THIS IS MY 32 YEAR AS AN L.P.N. I HAVE SEEN THE RN/LPN "THING" COME /GO BOTH WAYS. WE (LPN'S) IN MY STATE WORK ALONG SIDE RN'S IN HOSPITALS, NURSING HOME AND ETC. I AM TRAINED TO DO IV'S, TPN'S AND ETC. THE LETTERS BEHIND THE NAME ARE NOT AS IMPORTA...