LPN or RN, am I in the right direction.

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So, I have applied to a few different schools. I was told not to bother with LPN because of the pay difference and just go towards RN. I do realize that Nursing is a stressful field but I recently read a thread, realizing it was a really old on, about "not recomending nursing" as a career choice. Which makes me nervous in general since im trying to get into nursing school.

Everyone was complaining of the administration, the low pay.. well I have my Associates degree in Early Childhood Education and I work in the field. As much as I love the children the pay is terriable, the respect from the owner is just as bad, and it is a stressful job.

So Im a great student, love learning, very compassionate and I just want to make good choices for myself and my future. I want to help people and be informative. On the plus side in the medical field you make more money and could actually survive on your paycheck.

I guess my question or reasoning for this thread is, why are so many people posting comments against the Nursing Field and why dont they see how there are worse fields. Should I go to LPN right now and figure out if I love it before all this schooling for RN.

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People tend to post the negative aspects of nursing in this forum, because it's where we can talk about it with people who understand. Read this: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/what-i-love-about-nursing-206199.html

or this: https://allnurses.com/forums/f200/

Knowing it's a tough and demanding field where only the strong survive is a good thing to know.

Go for the RN. RN's enjoy a wider variety of jobs at a much higher rate of pay. For example around here LPNs make $7.00 less per hour, and our hospital has quit hiring them. However, going LPN first isn't necessarily a bad thing, as there are plenty of LPN to RN bridge programs you can go for.

Good luck. Please feel free to ask any questions you might have, here or on the various forums.

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Either program is fine to me. I just finished LPN program, the grea thing is that I can start working now and not having to wait 2 yrs for the RN proram. Besides, you can go back to LPN-RN when you feel so.

The problem with LPN is that you dont have the opprotunity to expose as much because of limited employment in places like hospital.

In addition to that, LPN jobs are not as many as RN.

If I were you, I might decide to go to RN because then I wouldnt have to wait for a year to get back to LPN-RN program. And one negative thing is that LPN-RN schools around me require ar least 1000 hours of work as LPN.

But it also depends on the school. One of my classmate decided to go to RN program after her acceptance to both LPN and RN programs at different schools.

In the RN program, however, she can not tolerate the harsh instructions and careless teaching. The instructors there only care about the reputation and not the students. Now she is planning to transfer to a different nx school for the LPN.

SO it's wise to go to RN because of employment opportunity (pay and places) and working condition. But I am sure people with a passion and determination would go through it til the end. It's rewarding after all.

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I started off going for the RN but was advised due to the long wait list to go the LPN route. I haven't regretted it. It was long:cry:/short:D (depending on the day and what floor I was on ) but well worth it. I know what I am capable of and what I can handle. I can work as an LPN while finishing my pre's and co's for the RN. I look at it as building up a strong foundation.

So depending upon the situation in your area (wait list and the like), go for whatever suits you best. You won't know until you try whether something is for you or not. Perseverence does pay off.

Good luck in your pursuits and welcome to nursing (the good, the bad and the ugly!:nurse:)

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I started off going for the RN but was advised due to the long wait list to go the LPN route. I haven't regretted it. It was long:cry:/short:D (depending on the day and what floor I was on ) but well worth it. I know what I am capable of and what I can handle. I can work as an LPN while finishing my pre's and co's for the RN. I look at it as building up a strong foundation.

So depending upon the situation in your area (wait list and the like), go for whatever suits you best. You won't know until you try whether something is for you or not. Perseverence does pay off.

Good luck in your pursuits and welcome to nursing (the good, the bad and the ugly!:nurse:)

Thank you. I have been going back and forth with this decision for a while. On one hand I don't want to jump into RN when I have not worked in the field and do not know what its really like. I would like to be in the field, But I would also like some experience working in healthcare. So LPN sounds better because I could gain more experience and such.

At this point I may take all the science and math courses that I need and next year apply for LPN program and get some experience before jumping the gun to RN.

See just thinking about me makes me wonder if Im doing the right thing :( I guess I'll find out..

Thanks for your input:)

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