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[meyun06]

Hey everyone,

I am trying to get in the nursing program near me. It is a associate degree nursing program. The other day my sister, cousin, and I had a discussion about careers. My cousin said that if you get an associate in nursing then you are a LPN.

She said that you would not be considered as a RN but you will be a LPN. If that is the case, why do the programs have different names and different requirements? Why is it called the LPN program and the RN program?

Can someone please answer this question for me. I just want the answer from a nurse or nursing student because I never heard of this until the other day. Thanks in advance:)

[Wise Woman RN]

I graduated with an Associates Degree in nursing, and am now an RN. It was a ladder program, so you could stop at the LPN level or go on for the RN level which prepared students to take the nclex.

[Nursetastic]

I am a student in an Associate degree program. In my school, after our 3rd semester in the program we can sit for the NCLEX-PN exam. If we pass the exam we will be licensed as LPN's but will not have our Associates degree, or we can stay and complete the 4th semester and earn our Associates degree in Nursing and be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam. Hope this helps a little.

[CHATSDALE]

and lpn course of study is very different from an rn this study is usually given at a community college is a year to eighteen months long

an rn license can be obtained after completing a two or a four year course of study, the rn with a two year is considered a ad rn and the 4 year is a batchlor of science [bs] rn

you have to pass a test given by the state for any one because just graduating does make you a nurse until you have been licensed