LPN to RN woes

[Lynker]

I have a little dilemma. I'm finding it really hard to find the drive to go back to school for my RN. I've only been an LPN for about a month, and I know I want to get to be an RN as fast as possible, but I have close to no motivation to do so :( I think part of it is that I failed my TEAS test, retaking it again. I don't know...

I attended my mandatory meeting last night at the school I'll be applying to. I still plan on taking the TEAS test again (And pass!) and the LPN challenge exam to gain entrance into the program. So, right now I'm just going through the motions.

Has anyone else ever felt this way? :/

[Ella26, BSN, RN]

13 hours ago, rleah said:

Not exactly the same situation but I felt/feel the same way about my RN-BSN. I graduated in May from an ADN program. I started BSN classes at the same college but will transfer in the spring to a larger university. I am hoping that the transfer kick starts me. Because as of right now, I am lacking in the motivation department. I have realized, that between the NCLEX, a new job and now school, I am burnt out. That being said, I still think it was the best decision. I have known too many CNAs, LPNs, and RNs who put off school and 10 years later they still regret it. So, I am gonna put my head down and drag myself kicking & screaming till I reach the end.

It will be worth it!!

[rleah, BSN, RN]

4 hours ago, Ella26 said:

It will be worth it!!

You are so right, I just have to keep chugging along!

[quinnrivers]

On 11/18/2019 at 10:14 AM, nursmimi said:

Go back now. I was going to wait a year after LPN...15 years later I finally went back.

I am in your boat! I was always planning on going straight to RN after my LPN. Fourteen years and I am finally taking the plunge.

To the OP - Just do what feels right to you. You can still make a good living and keep learning as an LPN too. I would just say get your RN BEFORE YOU HAVE KIDS. I am going back now and I have to juggle family, work and school. Also the RN salary will stretch a lot farther than the LPN salary when you have more than 1 mouth to feed. Either way; congrats on graduating with an LPN. Nursing is an amazing profession! It's just the beginning!!! :))))

[Lynker, LPN]

Hey guys, I know this topic is SO old...but I passed my TEAS test in January and started school the same month. Almost through semester of 1/3 for my RN. ?

[caliotter3]

On 11/17/2019 at 2:46 AM, CharleeFoxtrot said:

My advice is to go back as soon as possible for a couple of reasons.

1. Don't want to loose momentum and study skills

2. Everything is still fresh, you aren't playing catch up

3. Every year you delay is money out of your pocket (wages of an LPN vs RN) and possible opportunities lost.

Just my 2 cents.

To add to this post:

(1) The longer you wait, the more it will cost, both in tuition/fees and time involved.

(2) Over time, requirements will change. I have noticed very important changes just at the school I attended and also in other programs. They change the curriculum (one used to be able to exit at one point and take NCLEX; now that program is structured that there is no opportunity for early exit at all); math and chem at the high school level used to be good enough, then it became a certain point at the college level: one semester of chem for allied health and one semester of algebra; then it went to intermediate algebra, etc. One program wants calculus! Really? Requiring calculus sure helps the school eliminate the surplus of nursing school applicants now doesn't it?!

(3) Some programs that were not "impacted" fifteen years ago or even only ten years ago now have stringent requirements to break the bottleneck. How many people can meet the new requirements, whatever they may be? Not all people have the opportunity to do so, pure and simple.

(4) You do not want to possibly interrupt your employment trajectory to attend school. Not all employers are amenable to accommodating schedule changes for school. Some will actually put roadblocks in front of the individual.

Then there is the biggest problem of all: procrastination leads to complacency. The longer you put it off, the harder it will be to force yourself to make the effort. Don't put this obstacle in front of yourself. It is very hard to get around and some people never overcome this obstacle at all.

[caliotter3]

39 minutes ago, JabuJabule said:

Hey guys, I know this topic is SO old...but I passed my TEAS test in January and started school the same month. Almost through semester of 1/3 for my RN. ?

Just saw this! Congratulations!

[Lynker, LPN]

Thank you! I'm steadily floating along right now. Finals are coming up, then I take two Summer courses so I can graduate with my ADN on time. It was because I started to quickly when first going to this school. I can and will do this!