Sick of being a LPN

Steffers:

I've been an LPN for a decade. I've continued my education BUT NOT in Nursing. Right now I view nursing as a source of a pension, spending money, and in a few years I'm out of there. Why would I spend $30K (and 3 years in Uni in a course I have no interest in) to spike a blood or Travisol bag. The scope is so close in my province I make what a new grad RN makes and have no desire to be Charge. Couldn't pay me to do that job.

In fact, one of our patients said to our newest BScN hire "if you just follow that nurse over there (pointing to an LPN) she'll teach you everything you need to know and maybe in a few years you'll be as good a nurse as she is".

It's the human behind the title not the title that provides the care and knowledge.

Good for you!

I, too, would have been perfectly happy remaining an LPN for my entire nursing career (and had expected too.) However, the problem we now face here in Northern California is that LPNs are pretty much being regulated to the long-term care facilities only.

I'd always hoped on one day becoming a cardiac nurse (with psych nurse being a close second!) Now, in order to find employment in a real, honest-to-God hospital here, I have to get my RN.

I have a question for the LPN's-I have asked on other posts about getting into nursing-I have a degree and work in Accounting (shoot me in the head)-anyway, a lot of people tell me NOT to become an LPN first-why? I have no healthcare experience and for me training for a second career seems a little overwhelming-if I become an LPN isn't that a nurse? Won't that be the stepping stone I need if I want to further my education if I want? Also for the person who is sick of being an LPN-it happens in other fields as well-everyone asks to speak with the CPA and the CFO-because I don't have tha title people think I'm dumb...trust me you have a have thick skin-I could care less-I do the best job I can everyday...