LPN Online Schools

[pryor37]

Happy New Years Everyone,

I am a Certified Medical Assistant of 10+ years and I've worked with LPN's and RN's. I have decided to continue my education in nursing doing LPN and then on to RN. I am currently looking for a LPN online school, but have not been successful. All I see is LPN-RN and RN-BSN can someone please help me?! Being a Certified Medical Assistant for these years I have worked with LPN's and RN's and learned alot. I do vitals, injections, triaging, refill of RX, schedule procedures and assist with different procedures. While in the clinic I do the same thing an LPN does. I want to start school in the fall. Can someone please suggest an online school?

Pryor37

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

Sorry, but I don't believe there is an online LPN school. I've heard of a couple of hybrid programs with online classes and in-person clinicals, but that's the most "online" you'll probably find. You will have to complete in-person clinicals for your initial nursing education.

Trust me, because I know this -- working with RNs/LPNs doesn't make you one, no matter how many years you've been doing it. If that were the case, I would have been an RN a few years ago before I went through nursing school. But look at it like this -- you'll have an advantage when you DO go to school that you've had some great experience that will give you a leg up on your studies! Best of luck to you.

[caliotter3]

There are currently no online LPN schools in the US, only hybrid schools where you must attend clinical rotations in person. If you should by chance find such a program, please come back and post about it here as this question comes up here quite often. So far no one has found a program. Good luck with your plans.