Lpn Or Rn First

stpauligirl · Mar 1, 2006

If you could only get to be a RN by going by way of doing the LPN, would you do it? :balloons: I have a 17, but need to get a 18 ACT to get in RN. What are your thoughts about going into LPN first and then bridging over? I am pretty sure I can get in this Fall. I had 18 and 19's in everything except the Math part. I need help....:rotfl:

If my GPA is not high enough for the RN programs, if I'm not 'cute' enough or because my grandma and her grandma before her didn't graduate from XYZ University and run the nursing program since the War of 1812, I'd take the detour of LPN program....now if for some reason they don't want me either with a GPA of 3.8 after 62 credit hours and they don't think I'm cute enough or what have you then I'll go back to teaching

WannaBeMaleRN · Mar 2, 2006

I know alot of people who are LPNs and wish they would of just got RN in the beginning. Why spend the money on LPN, put it towards your RN, also why waste another year. Just go for RN.

spionkop1892 · Mar 2, 2006

What people dont understand and a lot of LPN studentsare learning now and are completely frustrated is that doing your LPN before your RN is a waste of time and a waste of money, and it didnt make it better for them. The LPN students in my class and I'm a Junior in a four year school, have the lowest grades in the class and are struggling like the other regular non LPN's in the class..So I guess the lesson is not to try to take an easier route, just go for your RN. Its hard but its worth it in the end

TopCat1234 · Mar 2, 2006

what people dont understand and a lot of lpn studentsare learning now and are completely frustrated is that doing your lpn before your rn is a waste of time and a waste of money, and it didnt make it better for them.

i don't think that's true. there's an entire thread in the lpn/lvn forum on this very issue right now and a lot of us (myself included) are going this route to get in the door nursing. some local adn programs have huge waiting lists and we don't want to wait - some adn programs give you credit and preferred admission if you're already an lpn, so it's not necessarily a waste.

some current lpns who are going the rn route find that working as an lpn has made it easier to learn the concepts and perform in clinicals for the rn than for a non-lpn.

dream2brn, i would suggest you look at all your options. speak with a counselor - maybe an exception or retaking a math class might be enough to get you in the rn. but don't discount being an lpn either - research whether being an lpn would give you credit and preferential admission to an adn program; research if local employers would pay for the cost of your schooling to pursue your adn/bsn.

hth,

topcat