LPN to RN bridging or straight into RN? Advice

[hr909]

So I'm in my second year at SFU and I decided I want to do nursing. I was just wondering if the best route to become an RN is to do LPN first then bridge into an RN program or do all the pre requisites for Langara and apply til I get in. Does anyone have any advice? Any information would be helpful and appreciated!

[Toaster2k18]

If your plan is to be RN then I suggest going for BScN. Not sure how many years is RPN to bscn program in BC but in Ontario, the bridging program is 3 years and PN program is 2 years (total: 5 years). If are you able to enter bscn program then do it, if not then doing LPN first then bridge to RN is best option.

I am RPN and planning to do bridging fall 2020.

[kim1l]

Just enter the BScN program.

[ShantelSharine, BSN, LPN, RN]

If the end goal is to be an RN, just apply for the BScN program from the beginning. I completed my RPN program initially and then bridged to the BScN program but not by choice. I had taken applied Math/Science in high school and even entering the BScN program through the college entry would have been too competitive for the grades I had obtained, so I was forced to create a pathway for myself. I did find that completing the RPN program before my RN was helpful and made me feel a bit more comfortable in the school/clinical placement setting , with some skills and having a foundational knowledge base.