What is the difference between being an LPN and an RN?
Asked by Angie G
Other than pay, that is. Are there things RN's can do that LPN's cannot?

Best Answer:
It depends on the state and the facility in which you are working. I am an RN on a short term geriatric rehabilitation unit within a nursing home. I work alongside many LPNs who have their own assignments, I'm not "above them" just because I'm the RN. In my setting the only thing I can do that they can't is give IV push (rapid acting) drugs (which in this setting if people were that sick they'd be going back to the hospital) or pronounce death with an MD order for RN pronouncement. In some states & settings, there are lots of restrictions on what LPNs can and cannot do. Consult with your state Board of Registration in Nursing for more specific information.
Personal experience (RN)
Answered by katiemac1986

LPN = Licensed Practicing Nurse You go to school for 2 years and the pay is a lot less. Responsibilities are starting to do more and more work the RN's used to do. However they still get paid less RN = Registered Nurse Usually a 4yr degree. You get paid a lot more and your responsibilities are complete one end to the other of the nursing spectrum. RN's have more power in the workplace, in turn getting paid much better.
Answered by MoMagic

There's a lot of answers on this site answering your question. . . do a quick search and you should find some with really thorough answers (I have written many detailed answers on this before, and I apologize I am too tired to do so again right now! :)
Answered by Jill