I am content to be an LPN...is that wrong?

DogWmn · Dec 14, 2009

Nope - no guilt, and you should be mighty happy that you've found something you love doing and gives you a good paycheck and satisfaction. That doesn't happen very often in this life so enjoy. If for some reason you change your mind so be it...be proud to be an LPN!

I'm 59 years old and I'm hoping to be a re-entry LPN after being out for a long time. I don't want a stress filled job, I want something steady that I enjoy since there will be no retirement for me. At this time in my life I have no desire to get my RN, I don't want to spend 3-4 years in school when I only have about 10+ years left to work full time.

It sounds like you have a great job! You can look into additional certifications if you don't have them. So enjoy enjoy:rckn:

Jules A, MSN · Dec 15, 2009

I think its great that you are happy with your position and being a LPN. Some of the finest nurses I have worked with are LPNs. That said if there comes a time when you feel like your opportunities are limited and/or you want to substantially increase your income do consider bridging to RN. Maybe with some RN positions there is a big difference in responsibility but that hasn't been the case for me. I'm at the same facility, doing the same job, for $15 an hour more.

dirtyred3 · Dec 15, 2009

I agree being a new LPN myself in home-health. I don't see myself bridging to the ADN anytime soon. I belong to three agencies/registries in my area who were the only places that would bring me aboard as a new grad back in October. I absolutely LOVE home health! The one-on-one patient care and not having to deal with the politics of a nursing home or hospital are a couple of the pluses to being in this specialty. However, I do wish to take an I.V. course and perhaps a phlebotomy class to make myself more marketable in the future.

I too am an LPN and I am a supervisor in LTC. I luv it! Before

I obtained lpn licensure I took a phlebotomy course while on my schools lpn waiting list. Having that certificate has helped significantly esp. on the job that I worked when I first recieved my lpn. I worked in a DR's office and was able to manage the lab.

josh1974, LPN · Dec 17, 2009

Like Will said in Good will hunting, "a bricklayer is an honorable job". An LPN is an honorable job. I am one by the way. If you are happy doing what you do then keep on truckin! I was happy being a corporal in the Marines although everyone thought I should become an officer. Go where you heart and mind leads you.

BlondieNH · Dec 18, 2009

I'm with ya' sista'. Another content LPN here showing my support.

bswlpn95 · Dec 19, 2009

I have been an LPN for 15 yrs. and am very happy where I am. I work at an assisted living facility in central Fl. as a Res. Care Coordinator and LPN on the floor. I feel my job is very rewarding and am satisfied with what I do. I became an LPN at the age of 40 and no desire to go back to school.

pagandeva2000, LPN · Dec 19, 2009

I HATED school with an uncontrollable passion and whenever someone brings up returning, I literally get sick to my stomach and very agitated. Why invest money, time and energy into an experience I don't want? And, while I have the greatest respect for the RNs, I can honestly look at their additional responsibilities (or even the implication of more headaches simply because I have the title), and say NO WAY. This is as much nurse they are getting out of me, and if it ain't enough for them, if it makes them sick that I won't do it, that is THEIR problem, not mine.

skittlebear · Dec 22, 2009

I HATED school with an uncontrollable passion and whenever someone brings up returning, I literally get sick to my stomach and very agitated. Why invest money, time and energy into an experience I don't want? And, while I have the greatest respect for the RNs, I can honestly look at their additional responsibilities (or even the implication of more headaches simply because I have the title), and say NO WAY. This is as much nurse they are getting out of me, and if it ain't enough for them, if it makes them sick that I won't do it, that is THEIR problem, not mine.

:yeah:Yeah that!!! I am also an LPN who has no desire to go back to RN school. I loved LPN school. I even loved all the prerequisite classes that were required for the RN program. (I had planned on going back to school for my RN while in PN school, but don't have even an ounce of desire to now). Now, radiologic technology maybe...but I acquired that fascination after becoming an LPN. I would probably never stop working as an LPN, even if I was a rad tech. Some people just don't understand that some LPNs just like being LPNs period...the end. So what. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", as another poster quoted! :specs:

KittyCorn · Dec 29, 2009

i've been an lpn for 28 years (29 in jan 2010). you're story sounds exactly like mine.

angel4ken · Dec 30, 2009

I was in a two year RN program, i had one semester to go and didn't pass, Im 44 now, went to a one year LPN school. Im now working as a LPN. Im tired of school, i put so much in that RN program, it worn me out. I hope that i will be content as a LPN. So far as a new nurse im going crazy. I also have a grandbaby and in a new relationship with a wonderful man, I think its time to enjoy life without all that pressure that school brings.

Good luck to you and thanks for your post.

presey · Dec 30, 2009

LVN is where I am staying! :yeah: :heartbeat:redbeathe

horrorxgirl · Jan 3, 2010

I don't see anything wrong with that. Do what makes you happy. Here in PA there are tons of jobs available for LPNS and with good pay too, so there isn't much reason to seek a higher degree if your happy where you stand. I'm getting ready to go back to school to get my RN. My mother has literally been harping on me about doing it for the past 8 years that I have been an LPN. But I wouldn't give up any of the years, nor do I regret waiting. Not only am I completely 100% ready for school now, where I wasn't before, but when I graduate from an RN program I will already have 10 years of nursing experience under my belt. I know that will make me an even better RN than if I had immediately jumped into school out of my LPN program.