Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

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I really want to take an ADN program but it is several years waiting list and very competitive in my area. However the LPN program has openings for August and it is only 12 months. There's not many LPN openings here but I've seen a lot of LPN to ADN programs with no wait-even online courses. Is this a good idea? Anyone else have any experience with this? Thanks in advance for any advice you may have!

Hellooooooo,

I am on a very long mission to make a transition from the field of dentistry into the nursing field, and hope to hear a lot of feed back from the experienced.

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I wouldn't say i'm doing it to make it easier, just that when i was doing my own research, i decided that this route was best for me.

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after reading this thread i am now interested in taking your route instead of waiting for a seat in the rn program.

when i refered to my jc class catalog, i see that they offer lvn career mobility (for lvns only) and lvn (30 unit option).

i obviously cannot take the mobility class as i am currently only at the general ed/requirements stage of my education.

would the 30 unit option course be the one everyone is talking about here?

i find it odd that my jc offers a straightforward rn program, but their lvn programs seem somewhat convoluted.

thanks,

rob

rob - really check that 30-unit option. from what i remember, it would only allow you to practice as an lvn in california - you wouldn't be able to be licensed in any other states. great, as long as you know you're going to be there. i thought i would never leave california and yet, here i am in florida!

topcat

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Thanks TopCat, I will check for that information.

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actually, I just turned 60 and get my Masters this July.

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Fgold: Thanks again. If you don't mind, what hospital in GA? I live south of ATL.:Crash:

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Fgold: Thanks again. If you don't mind, what hospital in GA? I live south of ATL.:Crash:

it was southern regional medical center.

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I have been an LPN for 20 years. I started the ADN completion program after being on a waiting list for 3 years. Considering the "shortage" of nurses that we always hear about, you would think they would have found a way to quickly usher LPN's through an RN program to get them quickly out in the market and filling those nursing vacancies.

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[Good morning...Just a little about my background related to my reply: I am a dually certified Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant with a M.Ed. getting a MS in Nursing Education. (I am also a grandmother of 15). Currently my professional position is as the Coordinator of the Practical Nursing Certificate Program at a two-year pivate college with an ADN Program that has existed for over 30 years. I am writing the curriculum and teaching the courses. My three adjunct faculty and I share the clinical for the students. The course is weekends only to accomodate the working, parenting population and we are in the last semester of the first program. For the students of this LPN Program, after graduation, they can enter the second year of the two year RN program and finish both in the same two years as if beginning the RN program from scratch. The advantage is that with an LPN license, they can work, get experience which makes the RN program a little easier. Also they do not ever have to go on the waiting list for our RN program since they are considered"continuing" students rather than "new admits". I would suggest you look for a program like this or one that has an articulation agreement between the LPN program and the RN program to eliminate the wait. Good luck...Coolgramma

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I've also decided that the LPN to RN route will be quicker and easier for me. I applied to a (hospital based diploma) LPN program yesterday. I have to go in an take the NET in 2 weeks. Everyone wish me luck, if I get in the program starts in August.

Coolgramma, that sounds like an AWESOME program. I wish we had something like that in my area.

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It took a while & after applying to both the LPN and ADN, I got accepted to the ADN. Both programs are extremely competive.

To help me for my third semester of the ADN, I plan to take the LPN courses during this summer. Some of my ADN friends already in the second year, say that the LPN's that transitioned/bridged over to the ADN program are far more advanced in the clinical skills & they feel the self-imposed pressure. Time-management is critical & can only be learned on the job with time & experience. Hope this helps.

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actually, I just turned 60 and get my Masters this July.

I feel like garbage, I keep telling myself I'm going to be so old when I get my Master's, 29-30. WELL DONE BAAMBI:yelclap: :bowingpur

I just reread this, it sounds like I'm calling you old baambi, I'm not, just saying you're AMAZING!

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