Need Some Advice, Please.

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I am new on here and I live in Ohio. I really want to purse a career in nursing. I would like to work in labor and delivery. I know that working on that unit, you have to have RN experience.

I have two young children and therefore want to start off as an LPN. That way, I can hopefully start getting experience in a hospital, perhaps on the L & D Floor.

Also, after obtaining my LPN, my local university has an LPN to BSN program where one can be done in two in a half years fulltime.

Sorry that this is so long, but I am wondering if getting my LPN first is just wasting time and money? Does anyone have any advice on how to start off as an L & D nurse?

Thank you in advance.

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I would say go straight to bsn then u be done so u dont have to go through LPN then bsn !!! I'm a LPN now and I wish I would of just went straight for RN. Cause I don't really like school and now I got to go back...so with sayin that just go all the way and complete your BSN

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I would say go straight to bsn then u be done so u dont have to go through LPN then bsn !!! I'm a LPN now and I wish I would of just went straight for RN. Cause I don't really like school and now I got to go back...so with sayin that just go all the way and complete your BSN

Same here I'm excited to go back for the LPN-RN bridge program because I've been thru nursing school so I know what to expect & what to do differently but I would much rather just be finished right now but whatever everything happens for a reason

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I know a lot of hospitals in ohio at least in my area will not hire lpns especially in l&d. I agree go for your rn or bsn. I am a lpn and it is hard to find anything besides in a nursing home

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I am new on here and I live in Ohio. I really want to purse a career in nursing. I would like to work in labor and delivery. I know that working on that unit, you have to have RN experience.

I have two young children and therefore want to start off as an LPN. That way, I can hopefully start getting experience in a hospital, perhaps on the L & D Floor.

Also, after obtaining my LPN, my local university has an LPN to BSN program where one can be done in two in a half years fulltime.

Sorry that this is so long, but I am wondering if getting my LPN first is just wasting time and money? Does anyone have any advice on how to start off as an L & D nurse?

Thank you in advance.

I personally don't think getting your LPN first is a waste of time. I just graduated got my license and first job making 20$/hr which is only 3$ less than RNs in my area. The only problem is I know where I'm from (Indiana) they do not hire LPNs in hospitals so you most likely wouldn't get a job on an OB floor. But if u ask me 20$/hr is way worth it for 1 yr of school. I start my LPN to ASN in June and couldn't be happier with the decision I've made!

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L&D are of the elite in my hospital. All of them have worked on every floor so be advised that you will have to work your way up to that position most likely. If financially you need the income sooner I don't think it's a waste of time to get your LPN before RN. Remember what it was like walking into clinical a for the first time? At least with your LPN experience you won't be so uncomfortable. We all know nursing school is like nothing we've ever experienced so with LPN experience taking on the RN might not be as bad.

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L&D is a critical care unit but post partum is considered a med surg unit, don't know about ur area but here in GA LPNs work on med surg 2nd I the ICU, ER, and post partum, we have an LPN in our nursery. I say if you want to be in L&D first start out on med/surg then cross train in ICU one post partum start working in that RN if you can do the BSN because you will most likely do it even if you get your ASN first might as well finish it

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I don't believe it's a waste of time to get your LPN first. I appreciate the experience I received as an LPN and am excited to start nursing school for my RN with the knowledge I have. But here in Charlotte LPN's don't get hired in the hospital as offer so if you main goal is to get on the L&D floor in the hospital then go straight for your RN. Either way good luck! Nursing is a wonderful career!

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I agree with lovely_nurse. It isn't a waste of time. LPN/LVN'S have a higher grad rate in RN school than a regular student. If L&D is your dream, then start at the bottom and work up to it. You can do it. Good Luck!

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