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LPN's don't get trained to do IV's. We are always told that the hospital we are working will train us and so forth. Myself being a recent grad have run into a few jobs for LPN's asking for that certification. I guess that is another one of those drawbacks to not having RN behind our names. That along with seeing posting that say Responsibilities: Semi-skilled nursing duties... Such a kick in the face sometimes!

Good for you guys that it is only a year. When i signed up for my program it was 5 quarters to then be told that starting with my class we would be extending to 8. I still like the fact that we have more time, but we also have more requirements. I could have been and associate RN in the time its gonna take to do the LPN. But the studying with two small children, a needy mother and a a immature father of the kids, I surprise myself sometimes with my time management.

I'm also wanting to become a midwife and was wondering what was the fastest track to get there from LPN...That is my ultimate goal and it seems so far away. Any advice from a 4th quarter LPN student?:imbar