These are questions about Practical Nursing in Canada:
FIRST:
I was just curious to know how far up the corporate ladder Licensed Practical Nurses/Registered Practical Nurses can go in their career. Is bedside care the last stop in a LPN's/RPN's career path? Please advise.
My goal is to become nurse. I want to become an RN simply because i hear that they have much more opportunity in various areas of nursing and greater opportunity for advancement. I am the type of individual that gets bored easily once a certain line of work is championed and so my concern is reaching a dead end very early in my career.
SECOND:
Would any nurses (RN's or RPN's/LPN's) know the government funding situation for LPN's/ RPN's in Canada? I hear rumors that RN's will slowly be phased out of various hospital settings, as the RPN's/LPN's will he inheriting their roles and responsibilities (which than contradicts the above statement of greater advancement and opportunity for Registered Nurses. Does that mean that RPN's will incur a pay increase as their scope of practice expands?
Does that mean RN's will be left to do administrative/managerial work?
I guess it would help to let you know that i am greatly interested in becoming a nurse that invests heavily on bedside care however, not just in one area of bedside care. I want to experience bedside care in various areas of practice, from the elderly to the very young; and also i want experience practicing bedside care in the OR, ER, ICU. Basically bedside care in all areas of nursing. Later in my career, i see myself teaching. I hope this helps with your reply.
I really don't know what Route i should take, RN or the RPN.
