Hi guys, love the site so far! Anyways my question, do you guys recommend i become a etm/cna/lvn/lpn prior to going to a RN program? I'm currentlly going to De Anza's Nursing Program.  It's very competitive! I am trying to find tips/guidelines to help me have better chances in getting into a nursing program. I have no experience whats so ever in nursing.

Thank you,

There are many paths to the same place. What is best for one person, is not best for another. All educational ventures are totally individualized. I suggest you weigh out advantages and disadvantages of all possible paths for you. It would be good to talk to the counselor at the school you are going to be attending. In this case, I don't believe any choice is a wrong choice, as long as it is right for you.

I will say that Nursing Link had an interesting article on the subject of LPN's recently: http://nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/21243-lpns-vanishing-from-hospital-settings

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 Dont do it. Aim higher. Become a PA-C or some other profession that doesn't suck the marrow out of you like nursing. As a nurse you have little to no credibility with DR's and you are basically the whipping boy (no pun intended) for everything and I mean everything that goes on with your patients. Forget all the altruistic crap they tell you in school because it just isnt true. Lastly good luck finding a nursing job cuz there arent too many out there.........