My professor is an LPN in a BSN program

caliotter3 · Nov 13, 2016

That makes no sense when most BSN programs require that instructors publish as well as hold at least an MSN.

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · Nov 13, 2016

Are you certain of this? Did he/ she perhaps START as an LPN and you misunderstood? Does he/she teach something other than nursing and holds a degree in that area?

Chadnurse · Nov 13, 2016

Nope I checked her credentials she has a PHD in her field with her LPN

caliotter3 · Nov 13, 2016

This sounds like someone I once worked with. Fancy degree from an Ivy League school but only an LVN. The employer devised a "fancy" job title for this LVN to hold over the other LVNs, they were inserted in the supervisory chain over the others. All kinds of sensible since the fancy degree had nothing to do with nursing.

kakamegamama · Nov 13, 2016

The Board of Nursing should address that in the Nurse Practice Act. While that seems really unusual, it's possible the PhD is what counts. What course is she teaching?

Chadnurse · Nov 13, 2016

Mental health

SentinelTruth · Nov 13, 2016

Mental health

Umm, no.... I don't think that would fly in Michigan....

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Nov 13, 2016

One of my former clinical instructors was an LVN with a masters degree in education (MEd). So, yes, this situation is possible depending on the state and the type of institution (community college, university, technical college, or trade school).

VANurse2010 · Nov 14, 2016

Unless she is supervising the clinical practice of RN students, I don't see the problem. Most nursing instructors have never worked in psych.

Horseshoe, BSN, RN · Nov 14, 2016

Unless she is supervising the clinical practice of RN students, I don't see the problem. Most nursing instructors have never worked in psych.

My psych professor worked in...you guessed it, pysch. Never realized this was unusual.

klone, MSN, RN · Nov 14, 2016

And what is her PhD in? If it's in psychology or something similar, then I think it's quite appropriate.