CNA to LVN Test Prep Course
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If so, you may qualify to take the NCLEX-PN exam through the Method 3: Qualification Based on Equivalent Education and Experience pathway. This allows experienced CNAs to become Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) without completing a full LVN program.
Our Test Prep Program Can Help You Succeed
The CNA to LVN Test Prep Program at Code Blue Academy is designed to help you pass the NCLEX-PN and become a licensed LVN in California. We give you everything you need to prepare, including:
- A complete review of key nursing topics
- A 54-hour Pharmacology Course (BVNPT-compliant; course offered separately)
- IV and Blood Withdrawal Certification (Course offered separately)
- Test-taking strategies and practice exams
- Individual support and coaching
Program Details
- Format: Fully online with dedicated instructors to guide you every step of the way; once weekly Zoom session (3-4 hours) with your instructor to clarify any concepts you are having difficulty understanding, and to answer your questions!
- No Clinicals: There are clinicals to attend, as your work experience qualifies as clinicals.
- Certificate of Completion provided for BVNPT documentation
- Taught by experienced Registered Nurses and Board-Approved Instructors
Why Choose Code Blue Academy?
- We specialize in helping Method 3 candidates
- Affordable tuition and flexible scheduling; our tuition is 1/3 the cost of a traditional LVN Program. A payment plan is available.
- Support every step of the way — from registration to passing your NCLEX-PN
- Assistance with submitting documents to the BVNPT and scheduling your NCLEX-PN
Ready to Get Started?
Join an information session.
Email us at register@codeblue-academy.com or call/text (619) 635-2300 to learn more and enroll.Let us help you move from CNA to LVN — your nursing future starts here!
Qualifications for Enrollment
To qualify for the program, you must have:
1. A total of 51 months of paid nurse-aide bedside care experience in
- Medical-Surgical/Acute Care/Telemetry Units
- Skilled Nursing Facility (Med-Surg in nature, not custodial care only)
- Long Term Care Facility ( if performing CNA duties, including assisting with ADLs, vitals, basic patient care)
- Rehabilitation Centers providing bedside care
- Sub-acute Facility providing bedside care
- Home Health Care, only if verified as equivalent to bedside nursing and clearly documented
- Private Duty Nursing, must be supervised and documented as providing direct bedside care
- 6 weeks (240 hours) Maternity or Genitourinary experience
- 6 weeks (240 hours) Pediatric nursing experience
Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at sales@codeblue-academy.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
No, at Code Blue Academy, we offer a completely online CNA to LVN Test Prep Program. You do, however, need to attend the live online weekly session to gain more understanding of the subject area and to ask your questions. This is extremely helpful in learning the information.
Yes, there are exams to test your knowledge and to pinpoint your areas of opportunity, but they do not count as a grade, and you will not "fail" if you do not score well. They are used strictly to test your knowledge.
Exams are taken on an "Honor System," meaning you will not be proctored. Cheating will only hurt you as these exams are created to test your knowledge. It is best to know your areas of opportunity so that you can work to obtain the knowledge you need to succeed.
This program is designed to mimic a traditional LVN program except for the daily in-person classroom setting. You will have to read and learn the information on time to not fall behind. We will be covering a system a week, and for the more difficult systems, over 2 weeks. There are weekly exams to test your knowledge and to pinpoint your areas of opportunity.
Our team of dedicated instructors are available via text or email. Please allow up to 24 hours for a response. Attending the weekly live online sessions will help tremendously.
We use ATI. ATI has proven to be one of the best learning systems in the market. You will be given a set of books to read, online access to a test bank where you can create specialized exams tailored to what you are learning. You will have access to a clinical program to assist you in your clinical skills, and in the last month of your training, you will be assigned a coach who will take you through from the beginning to the end making sure you are knowledgeable. You will be given a chance to "green light," which means you are at a level to be able to take the NCLEX-PN and pass it on the 1st attempt!
ATI guarantees you will pass on the 1st attempt if you take the NCLEX-PN within 3 weeks of your Green Light. If for some reason, you do not pass, ATI will provide you with another 1 month of coaching free of charge to attempt another Green Light.
A traditional LVN program costs approximately $35,000 - $45,000. Our program is only $10,000 for the Test Prep. There are additional courses that you can take separately for an additional cost. At this time, we do not accept any kind of financial aid. That will be coming soon. We do, however, offer a payment plan. Please contact us for details.
No, as long as when you are applying for the NCLEX-PN you meet all qualifications.
It depends, you are able to work anywhere that accepts LVNs; Home Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Hospitals, Clinics, Rehabilitation Hospitals, etc. You can even be employed by Medicare - or Medi-Cal home health agencies (subject to internal policies)
Some employers (esp. hospitals) may prefer grads of full-time LVN programs - but legally, your license is equivalent.
Many home health agencies are happy to hire new LVNs, especially those who are experienced CNAs. You have practical credibility in direct care settings, which is highly valued in home-based patient care.
No, you are limited only to working in the State of California. California is the only state that recognizes the Method 3 route to LVN.
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