Will LPN's be around for long?

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From some of my own research, I did read that LPN programs have remained stable since the 90's. I have been thinking about starting an LPN program and going through with school. I do not want to go through everything if there is no future for LPNs because then of course I would have wasted my time and money. My overall goal is to be an RN, I was thinking of doing LPN and then doing an LPN-RN bridge program. Please let me know what you all think.

I work in a NYC hospital LPN's work in pysch and ED.

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Specializes in Maternal Child, Home Health, Med/Surg.

Our instructor keeps telling us that the rumors about LVN/LPN being phased out has been going on since the 80's, and nothing has happened to them. We've been told they go in waves, but there will ALWAYS be jobs.

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LPNs are a nursing homes, bread and butter. lpn aren't going anywhere for a long time, the baby boomers are going to end up in the nursing home someday. RNs are too expensive to hire in LTC.

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Maybe in hospitals but not ltc

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Specializes in clinical setting,MS,ER,Short Stay.

Certainly used at Kaiser...I work In oncology and do the non-chemos infusions,port flushes,injections(sandostatin,lupron,B 12s)been good experience so far..

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LPNs are actually being brought back into the hospitals in central VA!!!!

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In my area, LPNs are in demand in the LTC, hospice, and home health but there are also positions in the hospitals (some units don't use them, but med-surg, neuroscience, and family birthing still hire). Also I see plenty of LPN's working in clinics yet. Whenever I go into different clinics, I rarely see a MA, but an LPN.

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Specializes in clinical setting,MS,ER,Short Stay.

Kaiser Permanente here in the DMV(DC,MD,VA Area are phasing LPNs out because they upgraded the Clinical to Medical Assistants...its cheaper...We are union,non for profit company...huge mistake....

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

Moving from LPN to medical assistants is not an upgrade.

Kaiser Permanente here in the DMV(DC,MD,VA Area are phasing LPNs out because they upgraded the Clinical to Medical Assistants...its cheaper...We are union,non for profit company...huge mistake....
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