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Does having LPN experience count????

Will having LPN experience get you a higher pay rate when you become an RN or do you get treated like a new RN grad without any previous nursing experience?

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    Generally, you will not get a higher pay rate because of LPN experience.

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    I am starting my first RN job in January and I am getting the new grad pay rate despite having 2 years LPN experience. I don't mind though because I wouldn't have gotten the job at all if I didn't have the LPN experience.

    I can understand a LPN with years of experience being angry about it but since I only did 2 years as an LPN I'm still making what I made when I started out. Some of the LPNs at my job have 20+ years on the job going from that to new grad RN would mean a pay raise of only $3/4 per hour but for me it's going to be a huge jump in pay. :yeah:

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    Previous hospitals I have worked at either gave their LPN's who became RN's year for year experience or 1 year for every 2 years LPN experience. I would not be too pleased if I was paid a new RN rate that would close to the same as what I make now. Especially since where I work the staff LVN and RN role is almost identical.

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    Some hospitals in my area will consider LPN/LVN experience when figuring the pay rate of an RN. For example, in some hospital systems in the metro area where I reside, a new RN with 10 years of LPN/LVN experience would be paid as an RN with 5 years of experience.

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