I graduated with my ADN in September and was told by my medical director that in March he’d be able to promote me to the office’s R.N. – his feet were obviously dragged for budget reasons and here we are in June and I just found out that the office cannot ‘support’ an R.N. but I was offered to stay in the position of the L.P.N.
My L.P.N. license expires at the end of May because I honestly felt as though I’d be working under the title of an R.N. by now. Is this legal? I am worried because I am an R.N. working under an L.P.N. job title and I no longer hold the L.P.N. license…. Any input would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!
-Joe
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Natalie says
From a legal standpoint if your job title is LPN you must practice only as a LPN (not RN). If you practiced as a RN and something happened it would create a messy situation because your job title is LPN. I’m not quite sure how it would work with licensing because I don’t think you can hold two different licenses one as a LPN and RN (it wouldn’t make sense to) so you will be forced to cancel your LPN license.
You will probably be kept at LPN pay. If I were you I would get another office job as a RN. You have worked very hard for your RN licenses and deserve the pay and title. Really what they are doing to you isn’t right…. Good luck!
Lydia says
You won’t be able to hold two licenses as Natalie pointed out. If your job title is LPN you must have a LPN license and in this case you will have a RN license. I don’t think it is legal on how your employer is trying to go about it.
Can you find another office job?
Chuck says
Hey Joe! I’m a little confused on why you would want to work as a LPN when you have done all that grueling hard work to become a RN. I understand that they can’t advance you because of “budget” reasons but why would you want to stay on? Technically since your job title will be LPN you will be under the scope of practice as a LPN. I would just get another job, don’t risk it.