LPN Petition to Take RN Boards

I am a LPN with 6 years ER experience. Also some med/surg and ortho. I have had to train new grads (RN) and always am asked to take RN students because I love to teach and I know my sh!t. I also know theirs...lol. I know I could challenge the boards and pass them if they allowed. We as LPNs do so much more than what some RN's would like to admit and we get paid a lot less. Every year they add more things to our list that we can legally do, but still no pay increase. In my state, I can basically count on 1 hand what I cannot legally do that an RN can, and I do know how to them. And I can't stand to hear RNs say we weren't trained in assessing and the critical thinking they were. If that was the case how come we are asked to do their jobs and just have them co-sign our charting? A lot of what I have seen from personal experience is lazy RNs sign our charts while we bust our butt for a hell of a lot less money and lots of generalized disrespect.

WithasmileLPN, I JUST finished Escelsior and am waiting to take the NCLEX-RN.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE TCN.

Check out the distance learning forum and LPN to RN forum. There's a lot of information there. TCN will add thousands of dollars to the cost of your Excelsior degree.

My question may sound ridiculous, but a few co-workers and I have seriously discussed this and is wanting your input. If an LPN has a certain amount of experience (the board could come up with a number) and is willing to pay out of pocket to take the RN exam, then why shouldn't they be allowed? I mean seriously....let's think about it for a moment. An LPN with a few years under his/her belt and maybe even has recomendations and is willing to pay to take the test...what could happen? A few great LPNs then become awesome RNs? And the board would make a killing due to the high cost of the test and the high number of those who would take the test, versus the few who would pass. I know that I could pass the boards but working fulltime for the last 6 years and raising a family has not left me any time to go back to school. What do you all think?

I am a LPN with 6 years ER experience. Also some med/surg and ortho. I have had to train new grads (RN) and always am asked to take RN students because I love to teach and I know my sh!t. I also know theirs...lol. I know I could challenge the boards and pass them if they allowed. We as LPNs do so much more than what some RN's would like to admit and we get paid a lot less. Every year they add more things to our list that we can legally do, but still no pay increase. In my state, I can basically count on 1 hand what I cannot legally do that an RN can, and I do know how to them. And I can't stand to hear RNs say we weren't trained in assessing and the critical thinking they were. If that was the case how come we are asked to do their jobs and just have them co-sign our charting? A lot of what I have seen from personal experience is lazy RNs sign our charts while we bust our butt for a hell of a lot less money and lots of generalized disrespect.