Can any one who is a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) help!?
Asked by Seeta
This is my last year oh high school, and when I’m finished I want to pursue my dream of becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or a Registered Nurse (RN). I just have some question and was wondering if any one could help me! If you are an LPN and don’t mind answering some of my questions i would really appreciate it. What is it like being a LPN and what do i have to study after high school? Is it going to cost me a lot of money for my studies? I just need to talk to some one experienced! Is any one willing to help and talk to me! My e-mail is SitaTommasin@yahoo.com. Can you write me if you are willing to answer some questions? Thank you! I really appreciate it!

Best Answer:
I did the whole nursing 'ladder'. Started as a CNA, then took one year to be an LPN, then worked full time making great money while I got my 2 yr RN, then 4 yr BSN and now I'm a Family Nurse Practitioner with a MSN. The LPN is an invaluable experience where you get to learn if you actually WANT to be nurse . You can and will apply everything you learn in LPN School to the rest of your nursing career. They have been trying to 'phase out' LPN's for 20 years and they are stronger than ever. IT totally depends on the state you live and practice in, what LPN's can do and where they are doing it AND how much they get paid ! I am now a proud teacher of LPN's ! Good Luck and get your applications in early, talk to financial aid people and study for your entrance exams (basic high school english and math). What's best for you, only YOU can decide.

Since you are so young, so straight for your RN and forget about the LPN programs. Many LPN's are being phased out in hospitals and can only find work in nursing homes. LPN's are a critical part of our healthcare workforce but because "the don't have the papers" they end up doing alot of the same work at about HALF the pay. If you go to www.allnurses.com, they have an LPN forum, and there are alot of new grads that can't get jobs in hospitals. It will also take you DOUBLE the amount of time to get your LPN and then bridge to an LPN to RN program vs just getting your RN right off the bat. It just seems like a total waste of time.
Answered by Mary B