subject: Getting Started On A Lvn Program Can Be Difficult - But The Rewards Are Huge So Don't Be Put Off. [print this page] A Lvn nurse can command a salary of up $49, 000 depending on qualifications, so it's definitely worth giving it your best attempt to get on a program. A area lvn programs - or Licenced Vocational Nurse to give them their proper titles - are in charge of observing patients and ensuring they do not suffer any adverse reactions to medications. So how do you go about getting on a lvn bsn program? Well, first of all you need to have a High School Diploma or equivalant. Nurses have to deal in people's lives so they need to have been fairly well educated. All applicants be given a tour of the school, meet with a counselor and face an entrance exam. If you fail the first time don't worry. You are allowed to try three times in a year. And, after sitting through the first exam, you will be better prepared the next time. If you are successful you will be put on an Essential Medical Bioscience course. It usually lasts ten weeks with approximately 80 course hours. That is in addition to a 14 month clinical training course. No one said it was going to be easy! Like most classes, you will be given a chance to retest any failed subjects during 14 months on the course. All coursework consists of Didactic lectures, Laboratories, and Clinical Internship. That will be performed through various facilities such as hospitals, or private doctor's offices. Students are constantly evaluated by the onsite program director as well as their own instructor. Potential applicants are advised make their own enquiries about the over all cost of the program, which includes all tuition, textbooks, uniforms and registration fees. The Vocational nursing Program is a certified program and, although students are not guaranteed work on completion of the course, it is usually the case that hospitals and surgeries are crying out for qualified staff.
