RN or LPN to RN?

[toti21]

hello everyone

i am currently attending community college and trying to complete my pre-requisites to get into the nursing program. My problem is that i feel like i already lost a lot of time in school because i took some semesters off and was only part-time. I was wondering if you guys know whether its better for me to take the LPN program work and go for my RN, or should i wait and do all the pre-requisites and transfer to a school that has an RN program? Which would take longer?

[Jules A, MSN]

It really depends on your situation. My LPN school had almost identical pre-reqs as the RN program so that wasn't a consideration. I wasn't even sure I would like nursing and wanted the shortest program possible so those were some of the reasons I decided to do the LPN first. It was also nice to be working as a LPN while in the RN program. Good luck.

[NURSET2007]

If you can go straight for your RN you will thank me later!

[jennifer09]

Definately LPN to RN if your prerequesites are the same for both. That is what I did. It took me one year to get my LPN and then one additional year to finish my RN, which I am currently doing and will graduate in just a few weeks. The experience I have had working as an LPN in the hospital is something you will never learn in the classroom or even clinicals. I was so much more confident going into my 2nd year. Good luck with whatever you decide!