Does anyone regret becoming an LPN?

[wefdm21]

Please be honest. I know this is blunt, and some will get upset. And I also know some may not want to admit because there are others here who already look down on our profession. But are there times when you regret the choice that you made to become an LPN? Just a question.

[Godswill]

No i do not regret becoming a LPN and yes i am looking into going back to school for my RN. I don't regret it because of where i live. I live in louisiana our scope is so broad. We can do any thing but push a IV med and start a blood transfusion. So I am capable to utilize :lol2:my skill and actually learn more because i don't have so many limitation;)

[LPN4U]

Medication Aides or Med-tech's are not required to take a pharmology class or know side effects or even the reason why a patient is taking a certain drug. The only requirement is to be able to read the MARs. I graduated LPN and passed boards but the LTC facility that i work now uses Med-techs.

[MedicalLPN, LPN]

I don't regret becoming an LPN, I'm supporting myself and working in an exciting wonderful career while my friends are spending $35,000 in tuition each semester to go to class hung over, high, or not at all to gain a degree in a field that's practically non existant. I do regret the "I'm better than you" attitudes that we as LPN's encounter from practically everybody. Oh well, we know we're good nurses!

[Lovely_RN, MSN]

I have 6 weeks to go but so far I have no regrets. I am one of those people who spent a ton of money to get a useless degree and I am happy that I will be able to find a good job while I pursue my RN. I am not the type to care about what people think of me so I let it the comments roll off my back.

[Dottie78]

It depends on your life/work situation. Some say they feel it was a good choice to become an LVN, and some say to just go straight to RN. I was planning to go to school for LVN until I read some of the posts here and gave it some more thought. I really prefer to get my RN, but due to some life/work circumstances, I was planning to go for LVN. Now, I think I will wait until my hubby graduates and then just go straight for RN. I figured if I become an LVN, I will have to go back to school for RN, and it'll take longer. The only thing that held me back from doing the evening RN program are the 12-hr. clinicals every Saturday. I have two young children, and missing out on them every Saturday is going to be hard, but I still want to do it. I think in the end, it'll all be worth it. :)