LPN. That said, how is the job market for LPNs in New York City? Are there alot of jobs for LPNs in NYC? How is the pay? How is the pay compared to the cost of living in NYC? Can you think of any other places where there are plenty of jobs for LPNs that pay well and the cost of living isn't ridiculous? Someplace in New Jersey, perhaps, or Maryland, Delaware, or Virginia? Here in PA, the average starting salary for an LPN at a hospital is between $13 and $15 per hour, at nursing homes it ranges from $14 to $18 per hour (for LPNs). I would desire to make at least $16 per hour to start (I want to be able to pay off student loans within a year, then save for a down payment on a house, buy the house, be able to pay bills and mortgage with plenty left over to save). more

Resolved Question: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS/nurse practioners I need your help!?

I would like to be a physician asst one day. to get into most pa schools you need a bachelor's degree but it can be in any major just as long as you take the prerequisites to get in the pa school; also, you must have prior health care experience..which i DO NOT have. So I started thinking, what if I go and major in Nursing? I could be an LPN in 2 years and start working in the medical field, in 4 years I would have my BSN and be an RN-all while getting the experience I need to become a PA -and make a good living financially at it. What do you think? Is there anyone in this field that can give me good advice on what path I should take? Is this a good "plan"? I expect to make minimal $60,000 after I graduate from PA school. Is this realistic? which is better pa or nurse practitioner? please try to answer all my questions, but mainly the questions I have about my educational path...THANKS more

Resolved Question: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS/Nurse Practitioners I need your advice please!?

Resolved Question: can you challenge the LPN exam??

I live in PA and I know that my sister went halfway through RN school (about a year) then moved away. where she lives now she found out that she had enough education and training to challenge the LPN test. I was wondering if I can do this because I am graduating National Registry Paramedic school in 2 months and we have more actual skills training and about the same education as RNs except for the actual "nursing" classes (we study A&P, cardiology, pharmacology,pediatrics, pathophys., gerintology,GI,trauma, the whole nine yards, plus we can do skills such as IVs, med administration, cardiac monitoring, Defibrillation/pacing/cardioversion, airway intubations (something nurses arent even allowed to do), chest decompressions, cricothorotomy). Any ideas?? any info is great!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for whoever answered that paramedic training isnt anywhere that of an RN, you obviously havent worked around prehospital services lately. We are trained and licensed to do things nurses arent allowed to even try! We are very highly trained, medically inclined people!!! I ask about the LPN test because someone was saying that you could and I'd never heard of it. If you think Paramedics aren't as educated or skilled as a nurse, dont call an ambulance when your having The Big One, call and ER and just see if a nurse will come and get you!! (I bet you'll find out the hard way that they wont, and if they did, they wouldnt know what to do when they got there!) more

Voting Question: does anyone know where i can take cna classes in mercer county pa?

im enrolled in lpn classes but i dont start till july i need certification as an aid so i can work pt. before and while attending school more

Resolved Question: Were can I find a school for a LPN in Phila. PA?

Resolved Question: I will graduate with LPN license next year from Illinois school, how do I transfer this to work in PA?

This shool is national league of nursing approved (NLN) more

Resolved Question: How much does a school nurse make in PA.?

I have a good job as a LPN making $18.00/hr. I do have to work some holidays and weekends. I was just offered a job as a elementary school nurse at $10.89/hr. The schedule would be great for my family, I have young children. I was told this rate would not be negotiable. I am suprised because this is what I made as a graduate before I sat for state boards in 1991. Could I push it just a little without loosing this opportunity. more

Resolved Question: Should I continue a nursing career?

I am a single mother of 3 young girls. I have 6 more weeks left of lpn school, which are basically a formality, we just have to complete an additional 15 clinical days. I have been excepted to the RN program at our school which would begin in August. I am just really unsure about what option are out there. I was interested in becoming a nurse practitioner, but would have to complete another 4 years of schooling for this. One nurse suggested that I look into becoming a PA. Does anyone know the basic differences between a PA and Nurse practitioner as far as functioning capabilities and also schooling and pay? more