Compare / contrast LPN (LVN) education to R.N.

[TC3200]

Can anyone give me the essential differences between the content of LPN training vs. R.N. training? I am looking for an educator's input, or the real0life experience of someone who has attempted or completed both.

I was in a diploma RN program that I wound up hating. I felt that it wasn't teaching me anything about actual patient care, and it was taking far too much time to complete, and certainly was far too much of a grind, with its three days / week of 6-8 hour lectures, and 2 days of clinicals, and all of that #@$^$@#^$ paperwork and computer sim work. Grind, grind, grind. Always a bore and a grind.

Bottom line: I have no interest in anything maternity. I don't care what Orem or Dix or anybody else ever said about nursing. The nursing process, to me, is cookbook simple and there's no reason for schools to make me spend hours of time droning on about it.

I want to do hands-on training, I am not willing to ever, ever, sit all day in a yapping lecture and then have to sit in a chair from 3PM until 11PM doing paperwork and required reading. I want hands-on training.

I do not feel that all of that RN "assessment" work and doing the doctor's job for him/her for only $25 per hour was at all attractive, but I'll allow that I also was not at a the world's best hospital, either.

So, what's in the LPN curriculum? I am evaluating whether to try a different RN school that doesn't manage to totally kill a student's enthusiast with blather and trivial busywork, or LPN, or something in one of the technician fields.

Thanks.

[scruggs420]

LPN classes are about the same but not as long or detailed. Thats not to say its not detailed, just 2 hrs instead of 4. I don't think anyone will let you learn with only hands on training, you need to know anatomy, pharmacology, biology, all the different procedures and treatments in order to be a competent nurse. As your schooling continues you will get more and more hands on but the knowledge you already have really helps you to really understand what you are doing. It sounds to us like you want the title without putting in the work, could be wrong. but that's what it sounds like. I have family members in tech jobs and their schooling was mostly tedious and boring in the beginning also. If you aren't willing to put in the time maybe you should pick another field, nursing requires dedication and sacrifice and if you aren't absolutely sure you want to be one.... don't bother, you will only be in the way.