Nurses General Nursing
Published Aug 28, 2004
LorraineCNA
113 Posts
I'm currently a CNA and want to go back to school. I have an application in at the closest nursing school to me. I happened to neb on a major hospital website (www.upmc.com) where I live outside Pittsburgh, PA. .LPN's make no where near what I thought they made here unless you go into LTC. The LPN jobs are actually classified as "technical positions" and the starting pay is a little over 12.00 an hour, which maxes out at I think 15 something an hour.
I am seriously reconsidering my decision because of the logistics of driving REALLY far to clinicals with the way the winters are up here and the disruption I know this will cause in my families routine. Especially considering the fact that I made 11.00 an hour as a CNA.
Is this the current trend? Everyone says "oh, they've been talking about phasing out LPN's for years, it'll never happen." This isn't the only hospital website that's listing LPN jobs as technical positions...alot of the positions don't even REQUIRE LPN licensure, you can apply for the same exact jobs with CMA certification. Are you going to HAVE to become an RN to even make nursing financially rewarding? :uhoh21:
Please don't suggest going RN. I really don't want to go that route for various reasons.
Insights? Input?
Lorraine-CNA
LauraF, RN, ASN, CNA, LPN, RN
568 Posts
I am an LPN and am going back to school to get my RN. I have enjoyed being an LPN. I just want to have more opportunities. There are some hospitals that will hire LPN's but 15.00 is about it. I work PRN at a LTC for 18.00/hr. I also have worked for a pediatrician and got paid 15.00/hr. I do know that agency or home health nursing pays more. But most of nursing you have to do it for the profession not necessarily for the money.
alatta58
41 Posts
I'm currently a CNA and want to go back to school. I have an application in at the closest nursing school to me. I happened to neb on a major hospital website (www.upmc.com) where I live outside Pittsburgh, PA. .LPN's make no where near what I thought they made here unless you go into LTC. The LPN jobs are actually classified as "technical positions" and the starting pay is a little over 12.00 an hour, which maxes out at I think 15 something an hour.I am seriously reconsidering my decision because of the logistics of driving REALLY far to clinicals with the way the winters are up here and the disruption I know this will cause in my families routine. Especially considering the fact that I made 11.00 an hour as a CNA.Is this the current trend? Everyone says "oh, they've been talking about phasing out LPN's for years, it'll never happen." This isn't the only hospital website that's listing LPN jobs as technical positions...alot of the positions don't even REQUIRE LPN licensure, you can apply for the same exact jobs with CMA certification. Are you going to HAVE to become an RN to even make nursing financially rewarding? :uhoh21: Please don't suggest going RN. I really don't want to go that route for various reasons.Insights? Input?Lorraine-CNA