Should I do lpn to rn instead of pre-reqs?

llg, PhD, RN · Aug 19, 2019

Why can't you get a job and take pre-reqs part time while you work? How deeply have you looked into the possibilities for financial aid? How good of a student are you? What is the job market where you live for LPN's? ... and if you were then to bridge to an RN ... for new grad ADN's with backgrounds as LPNs?

In short, I'd need a lot more information to give you good advice. I have known people who have taken the LPN to RN route, and some have had successful RN careers. Others became side-tracked into long-term care roles that they didn't want -- and/or got their careers derailed as they delayed their progression to RN and BSN.

Hoosier_RN, MSN · Aug 19, 2019

And to follow up on what llg, PhD, RN, said, make sure area facilities are taking ADNs; some markets want/prefer BSN only; regardless of the program that you choose, you will need to take some pre reqs at some point or another

Sillycat, LPN · Aug 21, 2019

I became an LPN in 2006. I decided to go back to school in 2016, I had to take prereq's, I wanted to do the bridge program but the way it was set up, you still needed prereq's. So I went the traditional route and I am happy that I did. I took two years of prereq's (summers included) and I am in my second year and final of RN school. I'm hoping May gets here soon, but I'm also hoping that I don't let my nerves get the best of me. By the way, I will be almost 45 when I graduate. Don't put it off if you want to be an RN. Go for it. I went the LPN route because I wanted to know if I could handle nursing but then I got complacent and didn't finish up what my initial goal was. It's taken me 13 years to get here. You're young! Go for it!!