Whats the point of a LPN license

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What is the point of getting a LPN license? A majority of places dont hire LPNs anymore unless you want to be stuck in a LTC or home health. From experiance a lot of LPNs in the LTC and Home Health are not the brightest bunch no offense to anyone. If your long term goal is to be a RN why not just go stright for the RN license?

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What is the point of getting a LPN license? A majority of places dont hire LPNs anymore unless you want to be stuck in a LTC or home health. From experiance a lot of LPNs in the LTC and Home Health are not the brightest bunch no offense to anyone. If your long term goal is to be a RN why not just go stright for the RN license?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe they just gave up once they heard your erudite assessment of their learning potential?

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Stuck in LTC and home health care?? Are you deliberately trying to start something? I know many LPN's who are awesome and "bright" people, my mother in law for one. She became an LPN when her husband died suddenly and she had 4 young boys to take care of. She needed a better paying job fast. And as for being "stuck" in LTC and home health?? Really?? I am going to be an RN and I HOPE that I will be "stuck" there. Offensive and demeaning post.

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On an added note, my mother in law died last year at the age of 89. My husband had a scope done in January at the hospital where she had worked so many years ago.A couple of nurses, recognizing our last name, came down and talked to my husband about her. They remembered her fondly. No mention about how "non-bright" she must have been for ONLY being an LPN..But about how kind, caring, and how much fun they had working with her. I don't know if you are a current student or not, but I imagine by the time you are done training, you will eat those offensive remarks. JMO!

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

It depends on where you are as well.The area that I am in PNs work everywhere.My hospital has them every where except ICU.

Your insinuation that LPNs are some how lesser nurses or not as bright as everyone else is very offensive.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
what is the point of getting a lpn license? a majority of places dont hire lpns anymore unless you want to be stuck in a ltc or home health. from experiance a lot of lpns in the ltc and home health are not the brightest bunch no offense to anyone. if your long term goal is to be a rn why not just go stright for the rn license?

maybe they don't want to be a rn.? maybe they can't afford to go "stright" (straight) for the rn program? maybe they want the clinical bedside instruction that a lpn program offers, and is lacking in some rn programs, as they feel it will help them become a better rn someday.

some people become lpn's because they want to be a lpn. they don't want to be a rn. many places hire lpn's and not just ltc facilities. clinics use lpn's, dr.'s offices use lpn's, dialysis centers use lpn"s, there are acute care facilities that still use lpn's.

what's the point of becoming a healthcare professional if we don't have empathy for our fellow man? as you start your nursing program you will see that it takes more than "rn's" to run a facility and care for patients. i, for one, feel that the loss of the lpn's in acute care was a big blow to the care of patients at the bedside. the lpn who took pity on this new grad 34 years ago and showed her how to be a nurse...... was a great nurse to me.

thank you louise! :hug::bowingpur

i am sorry your "experiance" (experience) with lpn"s in ltc/home health have not been up to your expectations........ but to say that a specific group "are not the brightest bunch" can be viewed as defamatory, name-calling which can be considered divisive, rude, and will derail the thread. which can be seen as a violation of the terms of service.

we promote the idea of lively debate. this means you are free to disagree with anyone on any type of subject matter as long as your criticism is constructive and polite.

additionally, please refrain from name-calling. this is divisive, rude, and derails the thread.

our first priority is to the members that have come here because of the flame-free atmosphere we provide. there is a zero-tolerance policy here against personal attacks. we will not tolerate anyone insulting others opinion nor name calling.

while you might not agree or understand why someone chooses one career path versus another and indicating that "they", "are not the brightest bunch", is hurtful and disrespectful.

empathy is a quality that all good nurses possess. we all have our own opinions but we can all agree to disagree without being disagreeable (president gerald ford).

i wish you the best on your nursing journey!

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I think you need to read the series of articles by on of the Staff here at AN...The Commuter. I think it will help educate you about the LPN and her duties and responsibilities. In education there is power.....

“When you know better, you do better.”–Maya Angelou

Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) play a significant role in the delivery of healthcare in the United States and other countries. However, people continue to perpetuate nasty falsehoods regarding LPNs. This is the fourth and final article of a four-part essay that will expose the biggest myths and misconceptions that plague today's LPN workforce.

Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) have made significant contributions to the nursing profession in several different countries for many years. However, a multitude of myths and misconceptions exist that threaten to tarnish their importance to healthcare.

The first article of this four-part essay lists several persistent myths regarding the role of the LPN, and the second article mentions a few more. The third essay in this collection also contains a handful of myths about LPNs. Keep reading, because more misconceptions exist.

https://allnurses.com/lpn-lvn-corner/lpns-myths-misconceptions-756397.html

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What is the point of getting a LPN license? A majority of places dont hire LPNs anymore unless you want to be stuck in a LTC or home health. From experiance a lot of LPNs in the LTC and Home Health are not the brightest bunch no offense to anyone. If your long term goal is to be a RN why not just go stright for the RN license?
Uh oh, my "spidey sense" is tingling! Must be someone looking to argue! (edited by moderator)
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Also, I make over 23 dollars an hour and have a nice state job with pension and benefits. I'm also routinely charge nurse on a 49 bed ward where I'm constantly administering meds/treatments, assessing pts, calling the doc for orders and acting as a mentor to the CNAs. Yep..... Sounds like a "real nurse" to me!

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I am an RN, and I found your post to be quite offensive. I learned dialysis, 30 years ago, from an LPN who worked in the dog labs before it was done on humans. I was taught vacuum-assisted wound care from an LPN who developed some excellent techniques that were then referred back to the company.

I have worked over the years with some rather ineffective nurses of every ilk and kind, but your ignorance IN PRINT takes the cake.

Enjoy eating it; it is full of crow.

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Specializes in Allergy/Immunology.
What is the point of getting a LPN license? A majority of places dont hire LPNs anymore unless you want to be stuck in a LTC or home health. From experiance a lot of LPNs in the LTC and Home Health are not the brightest bunch no offense to anyone. If your long term goal is to be a RN why not just go stright for the RN license?

If you're serious, I hope I never meet you or work with you in person. The world has enough ignorant, uneducated, mistaken people without you coming here to perpetuate the hate and "not offend" anyone.

Frankly, I'm offended by your spelling. Even your username, if you're real, is misspelled. I'll leave the "brightest bunch" comment alone. Your post speaks volumes.

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I have over 10 1/2 years in mental health and recently got my LPN. I can't find a job in the mental health field, and my last job I was a charge nurse, however I was on the schedule as an aide more than a nurse.

That hurts. I went to school to be a nurse, not an aide. I'm not trying to make anyone feel bad, because aides rock. But if I wanted to be an aide, i would have gone to school for that.

I'm depressed and saddened. I plan on going for my RN, but have to go pt because I can't afford to spend another year unemployed just to go to school.

I live near Pittsburgh PA and am trying to find a job. UGH. Maybe I should just let the LPN go and find another job someplace other than nursing.

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For me, I have four years to wait until I can use my husbands gi bill and go to RN school for free. With already a crap load of loans between us, ill wait. Meanwhile I found a year long Lpn program (which is free for me) and I decided to pursue this route. Ill get to work, get experience and wont owe Sallie Mae 40gs for a bsn. Works for me!!!!

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