[NJLaurenRN]

i believe they do save money that way. also i think its easier for staffing, ex-like a day lpn can not follow a night lpn. so that an assessment (fall) gets done once a day by an RN. and also they can only have one LPN on a unit at a time. i don't know theres a lot of political B.S. in hospitals. plus i heard that in the next year or two they are only hiring BSN and not ADN's. i have my ADN but am going back for my MSN in an excellerated online program possibly next yr. but if i didn't i think i would be grandfathered in. in fact i think a lot of hospitals are now requiring BSN's only so no associates degree RN's are even considered and def not LPN's. most LPN's working in nursing homes in my area