What do RNs do that LPNs can't?

[TiggerBelly]

I'm not quite sure if I am posting this on the right board or not but here it goes. I am almost finished my pre-reqs for the ADN program but the waiting list is insane. So I wanted to get my LPN and then transition to the RN. Here's my question- In a hospital setting, what exactly can an RN do that an LPN is not licensed to do? Sorry if this has been discussed before. I would appreciate any info just out of curiosity. Thank you!

[Fiona59]

In my province, hospitals units are roughly a 50/50split. The only difference is piercing the blood or travisol bag and attacing an IV med to a PICC (it's changing by the end of the year). We admit, assess. discharge, teach, start IVs.

Depending on which part of the province you live in there are no areas closed to an LPN. It often depends on what the LPN wants to do for employment. I'd never work ICU, Oncology or L&D but those are my choices.