Hi!can someone help me please.i am resident here in Illinois.i am planning to take Lpn here.i have a degree of bachelor of science in nursing in Philippines but I don't have a license there.so that why I want to take an Lpn first.im just confused now because someone told me that I can't take an Lpn here if u were a bsn in Philippines.she stated that if I want to take Lpn here I need to study Lpn here in Illinois for me to able to take an exam.how comes?i took 4 year course in PI.and the Lpn is only one year here.why do I have to study again.please help me.