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

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I have been struggling with this for a while now. Everyone tells me I need to bridge, but I am perfectly happy to be an LPN. I work in home health and I love it. I make a good salary, have good benefits, and love what I do. I have been a nurse for 5 years and I just can't see myself going back to school and working full-time. I love my life the way it is. But I feel guilty and like people look down on me because I'm not going to bridge to be an RN. Your thoughts?

PaganDeva2000 made me laugh:

"This is as much nurse they are getting out of me...."

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I HATED school with an uncontrollable passion and whenever someone brings up returning, I literally get sick to my stomach and very agitated.

I love college. I hated nursing school with an uncontrollable passion. It was an evil, unnecessarily stressful, petty, demoralizing experience. That is why I continued on-line. I also chafed under the restricted scope of being an LPN because I am, well, a tad bossy and knew that I would not, in NYS, get any authority without the RN.

To each his own. As Billie Holiday sang, "Tain't nobody's business."

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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.

May I forward your post to an associate of mine who belittled LPN's......who is unemployed and lives in his mom's basement? I've run out of material to use, and I'm sick of defending why I'm in LPN school. Some of the best nurses I've worked with have been LPN's and they're happy. Some nursing homes in my state pay LPN'S what some hospitals pay RN's, the money's not that important, I don't live a lavish lifestyle or want to. And for the record, I have an A average in LPN school, I don't think anyone who is failing the same classes I'm in has a right to belittle LPN's-they can get their RN faster with a bridge, that's why they're there. Wow. Here are my top five responses to use when people down me for going for my LPN: 5-the money is still good. 4-I hate school. 3-I'm eager to start working. 2-Most opportunities for LPN's are in LTC,which happens to be my favorite(this is usually when they give me a weird look). 1- Bite me, who asked you? Lol, wow that felt good. :yeah:

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Bite me, who asked you? Lol wow that felt good. :yeah:

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Sorry if I'm grouchy. School starts back tomorrow, it's kinda odd being in an LPN class with people in it who look down on LPN's, yet are failing the class. Mind boggling. I need some chocolate. It's gonna be a looooooooooooong week.

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Sorry if I'm grouchy. School starts back tomorrow, it's kinda odd being in an LPN class with people in it who look down on LPN's, yet are failing the class. Mind boggling. I need some chocolate. It's gonna be a looooooooooooong week.

You just have to pity people who hate and disrespect themselves so.

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Oooooo and I know that college level anatomy classes are required for community college LPN programs, but I'm at a vocational tech center-so our A&P class is a piece of cake-its actually fun, and the teacher is so sweet and patient. All the support classes for RN programs............I want no part of it lol! Well, except for the ones I already took.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
PaganDeva2000 made me laugh:

"This is as much nurse they are getting out of me...."

Believe THAT...:yeah::smokin:

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
PaganDeva2000 made me laugh:

"This is as much nurse they are getting out of me...."

May I forward your post to an associate of mine who belittled LPN's......who is unemployed and lives in his mom's basement? I've run out of material to use, and I'm sick of defending why I'm in LPN school. Some of the best nurses I've worked with have been LPN's and they're happy. Some nursing homes in my state pay LPN'S what some hospitals pay RN's, the money's not that important, I don't live a lavish lifestyle or want to. And for the record, I have an A average in LPN school, I don't think anyone who is failing the same classes I'm in has a right to belittle LPN's-they can get their RN faster with a bridge, that's why they're there. Wow. Here are my top five responses to use when people down me for going for my LPN: 5-the money is still good. 4-I hate school. 3-I'm eager to start working. 2-Most opportunities for LPN's are in LTC,which happens to be my favorite(this is usually when they give me a weird look). 1- Bite me, who asked you? Lol, wow that felt good. :yeah:

Sure, you can forward it and wrap in a sandwich, if necessary. To each his own, I say.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
Sorry if I'm grouchy. School starts back tomorrow, it's kinda odd being in an LPN class with people in it who look down on LPN's, yet are failing the class. Mind boggling. I need some chocolate. It's gonna be a looooooooooooong week.

There are classmates that are looking down on LPNs? Amazing if true, because who is to say that they would even function better in an RN program?

Maybe it's me, but nursing seems to be a sorority where the hazing doesn't seem to end, but tends to happen in levels. First, you MUST become (rather than choose to become) an RN because they say so, then, it's "You're not a real nurse until you have worked in Trauma, ICU, ER, burn unit, etc...". And, many states follow seem to want to enforce institutional policies and procedures regarding LPNs that limit them, even though that particular state may allow them further reign.

What disappoints me is that I see many of my LPN collagues feel that they 'have to' become RNs in order to avoid this berating stigma. What I want to make clear is that I have no issues with people who wish to become RNs, but I do take issue with some LPNs who are not functioning well in their current state becoming RNs with more responsibility because many of them become overwhelmed based on the myth of their observations. You get some that say the RN does nothing...the reality is that the good RN is very dedicated and thorough, has excellent assessment skills. Quite a few of my friends that elevated before they were ready are now, not really safe practitioners in my opinion because they bit off more than they can chew.

I am a strong proponent to self assessment...we are adults and we know what we are ready for, what we can handle and our challenges as well as our weaknesses. True, in transitioning between LPN to RN takes a bit of adjustment, but if you are doing this based on opinion or your personal misconception, it is wrong for yourself, your patients and your collagues who have to pick up where you fell off.

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I love college. I hated nursing school with an uncontrollable passion. It was an evil, unnecessarily stressful, petty, demoralizing experience. That is why I continued on-line. I also chafed under the restricted scope of being an LPN because I am, well, a tad bossy and knew that I would not, in NYS, get any authority without the RN.

To each his own. As Billie Holiday sang, "Tain't nobody's business."

I love all these responses! Maybe we try a little too hard to bend over backward to therapeutically communicate when a simple "bite me" will do!

A sentiment worthy of my 500th post. . . :)

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I have had my LPN license for 5 years next month, I was seriously thinking about going back for my RN, after thinking about it for months I decided against it. I currently work in mamangement in assisted living, no weekends, no holidays,no med passes, I love it. I am 50 years old and just don't want to spend the next 3 or 4 years in school when I enjoy my job and family life.

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