Good morning, I just joined this sight and this is my very first post. First of all, a virtual hug goes out to you. I'm so sorry you're having to deal with all of this. We all make mistakes and I'm hoping you'll follow your heart and do what is right for you. My first inclination is to tell you to stick with the program. What does it entail? Will it be extremely difficult to do it? I'm an RN looking for a job in Alabama, as I just moved him from TN, and I see so many jobs posted for LPN's, like in doctor's offices and clinics. I would like to do that but many entities such as those do not want to pay RN wages when they can pay an LPN to do the same work. I would say, if you can, do the program they want you to do, and then decide if you want to get out. I served as a preceptor to new nurses and my advice to them was to never burn their bridges when moving on to something else. Leave that door open so you could go back if you decided you liked being a nurse better than a medical coder, or whatever. By the way, though I've been an RN for 30 years, I respect LPNs so much--a lot of what I learned over the years I owe to LPNs.