An LVN and then an LVN to RN program OR just a RN program?

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This is a question to those who have taken the LVN then RN programs.

I am a pre-nursing student and I wanted to know if its better and if there is any difference and which way is a better path to go to: an LVN and then an LVN to RN program OR just a RN program? Please reply back. Thank You.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

It depends on your situation in life.....

I was 23 years old with a house payment, car, and bills when I decided to attend school for nursing. I could not be out of work for more than 1 year, so I had to select the path that was most convenient for me. Since I had none of the prerequisite classes completed, the RN program would have taken 3 or more years to complete. Since I could only take 1 year off work to attend school, I decided to attend the LVN program.

For me, the benefit of doing this is the fact that I can earn decent money as an LVN while I continue my education for the RN license. If I could have gone straight to the RN program, I would have. But the waiting lists and lists of prerequisite classes were too long. Now I can earn a living while I complete my education.

If you have the time to go straight into an RN program, I suggest you do this.

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:rolleyes:

when i made the decision to pursue nursing, it was made for mostly financial reasons; i.e. jobs always available, good money and benies. i lived in a rural area and the only option was an lvn program. lucky for us, this was the best darn nursing program i have ever seen. to this day i find that my 18 month training was much more extensive that alot of the rn's i have worked with.

i have been an lpn/lvn for 14 years now and i have been in a perpetual state of "getting my rn"....a class here and there....raising our daughter....building a house....moving out of state. it would have been so much easier to have gotten that rn up front way back then. i am pursuing my rn because my dream is to be a certified holistic nurse and the ahna only certifies rn's. so not fair!

i just turned 45 and some days i wonder why i care anymore (about the rn), but i may end up being the world's oldest grad someday!

look at your school options, financial, time invested and the type of nursing you think you want to get into to help you make the decision. you can always go back to school! good luck.

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WOW, glad to see I'm not the only one that questions myself about why I went back for the RN...

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