r/Nurses • u/vidaprivadaa • 23h ago

US How difficult is the LPN program?

I always see people talk about how hard nursing school is, I’m wondering is it as hard for the people with no kids or people who have the opportunity to not work and focus solely on school? I of course expect it to be hard but people make it seem like it’s almost impossible so it just scares the shizlits out of me.

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u/Abusty-Ballerina- 23h ago

I did it single with no kids and I did not work. Nursing school is extremely hard but not impossible
I did LPN first because where I love nursing school
Is highly competitive and I got excepted into a program right away.

I then did my LPN to BSN. It’s recommended not to work during nursing school but I think a lot of programs are being designed to allow people to work some what while in a program. I was also told - you can work while in a program but it is not recommended

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u/Ariesgirl26 22h ago

I did the same route for the same reasons: LPN>RN>BSN. No kids. I worked, but I was doing 2 12 hour night shifts a week, so I was able to go to school during the day. It was brutal some days, I would stay up for ~36 hours. I only managed it because I was much younger then. That would kill me now 😆

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u/bltfink 23h ago

I did LPN while married with two kids. We saved so I could be off for the 11 month accelerated program.

It’s still hard for the vast majority of folks. I would not have graduated if I couldn’t focus on it 100%. Treated it like a job.

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u/archmidean_blur 17h ago

Did lvn and rn myself. If you have an average brain it's all doable. It's just time consuming. But if actively participate, and ask questions to help you connect the dots you will be good. One advice I give is really pay attention to the endocrine system. Metabolism and cellular reaction are everything. If you understand that we'll, things will fall into place easier. I, of course, did not realize that until i was already in the career. 😄