what experience is needed for a LPN?

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Hello! When someone looks for a job as a LPN, the more experience you have the better the pay. Does working as a CNA for several months constitute as the experience needed for a better paying salary for a LPN career?????

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

No. Working as a CNA and working as a LPN are two different things. The only caveat to that would be if you remain employed by the same facility. They may or may not count time spent working as a CNA towards LPN pay.

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Agree with above. Once you are an LPN, you can volunteer time (such as working for church care team, or city's emergency disaster program, etc) that would reflect some type of experience. CNA experience is always helpful though as an LPN! Facilities look for nurses with that type of experience also. Good luck to you, keep looking, be persistant with places that you have applied/interviewed with!

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Thanks for the responses! They were both very helpful!

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Specializes in LTC, Memory loss, PDN.

My employer does not count CNA experience at all, no matter how long a CNA has worked for them.

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Specializes in MR/DD.

It is not counted as Nursing experience. But it is counted as Healthcare experience which very well can help you in obtaining a position.

When an employer says you must have 1 year experience.. it should be in the role you are applying for.

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No. Employers want to know how much experience you have as a licensed nurse.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

A brand-new LPN with 20 years of previous CNA experience is still a brand-new LPN with no actual licensed nursing experience. Even though CNAs and LPNs complete some of the same overlapping tasks, be aware that CNA experience is not interchangeable with LPN experience.

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Specializes in Pulmonology Clinic.
No. Working as a CNA and working as a LPN are two different things. The only caveat to that would be if you remain employed by the same facility. They may or may not count time spent working as a CNA towards LPN pay.

This was my experience, I worked as a cna while going to lpn school, then stayed there after getting my license which started me out about $1.00/hr more than I would have. But I am still at the bottom of the totem pole as far as benefits and everything goes ;-)

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