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Do you believe LPNs who meet all other criteria should be denied advanced certifications only because they are not RNs?
I can remember when LPNs could not be ACLS and all of the usual arguments were made. Now years later it is accepted without much thought. Certifications encourage learning and establish minimum standards of care in some specialties. I have had my ACLS since 1993 and more than 100 codes later have observed no apprehension on the part of Drs or RNs at any ER or ICU I have worked. On the other hand I completed TNCC with the second highest score in 1995 to be denied a card only because I was an LPN. The very nature of certifications is to demostrate competency. Why should an LPN be denied this chance, after all, if they are not capable will they not fail?