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Actually, both situations are true. The LVN(TX) program I attended was a very intense time. Even though the program was only one year long, I received between 25 and 33 hours of classroom instruction in addition to 8 to 16 hours of clinical experience each week. All of this was coupled with careplans that had to be honed until the wee hours of the morning. 'Cuz if your eyes weren't bloodshot and you weren't yawning when you handed it to the instructor, you didn't work hard enough on it. In the same community, the ADN student only attended 12 to 14 hours of didactics and 16 hours of clinical. Granted, it was for 27 months instead of 12. I would have to say that the quality of LVN's that have been turned out of that school was far above average. The RN's were average for the most part. Historically, the strongest clinicians I have worked with have been LVN's. Even though they are not always sure exactly why they are doing what they are doing...they're pretty dog-goned good at it...again...this is generally speaking.