Any of you LPNs bridging to RN in your very late 40s

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Just curious to know how many older LPNs are making the bridge to RNs and do they feel it will be worth their while from a employment perspective. I think it will take me approximately 5 years part-time as I work full-time I worry that it might not be beneficial to leave a full-time LPN job to start over as a RN when I finish. Anyone share my thoughts? The program definately is not easy, I find I am tired when I come home from work , I know blah blah blah.

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Specializes in Delivering Quality Patient Care :).

I say go for it!!!!!!

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If your dream is to be an RN, I think you should do whatever it takes. Who cares how old you are if this is what your heart is telling you to do. Live with no regrets. One of my aunty's who had been a CNA all her life who is nearing retirement once told me that she wished she would have gone back to school when she had the chance to get her LPN.

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Specializes in Hospice Care, Med/Surg.

@Carz I am doing this whole nursing thing at a weird age in my life. I just finished the LPN program and I am now doing my BSN! It has been tough jumping from one broom to the other. If I am able to do it you can do it to! @Getterdone!

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

I am doing it at the age of 42 and there have been older students than me doing it. I say age is just a number and who cares how old you are? If this is what you want than you should do it regardless of your age. Besides don't they say that with age comes knowledge? You will do great!!!

And NO the program is not easy but many things that we do in life are not easy but it makes us stronger. I recently failed my fourth semester in one class by 1% and am retaking it this Spring. School has been a 6 year struggle for me but I know it will pay off eventually :)

Good luck to you!!!!

Leesha

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I also say go for it! I'm 44 and am doing pre-reqs to bridge to RN. I'm only taking a few classes at a time at least at this point so it's gonna be awhile for me too. But we can do this!

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Why not sit down and list on a piece of paper the benefits versus the cost. See what that tells you?

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Specializes in Rehab, pediatric.
Just curious to know how many older LPNs are making the bridge to RNs and do they feel it will be worth their while from a employment perspective. I think it will take me approximately 5 years part-time as I work full-time I worry that it might not be beneficial to leave a full-time LPN job to start over as a RN when I finish. Anyone share my thoughts? The program definately is not easy, I find I am tired when I come home from work , I know blah blah blah.

Well, I am 61 and going for it through Excelsior College. I have the CPNE left, and hope to pass this spring and go on to a short, but worthwhile career. I am doing this because I don't want to do LVN jobs anymore, I want to push myself to maximize my benefit to others, and I can work part-time into my 70's (I hope). Plus, I will be happy to earn the R.N. If I was still in my 40's, I would not even doubt the feasibility of such a plan to get an R.N.

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Specializes in PD,Nxstage,hemo.

I say go for it!

When I was in LPN school, I had ladies in their 50's in my class!

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Has anyone taken the LPN Bridge Nclex challenge exams?I have to take fundamentals,OB and Peds.What does fundamentals entail?

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I'm 41 (will be 42 later this year) and I'm thinking of going back for my BSN. (I'm an LPN.) Why not? I'm in my prime.

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My mom is in her 50's and is doing an LPN-RN bridge. You are never to old. It just depends if you are willing to put in the effort, money, and time to do it. Good luck to you!

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