Is it true that they are trying to eliminate LPN's?

WIN007 · Apr 18, 2011

It's been true to my experience, yes. Of course it's also true to my experience that they're trying to get rid of as many RN's as they can too either with technology, by letting a good chunk of work get done by non-nurses (such as QMA's) or displacing them with immigrants.

No shocker here. After all, it's gone one with every other profession.

allnurses Guide · Apr 18, 2011

It's much harder to get hired by an acute-care hospital than it was when I started, but rehabs and LTC facilities are still hiring LPN/LVNs.

So unless you know for certain that is the area you want to work in, it's probably better to go for your RN - maximizing your eventual choices once you graduate. It's also important to focus on the area you plan to practice in as this can vary considerably from one state to the next.

realnursealso/LPN, LPN · Apr 18, 2011

No it's not true. I wish people would quit trying to tell this myth to others. We aren't going anywhere, they can't survive without us.

DogWmn · Apr 19, 2011

Let's see now, I graduated from PN school in '72 and have been hearing that for almost 40 years:rolleyes:. WE are still here. :up:

CLUVRN, MSN, RN · Apr 21, 2011

By all the advertisements I see in my area for LPN's in the newspaper and online and by the fact that all my LPN friends and myself are employed full-time, I'd say that is one myth that needs to be shut down for good.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Apr 21, 2011

LPNs being phased out? It will not happen anytime soon.

This rumor has been circulating since the American Nurses Association first proposed the BSN as the entry point for all new nurses back in 1965. They also discussed the elimination of the LPN role, and the incorporation of associates-degree RNs as 'technical' nurses.

46 years has elapsed, and the LPN is still in healthcare.

Elleveein, LVN · Apr 21, 2011

Sometimes you feel eleminated with the whole job situation, but i imagine the new grad RNs are feeling it too.

belgarion · Apr 25, 2011

Just here in Texas there are nearly 600 hospitals. While some of the big players are eliminating LVNs, the smaller county facilities, LTACs, and rehabs are still using LVNs, partly because of cost. State run facilities use LVNs for the routine care like medications. There are over 1000 LTCs here, many of which hire LVNs almost exclusively with the DON being the only RN in the house.

My point? Does anyone seriously think that all these places, especially the state in light of the current budget woes, are suddenly going to replace relatively cheap LVNs with RNs who command muh higher wages?

Megasmile2 · Jul 15, 2011

Been LPN for 29 years worked in L&D / Homehealth & Hospice Now I work In ER so I would say we are hear to stay :yelclap:

jenvie · Jul 15, 2011

I am going back to school after 16 yrs home and plan to start with an LPN program then possibly bridge to RN after I generate some income. I have heard the same thing from 3 people now. One being our county workforce center who are finding CNA jobs for LPNs. I don't want to waste my time starting with LPN but it also sounds like it could be a waste to even do RN. Yet I hear about the increased demand in the health care field. My main reason for starting with LPN (I have higher expectations for myself than a CNA) is the need for income sooner than later. I went to dental school 22 yrs ago and with 16 yrs out of the field that requires retraining as well (esp since my credintials are not good int he state I currently live in). I was also thinking of getting my phlebotomy cert while on the waiting list for LPN school (doing all my prereqs starting next month). The prereqs for the LPN program are different than the RN program. I don't have time to waste time. But now I am just not sure which route to go. Any thoughts. I am located in CO. I assume these issues will vary by state.

radicalsenseofhope · Jul 15, 2011

I am going back to school after 16 yrs home and plan to start with an LPN program then possibly bridge to RN after I generate some income. I have heard the same thing from 3 people now. One being our county workforce center who are finding CNA jobs for LPNs. I don't want to waste my time starting with LPN but it also sounds like it could be a waste to even do RN. Yet I hear about the increased demand in the health care field. My main reason for starting with LPN (I have higher expectations for myself than a CNA) is the need for income sooner than later. I went to dental school 22 yrs ago and with 16 yrs out of the field that requires retraining as well (esp since my credintials are not good int he state I currently live in). I was also thinking of getting my phlebotomy cert while on the waiting list for LPN school (doing all my prereqs starting next month). The prereqs for the LPN program are different than the RN program. I don't have time to waste time. But now I am just not sure which route to go. Any thoughts. I am located in CO. I assume these issues will vary by state.

Just wanted to say hi. I'm in a similar boat, I've been a stay at home mom for 10+ yrs and am thinking of going back for LPN or RN. Around here all the LPN jobs are LTC/Rehab, home health, and hospice. Most hospitals are no longer hiring LPNs around here, but rather are using nursing assistants that have been trained to do extra skills (that they call patient care techs). I love the geriatric population so I'm still considering doing the LPN first.