I have my mind set on becoming an LPN, but I haven't got a clue what to do next. Thing is, I dropped out of high school for... personal reasons, but I now have my GED.
I'm currently saving up money for college; I'll only be going to an Community College because there's no way I can pay for a university, and I've yet to find a company that will help me pay.
Basically, I'm just looking for things I could do before college. I'm thinking of maybe volunteering at the hospital; but I'm here for more ideas that can help me.
2007-01-30 02:36:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Volunteering in the hospital is a great idea!
Another thing you can look into is becoming a nurse's aide. These programs are usually short
and not time-consuming. You learn alot. And you havea greater chance to be chosen to enter a nursing program with some experience in the field.
2007-01-30 02:44:15 · answer #1 · answered by diannegoodwin@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look into being a caretaker. either thru a nursing home or hospital or at a residence.
check to find out what grants and student loans are available to you.
there are a lot of trade schools for cna's and lpn's. so you might not have to go to a college to get a certified.
if you are going in to nursing, i would def. recommend just sticking it out and going thru the whole rn program rather than lpn though. lpn's have to do a lot of the 'dirty work'... and the pay is not great
best of luck...
2007-01-30 02:45:04 · answer #2 · answered by Steph C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing that you could do to help yourself along, is get some experience working in a hospital or a nursing home. Get certified as a nurses aid.
2007-01-30 02:43:13 · answer #3 · answered by David P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
volunteering a hospital is a good idea but sometimes they don't have that another one is you can voulunter at a day care because there are times you are going to need to be around bratty kids another idea is work at a nursing home or voulunter anyways because again you be working with different ages maybe vouluter at a retire home help them do craft and feel good about their self. i run of ideas
-good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-30 02:46:41 · answer #4 · answered by steve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you thought of applying for an internship? Or a nurses aide? That would look great on a resume when looking for a job.
2007-01-30 02:46:13 · answer #5 · answered by Jules 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋