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Jul 15, 2009 05:54 PM

transitioning from LPN to RN, need advice


I have been an LPN for 5 years and recently have obtained my RN license. I work in home health as an LPN and will be transitioning from my role as LPN to RN and will be staying in home health. I am very excited about the idea, since I love working in home health. I am a little perplexed on something and I would love some feedback.

There are a few RN's that I currently work with that are really being quite negative towards me for wanting to stay in home health because they feel there is this "huge" difference in the LPN role as opposed to the RN role and that I should go and work in the hospital so I can "learn critical thinking skills". I understand there are differences in the two roles, and as far as I'm concerned, LPN or RN still involves critical thinking skills. I really feel like my experience as an LPN is being completely dismissed as if I've spent the past 5 years doing nothing but taking blood pressures. Has anyone else who's been an LPN had this experience or has been met with this type of negativity from fellow RN's?

I really am very excited about my accomplishment and it's so discouraging to have such negative feedback from a select few.


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Old Jul 21, 2009, 12:30 AM

Default Re: transitioning from LPN to RN, need advice
If you're happy, don't let anyone discourage you. I was an LVN for three years, I am working in a hospital now as an RN, I enjoy it, but I'm learning a lot of new skills and critical thinking I wouldn't have obtained otherwise. But not everyone is meant for hospital nursing, and if you have a job and are happy, that's really all that matters. I see nurses here who are miserable, I wouldn't recommend being one of them if it's not what you want.
Good luck!
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