LPN to RN

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I need advice. I’ve been an LPN for 16 years. I have just been accepted into the full time ADN program which means I will have to leave my full time job and find something else to work around my school schedule. I have taken all of the courses except the nursing classes, but I’m actually retaking classes I’ve taken for my LPN just to get my RN. I’m wondering if this makes sense. If I try to get into the LPN to RN Program I will have to repeat my sciences. Thoughts?

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Specializes in PACU, pre/postoperative, ortho.

It's likely dependent on the school or program. Best bet would be to contact the advisor for the program to find out if your earlier classes & credits would be accepted or if you will have to repeat some classes.

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Specializes in Dialysis.

Some programs require that the class be taken within 5 or 6 years. As RainMom said, it's best to ask them.

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Girl just take the regular ADN, I am, you Will need a refresher. The most difficult thing is separating what you’ve seen or done as an LPN from what you learned in lecture. The test question will come up and and one of the answers is something you have experienced working on the floor. Most of the time it is the wrong answer. Plus It will take you two semesters to finish the sciences So just start Now 

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Thank you so much!  It’s just so many people are telling me it’s a waste of time which has me worried. 

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It is up you to you what you choose to do. Personally, I do not feel it is necessary to retake science classes that I have already taken years ago. Especially if you have already been working as a nurse for so many years. Your clinical experience, your new RN nursing classes and clinicals will give you the education necessary to become a successful RN. Especially with the nursing shortage right now, they should not be deterring prospective students who are already nurses. They should be welcoming any and all students, with experience, who wish to stay in this field. Best of luck.

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Specializes in Psych, Peds.

Hi! I'm in the same boat, except I've only been an LVN for 7 years, and took off a couple of those when I had a baby. I'm starting from scratch in an ELMSN program (I spent 1 year re-taking all prerequisites (Chem, Anat, Phys, Micro), and now I'm about to start the 2 years program to get an MSN and take the NCLEX-RN). People discouraged me from the longer route, too, but the LVN-to-RN waitlists in my area have no guarantee when you will ever get in unless you go private and spend the same $ as an ELMSN. The time works out to about the same, too, if you plan to go to MSN eventually.

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