Pretty normal to see feel that way. On the whole, I expect the LPN's are more experienced than the RN's who are probably newer and in that setting just til they can move on to a more acute setting. Also, I continue to be bothered by fellow RN's umpteen years after starting. There is a lot of reality shock as a new RN- there was a book about it-coughyearsagocough when I was a new grad. Just stick to first principles and carry on.
I tend to disagree. When I'm with my students in the clinical setting, I see a lot of RNitis, where people think that more theory automatically equates to a better nurse. Sure, it does in places like ICU or ER, but in long term care, RN's can always learn a lot from the LPNs, new or experienced. IMO, the best RN is an RN who recognizes that there are many things an LPN can teach them, and most definitely, I love to work with RN's who were LPN's first.
Don't know if you know this, but most State Boards of Nursing don't even have a required number of hours for RN programs, but they do for LPN programs. Many times, this results in RNs who haven't spent as much time in the clinical setting as their LPN counterpart.
Don't mean to offend, but I guess I have a totally different perspective after spending years teaching in RN and LPN programs.
Perhaps I was unclear. I agree that there is a lot to learn from an experienced LPN/RPN as we call them. I have had little opportunity to work with LPN/RPN's til recently, as I worked as an RN in ICU/ER - in Ontario - these areas are all RN staffed. Certainly there are some RN's who are more theory than practice -that is sad.
Because, with alarming consistency, I'm seeing far more empathy, common sense, and competence from my coworkers who are LPNs (including my favorite orienter) than those who are RNs. This bothers me on more levels than I can count.
Word. I teach LPN's, and they get far more clinical time with the patients than RN students, they are just as smart as RN's, and they care just as much as RN's. The reason most of them are LPN's is just that they didn't have the resources to be in school for a longer period of time. And by far, the best RN's I've worked with are RN's who were LPN's first.
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Don't know if you know this, but most State Boards of Nursing don't even have a required number of hours for RN programs, but they do for LPN programs. Many times, this results in RNs who haven't spent as much time in the clinical setting as their LPN counterpart.
Don't mean to offend, but I guess I have a totally different perspective after spending years teaching in RN and LPN programs.
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Certainly there are some RN's who are more theory than practice -that is sad.
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Word. I teach LPN's, and they get far more clinical time with the patients than RN students, they are just as smart as RN's, and they care just as much as RN's. The reason most of them are LPN's is just that they didn't have the resources to be in school for a longer period of time. And by far, the best RN's I've worked with are RN's who were LPN's first.
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