serendipity13

I've looked into York Technical College's bridge to the ASN from LPN. I have the transition course under my belt already. I have heard good things about their program and have yet to actually go up to the school and check things out.

I've been a LPN for 4 years. I was an EMT-IV prior to returning to school. In the LPN program I was put through classwork and clinical in areas such as L&D, nursery, OR circulator. These are just a handful of examples, and not areas, at least from my experience, that LPN's typically work in. Rather, the RN licensure is preferred. I have the knowledge and ability legally in my area of specialization to do everything except pronounce someone dead and hang blood. However, I monitor after RN has initiated infusion. I write the time of death down, the RN signs off on the TOD I've placed on paper. There has been talk of phasing out the LPN since I can remember discussing as a child the desire to be a nurse. LPN's specialty is patient care because it's what we're geared for as the role of the job from the get go in the program itself. I'd think it more logical from a financial standpoint to up the amount of LPN's employed due to the fact it's more expensive to hire a RN in the position we're fully capable of handling. Unless a RN is just necessary for the administrative duties, it's logical for the LPN to be utilized instead.