Is it worth it, lpn programs...?

[RNHealer08, ADN]

As of 2011 are LPN programs really worth the hassle? Should student just go straight into the RN programs? Are LPNs still as easily employed ? I am in a really intense 10 month LPN program and really am beginning to think I should have just considered the RN program initially.

[AgentBeast, BSN, RN]

If you want to do LTC then LPN isn't bad. Many hospitals are going RN only these days. So if that is the type of nursing you want to do then yes, you are wasting your time with LPN school.

[Kateoh82]

If you want to do LTC then LPN isn't bad. Many hospitals are going RN only these days. So if that is the type of nursing you want to do then yes, you are wasting your time with LPN school.

Not always necessarily true about lpns only working in ltc depending on the area they live in... and some people like myself are in an LPN program, with hopes of bridging after, so we don't have to sit around for a year or two taking pre-reqs to get in an RN program.

[cLmPdN]

I found a very good job as an LPN NOT in a LTC or assisted living. I don't work weekends, evenings, or holidays. My employer routinely hires LPNs and will foot the bill for me to go back for my RN. If you're already in the program I would stick with it. You can always bridge later, just remember some schools require a year of working experience to bridge.

[Lee J A]

My opinion is to get your ADN or BSN. There is a broad range of areas to work in for RN's, not so much for LPN's. The pay scale is obviously is higher. I wish someone would have given me this advise when I was starting out, now I am back in school doing what I should have done 20 years ago!!