Hello Everyone, I am new to this site! I will be (God WIlling) returning to school to enter the Nursing profession, and would love whatever information you'd be able to provide. Is there a difference between LVN and LPN? or are they synonomous? Also, does anyone know of any LVN/LPN programs that are either evening or partially online? Also... to all of you fabulous nurses that have inspired me - when I was in the hospital or someone in my family was - THANK YOU! You have inspired me to the point of choosing a new career in life - and I appreciate all the love and hard work all of you do for your patients!