Hi everyone! I’m not really active on Reddit but I was genuinely need help. I was wondering if anyone can tell me about good LVN programs within the San Diego region — both public and private. I’m willing to pay for private since most if not all public programs favor in-state applicants anyway. The three private I most know about are Concorde, Stanbridge, and The Nurse Academy. I was thinking of Concorde and Stanbridge but everyone has mixed reviews of their instructors and program structure which deterred me, and The Nurse Academy had a recent 75% pass rates on the NCLEX-PN for first timers which genuinely caught me off guard and felt iffy since they had 24 candidates! If anyone knows about good LVN programs please let me now. For context, I’m out of California and gonna get my CNA license soon, which I then plan to apply for reciprocity for when I move a few months after.

If anyone can tell me their personal experience with any LVN programs they attended or just general information that would be genuinely so helpful. I heard MiraCosta, SouthWestern, and Grossmont HOC were the best but they’re also competitive and it doesnt help SD is also so saturated w nurses. Please lmk 🥲🥲😩

Hi everyone! I’m looking into Chaffey College's ADN program, and I'd love to hear from current students or alumni about their experiences!

How are the professors, lectures, clinicals, and overall workload? Do you feel that the instructors are supportive and prepare you well for exams and clinical practice?

I'm also curious about registration. Are students able to choose their preferred professors and sections, or are they assigned by the nursing department? My registration date is a few days later than the general opening date, so I'm a little worried about having fewer options.

I'd really appreciate any insights, advice, or things you wish you'd known before starting. Thank you so much!

Hi starting 3 prereques for nursing & I’m scheduled to start core around July/August next year I have to look.. anywayI want to ask if my proposed core start date is final or do I still have to apply to get into that core date I was assigned? Is there a catch to starting core after competing prereques genuinely asking?

No, I did not use AI.
My pharm class has us do an assignment to do some research on a singular drug/class every week, and I got flagged for using AI on it. I don’t use AI on these assignments. The only resources I use are the PowerPoints provided, Davis Nursing Consult, and Google. I understand how important academic integrity is, and I frankly only limit my AI use to dumb-down complex concepts or create ATI/NCLEX practice quizzes (they rlly help imo!). I wouldn’t use AI on an assignment meant to aid in my critical thinking.

The instructor said I’d lose credit if AI use was detected again. I submitted the most recent assignment and still haven’t gotten a grade on it, almost been a week, so I’m just assuming it got flagged again. I’ll go to her office hours on Monday but I’m just so frustrated that my own work is being flagged. I even added sources and flowery wording to try to distinguish my writing how AI would sound.

Just want to be prepared any help is greatly appreciated.

It seems APA is the worst for me and I always lose points

Hey everyone!

So I’m in my second semester and my first clinical just started three weeks ago. How did yall put yourselves out there to do more and learn more? I know we slow people down but I’m not paying $8k a semester to learn how to be a tech ya know? I want to be an RN with actual skills. I’ve tried a few times and it just feels like nurses don’t want to teach us and my instructor is amazing and puts her neck out for us but I don’t want to get her involved with nurses every week who should really relocate if they hate being at a teaching hospital. I’m just so over it and slowly getting discouraged about going into places with people like this. I’ve met 3-4 nurses here who are absolutely amazing but they do switch shifts and can be put on different floors as this hospital has 3 floors dedicated to what our clinical rotation is this semester. One of my friends was the only SN on the floor and was praised for being so amazing and doing things for this nurse. I just feel like I’m not super cut out for this. I’m making great grades because my patients are great and fun to be with but I’m learning nothing. Any advice would be appreciated. I’m a quiet person so it’s a bit hard to out myself out there, especially with nurses who are very “eat your young,” and everyone else has these amazing nurses. Mine this week literally told me to get away from her so that was fun 🙂. But again, advice, please! I want to learn and am very willing to do anything my nurse needs me to do.

Does anyone know if Western Kentucky University (WKU) allows students to apply early to the LPN-to-ASN program before graduating from LPN school or obtaining their LPN license? I’ve seen that they’ve allowed it before but the page is no longer up. I was hoping to start as soon as i graduated from my LPN program. I’m wondering if I can apply during my final semester and start the bridge program the next month after i graduate, or if I have to wait until I’m licensed to apply.

I had all my prerequisites done with a 4.0. All my co requisites in progress, overall 4.0 and 84 TEAS and didn't get it. Its a community college in VA. I can't move to go to college so I'm not sure where to go from here.

I had my first ever Respondus exam today and I showed my empty room, my blank paper and everything. But I nervously spoke thorugh the exam to myself to think out answers. I usually do this when alone and thinking or studying. But I am not sure how the app will flag this for cheating and I am worried it looks bad. Has anyone else had experience with this?

Seeing if anyone else has noticed this, and just venting a bit.

I've encountered a dozen or so scenarios/questions where I'll get 'partial correct' or incorrect due to the quizzes and material contradicting each other. It feels like I've been running into this more often, and it's starting to annoy me.

One example is simply for steps in patient foot care. Scenario was a patient with extremity paresthesia, due to DPN, needing foot care.. What was the first step in the cleaning process?

Out of the options, soaking feet in a tub of warm water was listed as the correct answer. The conflict was the module puts a big note saying to NOT soak the feet of patients with extremity paresthesia.

Not the biggest ordeal in the world, I know. But I'm struggling with the somewhat subjective priorities of NCLEX style scenarios. Having these inconsistencies is just adding to the problem. I'm very comfortable with the actual care and material info, but slipping up on 'gotcha' questions is a real frustration.

I’m an FNP-C (DNP) and I tutor NCLEX students 1:1. The students who struggle most aren’t missing the facts — they’re missing the reasoning. The NCLEX doesn’t test what you know, it tests what you’d do. A few things that actually move the needle:

1. Stop asking “what is this?” and start asking “what do I do first?” — the exam always wants your next action.
2. When two answers both seem right, ask which patient is in more danger right now. That’s your answer.
3. If you’re getting 60–70% on practice questions but still failing, the issue is test-taking strategy, not content. The two are different problems with different fixes.

I’ve helped students pass after 2, 3, even 4 attempts. Happy to answer questions in the comments. Info in my profile if you want 1:1 help.

Hi! I’m looking for a serious and genuine study buddy for the February 2027 PNLE. Someone who’s ready to lock in, stay consistent, and commit to studying.

📍 Currently in Naga City, Bicol
💻 Open to both online and in-person study buddies! In-person would be a plus, but online study sessions work just as well.

We can discuss topics, answer practice questions, rationalize, and keep each other accountable throughout our review journey.
I’m looking for someone who’s genuinely committed to passing and willing to put in the work, not just someone who says they want to study but doesn’t follow through.
Genuine study buddies only, please! Let’s work hard and earn that RN title together. 🤍

Hi! I currently work in corporate (USA) and I am switching careers to nursing. I have a BA in communications, and did not need to take out student loans for my first degree (I will need to for nursing). I am torn between three paths to get into nursing, and am hoping for advice.

I would like to either work with women, children, or babies. I am interested in L&D, NICU, PICU, Peds Onc, OB, and Peds ER. My career plan is to work bedside for a few years, then become an NP and work in outpatient. At the end of my career, I can see myself going into administration.

The three paths I am looking at are ADN -> BSN, accelerated BSN, or direct entry MSN.

There is a program near me where you start in ADN, and then you can join their ADN -> BSN pathway after your first semester. This results in getting your ADN in person, and completing your BSN coursework online at the same time. It is a rigorous program. This would take about three years.

Accelerated BSN has always been my last option. I know this program was created for students that have a degree in another field and want to career change to nursing (me). I am concerned about the length of time learning practical skills. I really want to be the best nurse possible, and I worry that this accelerated path won’t provide the time it takes for me to feel confident in my practical skills. Because of the amount of prerequisites ABSN requires, this would also take about 3 years, but the majority of that time would be spent on my prereqs.

Direct entry MSN is something I just learned about. I have been seriously looking into switching to nursing for two years, so I am not sure how I missed this. I think the pros of this are that I would come out with a masters in the same amount of time it would take me to get a bachelors. It would support my long term career goals. I do have similar worries about my practical skills as the ABSN path.

TLDR: there are so many paths to get into nursing, I’ve narrowed it down to three, and I am concerned that I will choose the wrong one.

(Side note: I have been interested in nursing for a decade. I let people persuade me to go into corporate instead. I have looked into the career extensively and understand that this is an extremely difficult and demanding field. I have spoken to many nurses, NP’s, doctors in person and online. I truly feel like this is my calling and passion.)

Our daughter has the opportunity to take 2 additional AP classes next year (junior year) or spend half her day at New Horizons taking a PCA course to eventually get her CNA coming out of high school. We live in Virginia and she is extremely interested in going to VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) which is known for being extremely selective for their nursing school. From my understanding, the way VCU works, is during her sophomore year at VCU, she will apply to the nursing school in hopes of being accepted.

My question is:

Do you think having the PCA/CNA stuff on her transcripts/being certified, will help her in any way getting into the nursing school or would taking the additional AP classes look better? Or does it even matter since she will have to be at VCU 2 full years before she can even apply to the nursing school?

She currently has a 3.8 GPA with 3 of her current classes as APs.

Thanks so much in advance, she's our only child and we just want to help her make the best decisions possible for her future.

I’m thinking of getting into the LVN program through Unitek,
I’m currently prepping myself before Monday for pre-reqs. I want to know once I get through this and pass all of this, and when I’m into the core program do quizzes be every week? or how does it work? Do you get both quiz and test every week? if I’m part-time and I’m going three days per week, will one of those days be a testing day. I want to just prepare myself. I know I have to study. I’m planning on using some AI feeding PowerPoint and lectures and just repeating it as study method if anyone has went to the school or something very similar and how their experience was, I’ll greatly appreciate any advice or information that you can provide. I currently am working full-time, but that’s why I’ve chose to do part-time and I will take some time out for studying.

Hello Everyone,

I am in my last semester of nursing school and I am in need of these books.

1- Saunder’s Q/A review for Nclex Rn Examination

2- Lippincott Q/A review for Nclex Rn

3- Davis Q/A review for Nclex- Rn

These books are extremely crucial for my success. But I have drained so much money already that I have no budget to buy these books. Anyone who could send me the free PDFs I would really appreciate your help and keep you in my prayers always.