Do Away with LPN's What will LPN's Do?

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I enjoyed the thread about getting rid of LPN's BUT what would a LPN then become. Would they have to return to college to become RN's of just be displaced?

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Specializes in Cardiac, Hospice, Float pool, Med/Peds.

In my hospital when we phased out LPN's they were offered to go back to school and could become a RN... Some of them jumped up on this and finished and work at RN's now... Others took offense and I don't know where they work now...

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I live in St.Louis Missouri Whats the difference in LPN and RN's here. I am currently a pre-Nursing student and I have a friend who went to LPN school and none of the colleges accept the credits earned there because it's one of those trade programs st.louis college of health careers not really accreditted I suppose, the program cost like $20,000.00..Now he may be losing his job and canot go to Nursing school without starting from scratch. And I was wondering have they phased out LPNs from Missouri hospitals?

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

I wonder, myself. I think that I'll make plans to learn other skills if in case, this does happen. That was the issue I was saying in the last thread. Talk about getting rid of people is one thing, what to do with a viable working person who has devoted some years to a place to suddenly be displaced to the streets...now is THAT compassionate? And have difficulty obtaining their RN license at that??

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Specializes in LTC.

Yeah, yeah , yeah thats what THEY all say. LPNs will never EVER be phased out of the nursing career. They whoever THEY is been saying this for the longest time. LPNs don't get discourage you will also be in demand !

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When employers decide to get rid of LPNs they usually place a deadline for the RN license, offer assistance for those who wish to attend RN school, or offer jobs as CNAs to those who don't decide to further their schooling. Since getting into and finishing RN school usually is easier said than done and most can't meet the employer's deadline, they are forced to find work elsewhere if they don't want to get demoted to CNA. It is up to the individual. This problem is why it is best to obtain an RN license early in, if not at the beginning of, one's career.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
When employers decide to get rid of LPNs they usually place a deadline for the RN license, offer assistance for those who wish to attend RN school, or offer jobs as CNAs to those who don't decide to further their schooling. Since getting into and finishing RN school usually is easier said than done and most can't meet the employer's deadline, they are forced to find work elsewhere if they don't want to get demoted to CNA. It is up to the individual. This problem is why it is best to obtain an RN license early in, if not at the beginning of, one's career.

Very true. It is imperitive to be cognizant of one's atmosphere and the sings of the times. To deny that this may happen at a particular facility is naive if you already see the writing on the wall. I don't see this happening in my neck of the woods at this time, but I do plan to take additional training in other things just in case this comes up. Also, it is good to pay attention to what other places have demands for LPNs in your individual areas in order to know if there are options and if so, how quickly you have to transition to those options.

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And even if an employer does not outright get rid of LPN/LVNs, they may adopt a policy that is restrictive. I do home health and am an LVN. I am always checking out the ads for work opportunities. I pretty much avoid employers that only list RN in their ads. That tells me that even if they hire LVNs, they prefer and give preferential treatment to RNs.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
And even if an employer does not outright get rid of LPN/LVNs, they may adopt a policy that is restrictive. I do home health and am an LVN. I am always checking out the ads for work opportunities. I pretty much avoid employers that only list RN in their ads. That tells me that even if they hire LVNs, they prefer and give preferential treatment to RNs.

A great fact I never took into consideration...thanks for the insight!:yeah:

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

LPN's will never be phased out !! never will happen. at the hospital whre i work we do not hire LPN's but they are used in hospice and home health, LTC etra.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

i guess if they bump all of us lpn's......we can just go into housekeeping ! :yeah:

praiser :heartbeat

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i guess if they bump all of us lpn's......we can just go into housekeeping ! :yeah:

praiser :heartbeat

no, the hiring managers will say we are not qualified!

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