Nwt143

LPNs have been being phased out since my mom started 30 years ago & with closer to a decade myself I am clear we never will be so that myth needs to rest . At least until after the baby boomers, lol

I remember my homecare patient on hospice I had to wait at least an hour for an RN to come pronounce him-

My goal- difficult to find ANY hospice position for an LPN without experience - even with is a struggle - understandably .

I read this often & wonder if the commenters are writing opinions OR if they know from experience? Obviously in a perfect world we all graduate high school & get right into a BSN program - since in PA philly area it's really necessary now for hospital jobs . BUT I dropped out of RN school following highschool, had a baby & tried to make ends meat at random nursing home / waitress jobs. Because I was early 20s & living on my own it would have been IMPOSSIBLE to take several years off- / so for plan b - LPN program- one year, 12 months- took a short time to find a job & by 23 or 24 with a 3 year old was working a skilled unit - both charge nurse & fill in for the unit managers - with many RNs & LPNS - each of which had some terrible ones & some amazing ones. Honestly I WISH I would have stayed in RN school as it's so hard to find the time off now to afford to take off & I'm feeling trapped at this salary & with limited options. I know it's very hard to find hospice OR ED work as an LPN... BUT , that year was the BEST move I ever made at the time & am now single & still able to always provide for my children (30 now) when a lot of people I know can't alone- so is it a waste? Depends? For me NO! Also I k ow many people who CAN NOT get into RN school - its competitive . But once your an LPN You can bridge easily & I've never seen someone not accepted for the last 2 semesters after testing out of the first 2..LPN is a stepping stone these days- years ago you could work anywhere - but what other woman's career is one year long &your 1st year your making 50k with minimal student loan debt? . I'm ALLL for going right for ASN- actually it's BSN around here now really- BUT I'm also a realist who knows some people do not have the support or financial capability to take several years off ( Bc you really can't work full time during nursing school ) . Another thing is ny mom was an LPN for like 20years - in management & her salary was great, when she graduated RN school if she would have taken the RN salary she would have lost over 10$ an hour- so yea- SKILLED units/ LTC -agency's etc they are usually employed by majority LPNS& I DOUBT so highly we will ever b " phased out" - good luck! The 3 best nurses I've ever met- ones an LPN.ones an RN. & ones a CRNP- all equally as amazing @ what they do

I went there in 2010 & it's a great school that really puts out the best grads in the area. Along with BCCC . Great school. Best move I ever made & I have had no problem with jobs. Also, I started out I believe @ 25$ an hour brand new or maybe like 24$ but was up almost 10$ by 5 years . They are harder to get in for a reason.its an intense year & you have to really be dedicated BUT it's ONE year & very doable if you really want to be an LPN. They don't put out grads who can't pass the NCLEX. My class actually took level 3 before 2 so we lost a lot of people but thy changed that around I've heard ' don't make the sept & feb class do it together anymore . Which is good bc I started with I think 25 classmates & we graduated with 10...