LPNs Supervising RNs

I am a "mature" RN who left the field of long term care after nearly 30 years. After several years off,I decided to return and took a job with an agency. My first day back was with a LTC facility and my job was to pass meds. I find that my direct supervisor, who was the unit charge nurse was an LPN. Back in the day, this would never have happened. I have always had great respect for LPNs but their area of practice was not equilivant to mine. I found it quite uncomfortable to digress to a young woman who frankly didn't know what she didn't know. I refused to carry out an order that I felt was a detrement to my patient. I felt I was within my scope of practice. My question is: Has this happened to any one else or has things changed so much that we now have LPNs supervising RNs.

LPNs get the same exact education RNs do. Part of the scope of practice is different. They didn't learn anything different from what an RN would learn in school.

LPNs get the same exact education RNs do. Part of the scope of practice is different. They didn't learn anything different from what an RN would learn in school. I have a friend who is in an LPN program, her nursing books were the same as mine when I was in school. Yes, LPNs can supervise RNs. We are in a day and age where we need to stop thinking that LVN/LPNs are below those of us who are RNs.

Lady J, I find your post to be rude and demeaning and IGNORANT and I AM AN RN. I find it quite disturbing that after all this time, LPNs are still looked down upon as pieces of dirt in nursing. If you look at any LPN program, their books are the same as any RN program. They have to take A/p, pharmacology, microbiology. Their scope of practice is not that different than an RN's scope of practice.