distance vs university

[ad_lpn09]

I'm currently in LPN school and will graduate in April (I HOPE!) Going to a university for my BSN is something I'd like to avoid, which is why I've been thinking about going thru Phoenix or Excelsior. But people keep telling me I'd have a better chance of getting hired if I went to an actual university....IS ANY OF THAT TRUE??? Isn't it quicker to finish?

[chaxanmom]

There is only one test for licensure - NCLEX-RN.

It really depends on the state. CA is almost impossible for an EC grad. Most others will endorse you in, but I'd be very careful if you're not planning to stay out.

Most places will not have a problem if you've been practicing as an RN for a few years. Although given that the only things are LPN's don't do is IVP, I don't get what this "lack of clinicals" nonsense is about except politics, and "No FAIR! I had to get tortured!"

Did you (generic "you" since I'm curious) get high acuity or psych clinicals in LPN school? My program didn't but I'm not sure if that's usually the case or not. My BSN program has clinicals in psych, high acuity, leadership, home health, etc. but the LPN program didn't. Anyway, there are a few differences between LPN clinicals and RN clinicals. Med-surg is basically the same ol' same ol' though.

To the OP...Indiana State does offer a distance LPN-BSN program. The distance track is still fairly new so approval is still pending in several states but it hasn't been questioned by any BONs. You have about 500 hours of preceptorship. I'm loving the precepting aspect so far! It's one on one mentoring rather than the mass of students you have in traditional clinicals.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

I didn't get psych, but from the friends who continued on in the RN year, their psych clinicals consisted of next to nothing. They were allowed very little patient contact and did a lot of care planning.

[chaxanmom]

I didn't get psych, but from the friends who continued on in the RN year, their psych clinicals consisted of next to nothing. They were allowed very little patient contact and did a lot of care planning.

OIC. What about high acuity? We didn't have any critical care anything in LPN school but that was 10 years ago. I did psych clinicals with ISU and had a great experience (well, as great as psych can be...I hate psych). Lots of patient interaction. Depends on where you go I guess.