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Does anyone know any university that offers online course for LPN program only? Thanks alot

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Chamberlain when it was Deaconess College used to offer the LPN program online as part of its RN program but the LPN part of the program was suspended some time back. Just recently Chamberlain suspended it's online RN course for out of state (MO) students. This school was the only one that I've ever come across that ever offered LPN online. Perhaps somebody else knows of another online LPN program. Sorry could not be of more help.

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Thanks for the post anyway. I will keep on searching

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

I do hope that the opportunity arises where there will be an on line LPN course. I am sure that many would take advantage of it.

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I've seen your question before in threads, and I've never seen an online LPN program. I think the reason is because so much of what we learn is clinical based and you just would not be able to get the clinical hours needed to fufill the requirements for LPN. Good luck in your search and let us know if you come across anything.

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I've seen your question before in threads, and I've never seen an online LPN program. I think the reason is because so much of what we learn is clinical based and you just would not be able to get the clinical hours needed to fufill the requirements for LPN. Good luck in your search and let us know if you come across anything.

Then how on earth is it possible to have an RN program online? There are more clinicals required and more in-depth classes. I would think the opposite would be true. Online LPN not RN or BSN....

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Good question! Answer probably lies somewhere in the $ sign.

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Then how on earth is it possible to have an RN program online? There are more clinicals required and more in-depth classes. I would think the opposite would be true. Online LPN not RN or BSN....
You'll notice that all of the online/distance RN programs have certain licensure mandates as the prerequisite.

RN-to-BSN online requires that you already possess an RN license.

LPN-to-RN online requires that you already possess an LPN license.

LPN-to-BSN online requires that you already possess an LPN license.

RN-to-MSN online requires that you already possess an RN license.

My focal point is that online/distance programs do not educate lay people off the street into nurses. All people who enroll in these distance programs were already nurses, and possessed specific nursing education and licensure prior to the enrollment process. Hence, it is very possible to have an RN program online if the students are already nurses with plenty of healthcare knowledge. On the other hand, it is not possible to operate an online program that educates lay people and makes them eligible for the LPN licensure. Since LPN students tend to be persons with no prior nursing knowledge, they must be educated the traditional way, in brick and mortar schools.

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i don't know that i would go so far as to say the rn program has many more clinicals over the lvn program... this is not so true everywhere... my great state does not have a stated clinical requirement for rn school..you would think they do ,but they don't and you can go right now to the texas bon and get this information if you don't believe me. the do have recommendations like if you take 12 hours of nursing courses for 16 weeks (normal semester) then you multiply 12x16 = 192 and this is the recommended clinical time per semester. you take 12 hours for the two years you are there and you are looking at 768 clinical (based on 4 semester) hours. this is texas only people... now the vn program is different they have a requirement of 1398 clock hours this breaks down into 558 classroom and 840 clinical hours. in my vn program i had right at 1500 clinical hours and 2200 hours in all. every program is different. lvn school is hard core intense because they pack so much in in a short amount of time. ask any lvn/pn that has gone back to rn school which was more challenging, i bet they tell you the lvn program. i am not totally against doing some lvn course work online cause i feel you can get some good learnin in that way...lol but i also feel that lvn students need consistent , support and instruction from instructors. regardless of your background ,nursing school is a whole new world and students need that instructor time to make it all come together..just my 2 cents:uhoh3::idea:

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I guess I should really only speak to what is true in my state of AZ. We have an RN program through one of the community colleges....no pre-license at all required. The normal pre-requisites however, are. But, it's all online other than clinicals. They require much more clinical time because it is a two year RN program. But, I guess when you lump together the time you spend in clinicals for the PN portion and the RN portion...that is what I was reagarding the time fram based on. It would be nice to have an LPN online though!

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My focal point is that online/distance programs do not educate lay people off the street into nurses. All people who enroll in these distance programs were already nurses, and possessed specific nursing education and licensure prior to the enrollment process. Hence, it is very possible to have an RN program online if the students are already nurses with plenty of healthcare knowledge. On the other hand, it is not possible to operate an online program that educates lay people and makes them eligible for the LPN licensure. Since LPN students tend to be persons with no prior nursing knowledge, they must be educated the traditional way, in brick and mortar schools.

That's exactly what I was thinking! I wasn't aware of any straight online RN programs, but it sounds like the one you are referring to is for local people in your area and does have clinicals in addition to class. I was thinking that the poster was asking about an Excelsior-like LPN program.

Then how on earth is it possible to have an RN program online? There are more clinicals required and more in-depth classes. I would think the opposite would be true. Online LPN not RN or BSN....
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I guess I should really only speak to what is true in my state of AZ. We have an RN program through one of the community colleges....no pre-license at all required. The normal pre-requisites however, are. But, it's all online other than clinicals. They require much more clinical time because it is a two year RN program. But, I guess when you lump together the time you spend in clinicals for the PN portion and the RN portion...that is what I was reagarding the time fram based on. It would be nice to have an LPN online though!

Hi I live in Arizona and I've never heard of a community college that offered online nursing course, can you please tell me more about this college?

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