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Jules A Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,410 Country: USA Received 723 "Thank You" From 477 Posts Re: LPN Petition to Take RN Boards permalink I'll be honest since I have just taken my RN bridge I think there is quite a bit of value in the extra formal education. My program was a pretty painless short summer mostly independent study class and then the last two semesters of the RN program. I worked the entire time and it only cost just over $1,000 a semester so imo that isn't an unbearable sacrifice if LPNs want to get their RN. I would be infavor of testing out or skipping some of the mundane clinical skills depending on which area the LPN has experience with but I think the theory classes really expanded on what I learned in LPN school. 1,000$ I need to know what school you went to? That wouldn't even cover the cost of the books and uniforms for a semester. I wish it would be that cheap. I'd enroll right now. I agree with you on one thing though. Depends where the LPN has their experience at. If it's in a hospital, med/surg..etc they are doing the same things RN's do and not getting paid for it. At least, that's my situation. I think if you can pass the same test, you should be able to wear the tag that says RN. Afterall, that's what nursing school seems to be all about. Passing rates for the boards!

I think it's more of a cost matter. I'm a LPN for one year now and I've been looking into going back to school since I graduated. Seems like online is more expensive and you have to be super disaplined to make it through. You wouldn't wanna slack and waste your time and money. But, on the other hand, when you are in nursing school you pretty much have no life anyways so it would probably be hard to work full time and study anyways. I know Rue Education has some good online options for the LPN to RN. You can take one class at a time and you can take and finish them at your own pace. When you finish the book and the workbook that goes along with it, you go to person vue (same place as where you take your boards) and test outta the class. Passing is in the 70's. Not a bad idea if you have the cash. All that really matters is if you pass the NCLEX. If you know how to study. U should be fine online. That's how I see it anyways.