LPNs and LPN students, be PROUD!

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yesterday i was talking to a young lady at her clinical site. i asked where does she go to school and what program is she in. she told me she was in the lpn program and started to ramble off her reasoning of doing the lpn route first. she started to hold her head down and look away. i told her to hold her head up high and trust that she is doing the best thing for her at this time. she stated that she is so use to people's negativity about lpns so she constantly feels that she have to defend her decision. i told her that becoming a lpn is a great thing and that lpns are nurses and a valuable member of the health care team.

i'm personally sick and tired of hearing that my lpn schooling was a waste of time and money. this is not true. i worked hard to become a lpn and i love being a nurse. i would never tell someone that their hard earned education is a waste of time and money. number one its' rude and number two who in the heck am i to decide that? everyone knows that there are more opportunities for rns, however some people like me have to take baby steps to get there.

next week i complete my rn degree requirements and if god forbid i failed this program or did not pass my boards i'm so darn grateful that i have my lpn license to fall back on.

so i say this to lpns and lpn students: hold your head up high and be proud of your accomplishments. this goes for cnas too.;)

i say this to rns: please think before you speak or type about someones lpn certification being a waste of time. this is hurtful and disrespectful. how would you like it if someone said your adn or bsn was a waste.

this is my rant for the today. hope everyone has a blessed day. :)

Good for you, Passion=Nursing! There is nothing wrong with being honest with yourself and acknowledging that you need to take your time and baby-step your way to your goal! In fact, it makes your ultimate success in reaching your goal more likely.

I unsuccessfully began my RN year in nursing school, burning out midway. One of the best students in the class was a woman who had served in the National Guard and had also worked for 10 years as an LPN. She seemed to have an easier time of assimilating the tons of information we needed, because she was building on practical experience as well as her first year of nursing school.

Take heart and keep your head up! I have confidence you'll make it if you do!

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yesterday i was talking to a young lady at her clinical site. i asked where does she go to school and what program is she in. she told me she was in the lpn program and started to ramble off her reasoning of doing the lpn route first. she started to hold her head down and look away. i told her to hold her head up high and trust that she is doing the best thing for her at this time. she stated that she is so use to people's negativity about lpns so she constantly feels that she have to defend her decision. i told her that becoming a lpn is a great thing and that lpns are nurses and a valuable member of the health care team.

i'm personally sick and tired of hearing that my lpn schooling was a waste of time and money. this is not true. i worked hard to become a lpn and i love being a nurse. i would never tell someone that their hard earned education is a waste of time and money. number one its' rude and number two who in the heck am i to decide that? everyone knows that there are more opportunities for rns, however some people like me have to take baby steps to get there.

next week i complete my rn degree requirements and if god forbid i failed this program or did not pass my boards i'm so darn grateful that i have my lpn license to fall back on.

so i say this to lpns and lpn students: hold your head up high and be proud of your accomplishments. this goes for cnas too.;)

i say this to rns: please think before you speak or type about someones lpn certification being a waste of time. this is hurtful and disrespectful. how would you like it if someone said your adn or bsn was a waste.

this is my rant for the today. hope everyone has a blessed day. :)

thank you so much for this i was feeling extremely depressed recently because i was in a rn program and did my first class and passed with a b+ but because of financial constrictions i had to change to the lpn program which was cheaper. i was feeling like i was less than what my potential would be and also feeling like my classmates would look down on me because i am not finishing. i really needed to hear this because everything i was getting about the lpn's was negative the most negative comment is that they do the dirty work rn's dont have to do and that they were glorified cna's. your post has helped me through this and made me feel better about my changed plan. i am hoping that if i am able to get employed that the employer will pay some of the finances for my rn degree.

andrea

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

I love being an LPN!!! I've had many ask if I am going on to be an RN. I've never felt that anyone has asked me that because they look down on LPN''s... I think it just has to do with curiosity/viewing LPN as a stepping stone. A lot of people like that stepping stone and don't want to go further, and nothing is wrong with that! For me personally... I am getting my RN. I first was a CNA, now LPN soon to be RN and eventually BSN, MSN, APRN. I feel like each title is a stepping stone to the next, and it seems like most nurses whether they are LPN's or RN's are in school always trying to futher their education, so people tend to ask about education a lot.

I have had patients ask if I was their nurse, and I would say yes, and they would be confused because my badge doesn't say RN. I would simply explain the difference. Some would say "So you aren't a full fledged nurse". That can kind of get under my skin but at the same time it's *technically* true, as a LPN I do have restrictions to care, while a RN does not. Or when a patient asks me to get the "nurse" so they can have their PICC removed, because they know I cannot.

Anywho.. be proud of what you are whether it's CNA, CMT/QMA, LPN, RN, RN-ADN, RN-BSN, RN-MSN, APRN or Phd in nursing!

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It looks like Im having one of those days. I am going to go off on the next person who puts me down and tells me to get my RN. I am so sick of being belittled for being in the LPN program. Yesterday I had one of the RN students who is behind my current level of study tell me that we dont have to know as much as the first year RN. That pretty much seems to be the consensus that we who are in the program designed as a bridge are still learning less than those in the RN. Could not be farther from the truth. We are taking the same exact classes from the same teachers and only have to come back for the second year of training to get the RN if we so choose.

My husband and other family members need to shut up or give me the money to stay in school. I just got done being berated by my husband who has informed me that Im going to be making $12 an hour as an LPN. Now, if thats the case I will gladly apply to wal-mart and work there instead. Fortunatley I expect to be starting at over $20 an hour or I would not be going thru the hell of nursing school.

I thought they were proud of me for everything Ive accomplished but I guess not.

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Specializes in none.

It will be 41 years tomorrow that I raised my hand, took the oath, and became a GPN and six months later an LPN.

I never wanted to be an RN, BSN, Ms, or PHD. I've met a lot of good nurses, some crack pots, and some kings and queens.A few that would say "Oh, you're just an LPN." Coming from a tough Irish part of town, I was not sweetness and light in my answer. I would just ask them, "What's it to ya?" Then there was the time when I spoke in toughs to a bunch of RN students.

It was back in 1970's. I was doing my rotation in the Well Baby Clinic. I was setting up a kid for an examination, when through the door came Dolly Dimple and her Five Handmaidens. They where all dressed in their bright, new blue uniforms. They said,"We are here to observe." I said "O.K." Now these students were from one of the best Nursing schools in New Jersey. I thought that they had some common sense. So when another kid came in I thought, I don't have to worry. These students are the best, they can handle one little kid. But as I turn back to my patient, I heard a thud and a kid crying. I turned to see the students patient on the floor and Dolly and her gang of five still standing around the table. I said unto them,"What in the hell happen?"

Dolly spoke up and said, "We were set here just to observe." I yelled, "Why didn't you catch the kid?" Dolly just repeated, "We are just here to observe." I yelled even louder, "You mean to tell me that the six of you *&%$#*$ couldn't stop one Kid from falling." They left the kid on the floor then rush out in tears. AS they were going out Dolly said,"Our teacher never said that we could touch a patient." I let fly with a couple of choice phases. To make a long story short, the kid turned out to be find but I had to stand in front of Dolly Dimple's class and say that I was sorry for my language and upsetting the handmaidens . But as I was leaving the room I whispered to their teacher,"I'm sorry that you have such idiots in your class." I'm happy to report that Dolly and her gang failed out of that school and has not caused any more trouble for any one ever again. My point to this story is that I have no point to be made. I'm just waxing. After 41 years in this crazy business I think I have the right to wax if I want to.

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Specializes in Hospice Care, Med/Surg.

I feel you! I get sick of others saying...well you should've went for the RN or you should've been in Med School...stop selling yourself short. I am NOT selling myself short. I couldn't afford to NOT work all of those years. I am working on my BSN and I am sure that I will have a one up on a person with no nursing experience at all. I think that all nurses should become an LPN first! Thanks for the encourage honey! In the end we are still NURSES!

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

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Specializes in Geriatrics.
It looks like Im having one of those days. I am going to go off on the next person who puts me down and tells me to get my RN. I am so sick of being belittled for being in the LPN program. Yesterday I had one of the RN students who is behind my current level of study tell me that we dont have to know as much as the first year RN. That pretty much seems to be the consensus that we who are in the program designed as a bridge are still learning less than those in the RN. Could not be farther from the truth. We are taking the same exact classes from the same teachers and only have to come back for the second year of training to get the RN if we so choose.

My husband and other family members need to shut up or give me the money to stay in school. I just got done being berated by my husband who has informed me that Im going to be making $12 an hour as an LPN. Now, if thats the case I will gladly apply to wal-mart and work there instead. Fortunatley I expect to be starting at over $20 an hour or I would not be going thru the hell of nursing school.

I thought they were proud of me for everything Ive accomplished but I guess not.

I don't know what state you live in but over 20$ is pretty high for a LPN, especially right out of school. 12$ is extremly low, too (unless you work in a doctors office, thats about how much they'll pay you). I live in Ohio currently, and full-time with benefits made 17.25$/hr. Now I am working PRN and make 22$/hr.

Now if you live in CA or NY or any other state with a high cost of living, then 20$/hr is about right it terms of how much you make. But it balances out to be about as much as I made as full-time due to the difference in cost of living in those areas vs where I live.

Anyway, be proud that you're going to a LPN. It's awesome =)

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I agree with everyone....

I relocated to to another state recently and have had a HARD time finding anything except ALF's and LTC's. Tried some and that just isn't the area for me. Started with an agency that books exclusively in hospitals.....showed up for a shift and a very encouraging house supervisor gave me advice on how certain managers WOULD hire me as an LPN and not to give up. That being said, I got to my assigned floor and was told by the charge nurse "Oh, you're an LPN. This company DOESN'T hire LPN's." Then I'm told agency nurses aren't well liked here. Great. I'm thinking. It's junior high pecking order all over again.

:no:

I would like to get my associates, but not because I'm considered too low on the nursing food chain. This state offers a lot of certification classes for L's and I've taken 2 so far and look forward to taking more. For now, this agency hired me, and I will learn something new with every shift at each different facility I get sent to!

:thankya:

If there weren't needs for LPN's, there wouldn't be programs that are full of students. The trends of needing us and not needing will continue to go up and down and all around depending on geographical area. Continue your education for yourself, not because everyone else thinks you should.

(sorry, I seem to have rambled!!):yawn:

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Hi everyone, I'm new to this site, and I was just wondering, does any one have any tips about passing the N-Clex Pn. I have four more months of schooling left(graduate in May). Our instructors will be filling out the paper work for N-clex for us and want our class to take the n-clex around the same time (June), and they are making it mandatory. I want to start studying now since I won't have enough time as I want to prepare...any advice?

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Hi everyone, I'm new to this site, and I was just wondering, does any one have any tips about passing the N-Clex Pn. I have four more months of schooling left(graduate in May). Our instructors will be filling out the paper work for N-clex for us and want our class to take the n-clex around the same time (June), and they are making it mandatory. I want to start studying now since I won't have enough time as I want to prepare...any advice?
Hi sd31- like many others; I used Saunders, Kaplan q bank (50-100 questions daily) and my favorite Hurst Review online version. I loved Hurst since the program offers video tutorials and Marlene kept everything fun; which of course made it easier to learn. I hope this helps:-) best of luck to you!
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I'm truly encouraged from reading the post and the threads here. I will be starting LPN school in March and I can say that a educated person can truly be an uneducated person at times anyone who can demean the job of a LPN really has no clue what they are talking about that's just my opinion. The LPN duties and responsibilities are very much needed and important to the healthcare world along with every other healthcare job there is, healthcare should be about more than what degree you have if you don't have the passion to care for people and patients to understand then you are in the wrong field.......Get dollars off your mind when your thinking nursing and think what can I do to help this person, never know it could be you and do you want that money hungry nurse taking care of!!!!!!!!

Just my opinion!!!

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