Is anyone STAYING a LPN???????

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Is anyone choosing to stay as a LPN?? Do you have to BE a RN?? Is anyone choosing LPN as a career?

Hi there.

I do believe that i will be staying an LPN for a long while. I just don't really have alot of confidence in the RN's. Most that i have worked with all are doing it for the paycheck, which is fine, but you also have to like your job for the most part, and being an LPN seems more meaningful to me because your there for your patients more. I guess it all really depends on what your wanting to do, like a L&D nurse, or something that requires an RN.

I don't know if it helped, but that's what i hope to do after i graduate in June.

GOOD LUCK

I'm a new-grad LPN, and love it. I'm in an AL setting, and yes, very challenging, but overall, wake up every day thankful to be a nurse!

I started a RN program in Jan (not a bridge). Purely, the reason I am going on is a professional decision, as there is more opportunity to gain ACCESS to patient care/making decisions that offer direction for the care of the patient.

I've met some incredible LPNs, and some incredible RNs. The opposite is true for each. And actually, one of the most professional, detail-oriented, and admirable health care "person" I've ever met has met a nurse TECH in a clinical. She was an engineer in her first career, had children so quit for some time as an engineer, later wanted to work in health care, has a husband who works (pays, so no need for $$$), so works as a nurse aide. She is one of the people I think of as how I want to be in my everyday practice of nursing.

LPNs don't need to go on with education, as it all depends on career goals. Some goals require education, some don't. So what. What matters is the character of the person, and what they bring to whatever job they do actually do.

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Specializes in Rehabilitation; LTC; Med-Surg.
Is anyone choosing to stay as a LPN?? Do you have to BE a RN?? Is anyone choosing LPN as a career?

I am going to get my RN because of the amount of legal and local restrictions placed on the LVN scope of practice.

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Specializes in Hospice, ER.

I'm getting my RN because I need the extra income. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother.

I work with an LPN, in her 50's, married, grown kids, 5/6 grandkids, elderly mother for whom is she is f/t caregiver - this woman has no intention of becomming an RN. She does fine as an LPN. Pursuing her RN would decrease her quality of life, not enhance it.

My point: You need to do what is best for you at this time in your life.

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Specializes in tele, oncology.

I'm getting my ADN eventually...not sure when since they cut our tuition reimbursement. I'm not satisfied with all the restrictions I have to work under. That said, I'm also not planning on stopping with my ADN; I plan on getting as far as I can before my kids start college themselves.

I promised myself and my parents a long time ago that I'd get a doctorate in something before I died if God gave me enough time; I still have a long way to go but that's still my intent.

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I am 42 Years old and starting the LPN program in May. I will be staying a LPN simply because I can only afford to be out of work for a year. The pay is not really alot different here, just more opportunities for RNs. I am nursing because I want to do it, not for the pay. That seems to be the only difference to me

TNLPN8 what school are you attending? I'm currently in the Tennessee Tech LPN program in Nashville.

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I am planning on being an LPN for a while at least. My husband is working now so that I can go through school, and then after I get my lpn I'll work and he'll go to school. Besides that, I really think I'll like being an lpn and don't think I'll want to put myself through more stressful nursing school! :p It might be different if I lived somewhere that doesn't let lpn's do iv therapy, but here we do, so that's enough for me :)

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Specializes in Med/Surge, Private Duty Peds.

i have been a lpn for 5 years now and plan on staying a lpn. several times i said i wanted to go back to become a rn but due to health reasons i prefer my lpn license.

i worked 4+years at a hospital and the only difference between the scope of practice between the 2 were no admission assessment for lpn's,couldn't spike blood,or push certain iv ( critical drugs) drugs.

now i work private duty nursing with better pay, less stress and very flexible hours.

i am 44 will be 45 in july and do not want to go through the stress of rn school. i have had 2 open-heart surgeries, have polycystic kidney disease, htn and cad.

i am very happy being a lpn, now if i were younger and didn't have the health issues, i would return to school. but not now!!

:nurse:lorie lpn:yeah::yeah:

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I graduate from my LPN program in Dec. And I plan to stay one for a looooooong while... perhaps forever... I really do not want to go threw this full time school full time work thing anytime again soon so . Ha. Where I work as a CNA in a county nursing home, LPNS are seen as an equal to RNs with the exception of they can not work in administrative postions, but I have no desire to be a "big wig" I love patient care and being with my residents . My mom worked as an LPN for 5 years before going back for her RN. She told me her motivation was she was sick and tiered of doing exactly why an RN does but only at 3/4 of the pay. So maybe one day I will get to that point. When I get out of school I will only be 21 so I figure I have a while to figure it out. Getting threw any nursing school RN or LPN is a huge accomplishment... So if i stay an LPN forever so be it...

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What happens to people who bridge over to RN but can't find a RN job or can't find the RN job that they want right away? Do people keep working as LPN's? Or do you effectively "trade-in" your PN license when you take and pass the nclex RN? Also how does the "experience" issue work out with employers? Can LPN experience count when applying for RN jobs? Or do LPN's have to look for new grad RN jobs? Just curious.

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What happens to people who bridge over to RN but can't find a RN job or can't find the RN job that they want right away? Do people keep working as LPN's? Or do you effectively "trade-in" your PN license when you take and pass the nclex RN? Also how does the "experience" issue work out with employers? Can LPN experience count when applying for RN jobs? Or do LPN's have to look for new grad RN jobs? Just curious.

Great questions. All 500 of them. :) lol.

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