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Posted over 3 years ago LPNS ARE ONLY TREATED AS NURSES WHEN THEY HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. THEY WANT TO BOMBARD US WITH WORK THAT RNS SUPPOSELY ARE SUPPOSE TO DO BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO PAY RN SALARIES. THEY KEEP CLAIMING THAT RNS ARE MORE QUALIFIED THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. LPNS THAT WANT THEIR RN THE COURSE SHOULD BE SHORTER AND FEXIBLE. THERE ARE COURSES THAT IN ALL HONESTY ARE NOT NECESSARY MANY OF US HAVE THE EXPERIENCE ALREADY.THERE SHOULD BE AN EASIER AND LESS COSTLY WAY FOR US TO BECOME RNS. ESPECIALLY US OLDER ONES. |
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| Posted over 3 years ago I agree with you bourdony. I am a RN who is an assistant manager of my unit and I have some long term LPN's that know much more than many of my new RN's. The RN's go to them for help a lot of the time. I also think that a lot of the classes that they have to take are not necessary. I see no problem with LPN's testing out of many of the courses they need for their RN. One other thing thar upsets me is that once the LPN, no matter how many years of service she has, once she becomes an RN, she is considered a "new RN". Yes she keeps her senority for vacation and the like, but she is back to the bottom for transfering to other RN positions. I will say that I trust all of my night shift LPN's more than I do most of my RN's. John L. Racher RN, BSN, MSRN-BC
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| Posted almost 3 years ago I've been an LPN for 12 years now and honestly can say I've loved being an LPN. However with shrinking job opportunities and the push from all sides to go back I finally have. I found a program that basically takes 9 months once you get into the program however the program isn't all that great. If I had the choice I'd probably choose another program or stay an LPN. I have trained many new RN grads and new RN hires in my career and the thing that irritates me the most is the attitude that I get from some of them "I'm the RN - you're just an LPN" kind of mentality. Or they're offended that a lowly LPN is the one precepting them in their new job. It's frustrating to know that technically when they're done with their training that they are my boss yet I'm the one they still come to when they have questions or problems or are unsure on how to do something. My most recent RN trainee had never administered an IM injection!! Now that I'm back in school I'm beginning to understand why so many new RNs are unprepared to work in the real world. Theory is great but it seems like they don't get a lot of chances to put that theory into practice. I realize all programs are different and there are different clinical requirements but it's scary sometimes when these new RNs come out of school and have never had to take care of more than 1 or 2 patients at a time and have NO organizational or time management skills whatsoever. I am not going to like the fact that once I finish school I'll be considered a new RN even though I've got 12 years of nursing experience under my belt. I've worked with great RNs & LPNs and at the same time lousy RNs & LPNs.... I'm just making a mental note to myself to never forget where I started because it gave me a great foundation and I think being an LPN first will make me a better RN later. |
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| Posted over 2 years ago As a recent graduate of an LPN program, I guess I've been lucky with the clinical experiences I had. I've heard the saying, "nurses eat their young", but aside from a few incidences; I saw team efforts. Unfortunately, I can tell you from attending the school that I did, RN students were lifted above and held to a higher standard than the LPN students. In this case, it seems the problem starts in the actual nursing program. They took priority on lab time and computer room time. They were told they were better than us (this came from a classmate who was in the RN program and dropped down to the LPN program). In my school, the LPN program was 14 months, and the RN program was 15 months. I am sure it was much more intensive than our program, yet I feel we worked hard and are just as prepared to take on the challenge of being a nurse. Shouldn't we all be about the patients and not the letters behind our name? I know, that I will always respect all levels of nurses no matter what my title is, as I know that we will offer an important role in patient care. We all are working toward a common goal, aren't we? |
