Lpn's being dumped?

[tiliimnrn]

I just want to find out if other hospitals are basically dumping their LPN's, or is Allina the only one.....We have LPN's who have worked in the hospital more then 35 years who have been told that if they don't get their RN within two years they might as well find another job,thank you very much!!!!! Now these women have worked day and night, lots of overtime hours, and they get a gut punch like this...you know half of them can't retire because our retirement benefits are:rotfl: laughable. The next thing they're moving for is for the AD's to become BS's.

I can't stomach what's going on in nursing right now.....I know one thing it's not about what's best for the patient....

[EmilyCCRN]

There is only one school left in Oregon (according to our Board of Nursing) that still graduates LPN's. There are a few schools that contain enough "LPN curriculum" that students can take the NCLEX-PN after a few terms. BUT, these are RN programs, so most people stay in the program until its completion to become RN's. Most hospitals in the area employ few, if any, LPN's.

[avahsmiles]

The LPN RN bridge in Canada lets you enter in year 2 of a 4 year program, if there is space.

Currently there is a two plus year wait for the bridge in certain provinces.

I am glad ur outlook is so positive.

But tell me, why didn't you just do the RN first.

The way a lot of LPN's see it is that the LPN is becoming the old diploma two year nurse and the BScN is going to be administrative.

Hi fiona,

I'm not sure if your question was directed at me, but the reason why i'm not doing my RN first is mostly due to financial reasons. It certainly costs alot more. I decided to work parttime and save my money as i don't want ANY student loans. This way i can also have more nursing education going in.

Take care. :)