LPN verses Associate Degree Nurse

caliotter3 · Jun 18, 2012

You need to be a little more specific because LPNs can have an associate degree. All associate degree nurses are not necessarily RNs. There is a basic difference in pay, say, $18 an hour for an LPN versus $25 an hour for an RN (figures used to make the comparison). You can look on the pay comparison tool at some of the employment websites to see the differences for specific positions. One nursing specialty where there is a closer correlation in pay is in extended care home health, when sometimes RNs work on an LPN level case. Either their employer will pay them a couple of dollars more an hour to acknowledge that they have an RN license, or the employer will pay them the LPN level of pay for the case. In this case the RN accepts the lower level of pay for their own reasons.

irisheyesRsmilin · Jun 18, 2012

I do not have the stats on salaries made by an LPN vs. an associates degree RN, but I am going for the RN associates. In our college its one year for LPN an 2 for RN. another option for you is to do the LPN and see how that works out for you in pay, job opps, ect, and you can always return for your RN. I think you will find many more jobs available for RN's vs LPN's. Semms like aorund here, LPN's are kinda pigioned holed into long term care facilities and not into hospitals and clinical setting like that.

I know there is some websites where you can input your town and see pay scales for different jobs and compare. Try that.

Good luck in your future endevors!