Nursing student. Experience in Interview for Nurse Tech position

systoly · Sep 20, 2011

You already gave the perfect answer in your blog, "I believe going to school is never a waste of time". Tactful, yet it has teeth.

RazzleNdazzle · Sep 20, 2011

Truth is that many, many nurses feel this way. It's not that we're judging you for going to school, it's just going to be backtracking when/if you go back to school for BSN, etc. The fact that LPN is being phased out is so largely advertised that many nurses do have this strong feeling against schooling for LPN. ""

My hospital is phasing them out, surrounding hospitals are phasing them out, one hospital outright laid off all LPNs last month and in this economy it's going to be tight. Quite frankly I worry about the future of LPNs. That's my take. You have so many more options if you would go the alternate route.

All that said, I wish you the best of luck.

FLmomof5 · Sep 21, 2011

I do not necessarily agree with LPN being phased out. They are heavily used in LTC because LPNs are cheaper than RNs and they (in FL) only need 1 RN per 24 hr.

My mother became a diploma nurse in 1958. It was widely suggested that diploma RNs would be phased out and all RNs will need BSN. Hmmm.....that was 53 yrs ago and there are still plenty of diploma and ADN RNs out there.

Honestly, I believe they should make the ASN level LPN and BSN level RN....in this manner, LPNs would still be paid hourly and RNs would become salaried. I know many RNs don't want salary because you lose OT. But, for the most part, Bachelor degreed professionals are salaried. I think, IMHO, this is why RNs are not viewed as "professionals" when we truly are!

From time immemorial, hourly = blue, salary = white.