"Who told you to that." Why go backwards, or better yet why waste your time doing the MA, wasting time and money, while you can be going to school, working towards your RN. That's crazy!!!. You will make more as a LVN, starting off, then you would as a MA. You just have to study harder. I am taking my LVN boards next year. I have been preparing for 4 years. I nevered took my LVN boards before, because I'm doing the CNA to LVN method, which the state of California has 5 methods, you can become a LVN. One of the nurses here on the site couldn't use her LVN credits or experience towards her BSN, but she made it, now she has a master's ,and she has a specialty as a Nurse Practitioner. You can do it, you came to right website. GOOD LUCK!!!!

Hi I am an LVN and have been a CMA. It is not worth doing the MA program. It will cost you more and will not pay enough to even it out. There are alot of resources out there to help you study for boards. You can buy study guides and type NCLEX-PN practice test in to google. There are some free sites and some that you have to pay for. I hope this helps.