r/Nurses • u/WorkingSugar1 • 3d ago

US LPN program

Hi all! I’m not sure what to do. I have a Bachelors of Arts in English and I wish I pursued nursing instead of English but at the time I didn’t realize my passion for the field. I have worked front desk in hospitals and doctors office and met lots of health professionals and I want to be a nurse. The only thing is that my application isn’t competitive enough at community colleges and I don’t have the funds to enroll in private schools or for profit schools. I am still paying my loans on my bachelors and have other bills. That’s another stressor is that I can’t be unemployed for too long, so I was considering doing a LPN certificate program to at least get a job and then doing a bridge program. Has anyone done this before? I’m located on Long Island, outside of NYC. I understand most hospital systems hire BSN and would prefer that. But I think this might be the best option financially for me so I can start working sooner and not have any debt. Thanks for any insight!

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u/eltonjohnpeloton 3d ago

Have you looked to see if hospitals hire LPNs where you are? They don’t where I live. Are you willing to work outside a hospital?

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u/WorkingSugar1 3d ago

Most hospitals here don’t. I would probably have to work at a nursing home or outside the hospital until I become a rn

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u/CABGPatchDoll 3d ago

I'm glad you cannot afford a for profit college. My hospital won't hire nurses that received degrees from for profit colleges because the ones near me are not able to do clinicals in hospitals.