Going from a ADN student to a LPN student

midcom · Mar 3, 2007

We have a student in our program who did this. She is happy with us and is finding it not quite so stressful. I don't know exactly why she left the RN program but understand she was failing. Their loss. She'll make a great nurse.

Dixie

caliotter3 · Mar 3, 2007

I worked with a woman who was forced to leave an RN program b/c she became pregnant. She was told that her seat would be saved for her so that she could return once the baby was born. However, the school reneged on their agreement, and offered her a seat in their LPN program instead. She finished the LPN program, and after that all I know was that she had as hard a time getting and keeping employment as an LPN as everyone else. Discrimination of some kind may have been a factor. She was an African American and it was known that she had been living in the streets before starting in healthcare. That's all I can give as an example. It is always better to finish an RN program, but if LPN is all you can get, then that is better than nothing. Good luck.

allthingsbright · Mar 3, 2007

A student in my program did this after failing last semester. She seemed pretty excited about it.

GL to you!

nursewill · Mar 3, 2007

I have 5 people in my program that failed RN school and have really good attitudes about becoming LPNs', LPN is stressful but has it's rewards.They had to unlearn to learn and all have aspirations to return to RN school with our encouragement. It's a choice each has to make, if you really want to be a nurse.

suzanne4, RN · Mar 3, 2007

Has anyone failed a semester in a RN program then switched to a LPN school? If I don't make it, I was thinking about changing to a LPN school. I know that won't be easy either but I think the local LPN school has a better repitation and maybe I could do better. Any advise?

My first question would be concerned with where you were having problems. Is it with clinicals or course work? And the type of problems that you had that caused you not to pass.

If you want to write to my via pm box, I will be happy to make some suggestions, knowing that not all like to post for everyone to see.

BWSPN · Mar 4, 2007

It is always better to finish an RN program, but if LPN is all you can get, then that is better than nothing.

I choose to go the LPN route because its less than a year. I needed to see results from my efforts before 2 years. I can also work and then go back to school for LPN to RN bridge. The school I attended is known for being strict, and having students who become very capable LPN's. Please don't have the idea because its not an ADN program that it is gonna be smooth sailing. We have one former ADN student and she's not top of the class in the LPN program. It has alot to do with the student and not just the program. Our books are even RN books. Do you think it makes a huge difference if we don't cover nursing diagnosis and deep palpation???

midcom · Mar 4, 2007

Do you think it makes a huge difference if we don't cover nursing diagnosis and deep palpation???

Your program doesn't cover nursing diagnosis? As an LPN I won't be making the initial one when working but that doesn't mean we don't need to know how to do it. I've had to do it since 1st term. My program really stresses this part of nursing, in all my classes.

Dixie

adamsmom · Mar 4, 2007

My first question would be concerned with where you were having problems. Is it with clinicals or course work? And the type of problems that you had that caused you not to pass.
If you want to write to my via pm box, I will be happy to make some suggestions, knowing that not all like to post for everyone to see.

I am having problems with coursework. I do well and love clinical and I study every minute I have it is the tests. I have read how to take nursing tests, I do NCLEX problems 25-30 a week and I have bought other books besides my textbooks in order to help me understand things. I did find out that if I do decide to change I may get credit with what I have already taken and go B's in.

BWSPN · Mar 4, 2007

We go over it but its not stressed because it is out of our scope. My point was people shouldn't view LPN as an easy route out. A comment was made about its better than nothing. Becoming a nurse takes hard work and determination, RN or LPN.