Why LPN??

researchrabbit · Mar 16, 2003

I completed a 2-year RN degree. Why? I already had a four-year degree (and a limited time to complete the RN), not to mention half a Master's in English and half a Master's in counseling.

The university I worked for made it well-nigh impossible to join their BSN program without almost accumulating another 4 years.

So I'm a BA RN (I get a kick out of that, guess I'm just a dork).

I'll probably do yet more school (after I finish this hynotherapy degree) but the next round of classes will probably be in art.

nurse2002 · Mar 16, 2003

I became an LPN due to the program being convennient at that time of my life. I will get my rn, sometime in the future, if its con venient for me. I have always done hospital work. I have worked med surg, ob, pcu, icc and other units. The facility I work for trusts me to float to these units, I also know that Im just as big of an asset to them as any rn they have. When it comes to work quality, work ethics and just good nursing skills ....well here I am, and they know it.

SmilingBluEyes · Mar 16, 2003

I realize this thread is 2 years old. So, All I have to say is why not? I know there are plentyof LPN jobs here in the NW and most of the dr. office jobs are for LPN's ( I would love dr office hours myself). If that is what one wants, and he/she is aiming for that, I say why not. LPNs have a valuable role in all aspect of healthcare, if you ask me.

As for the 2nd question: I have a 2 year RN degree. WHY? I have said it before; the 4 year BSN was 90 miles away and with a military husband and a child, I did not have the where-with-all to commute 90 miles each way 5 days a week. (not counting making trips for clincal rotations even further away than the university was). So, Makes sense to me. I see NO inferiority w/2 year versus 4 year RN's. 4 year BSN RN's are NO threat to me whatsoever. I am working on an online RN-BSN anyhow.

But we have been down this road before so I will NOT belabor this point further. Just suffice it to say this: Not everyone has access to the 4 year RN programs; it is not a matter of lack of ambition but lack of access for so many of us. Simple as that.

bella548 · Mar 16, 2003

I work in a acute care hospital and the only thing we cant do is hang TPN and lipids.Thank god.It is so sad to hear all the animosity between lps and rns.Not a whole lot of difference where i work...except in pay!!!!!!!!!!!They are begging for lpns

jude11142 · Mar 16, 2003

originally posted by susy k
hey jude,
again, the thread is two years old - going on three. when i posted the thread, lpns were being eliminated and there were not many job opportunities.

hi susy k i didn't even realize the date on the original posts...........sorry, lol.........good advice though to keep that in mind when responding to posts. we all know how quickly things change especially in the medical field. thanks for bringing up the date thing.

jude

NurseAngie · Mar 16, 2003

Originally posted by Susy K
I often wondered why some people choose to become an LPN verses an RN, or why go for a 2 year program and just not go for 2 more years to get your BS? Especially with the threatened LPN layoffs, the lower pay, the limited employment choices. Is it money? Is it wanting to get your ability to work sooner? Please enlighten me. Thanks.

The ONLY comment that seems appropriate to this question is this.... :rolleyes:

~Angie

TALK ABOUT KICKING A DEAD HORSE.

Q. · Mar 16, 2003

Originally posted by NurseAngie
The ONLY comment that seems appropriate to this question is this....

~Angie

TALK ABOUT KICKING A DEAD HORSE.

Hey Angie!

Yes talk about kicking a dead horse. READ THE THREAD AND NOTE THE DATES BEFORE YOU RESPOND.

Open mouth, insert foot. :rolleyes:

OBNURSEHEATHER · Mar 16, 2003

Originally posted by baseline
LOL. Looks like all the advice to use search is turning up some old threads!

LMAO! I'll quote Reb.... SSDD.

Q. · Mar 16, 2003

IMPORTANT NOTICE AND FAIR WARNING STATEMENT

To all posters who are making it apparent that they don't read entire threads before drumming up their own "witty" response, I will call you on it without fail because this thread is

three......fargin.......years........old.

NurseAngie · Mar 16, 2003

Originally posted by Susy K
Hey Angie!
Yes talk about kicking a dead horse. READ THE THREAD AND NOTE THE DATES BEFORE YOU RESPOND.

Open mouth, insert foot.

Hey Suzy,

I think the horse was dead 20 years ago! 3 is NOTHING in this case. Your posts have a condescending tone to them I feel. I wonder if the responses you received 3 years ago gave you ANY perception to begin with. Ahh well....R.I.P. dead horse and Good night Suzy.

~Angie

Q. · Mar 16, 2003

Go to bed, Angie.

night owl · Mar 16, 2003

Guess who's still awake?

Didn't mean to annoy you there Susy. I wasn't offended at all by your question. I simply responded with what I had to say. I was aware of the date when I posted b/c I didn't think you would start a thread so soon or at all after last weekends LPN vs RN thread which right away made me check the original date. Now...the date on which you posted this thread really didn't matter to me b/c whether you posted it almost three years ago or yesterday I still would have given you the same response which was, "I chose this route because I wanted this route and I'm happy with this route and no need to move on to RN." I wasn't eliminated by my facility...thank God, but then again, I don't work in a hospital setting, I work in LTC. Now how did that annoy you? Do I sound offensive? If so, I didn't mean to come across that way. Relax hon, you've got awhile to go yet.

Buh-Bye now!