There is no such thing as an LPN online degree program in the US, as LPN education results in a certificate, not a degree. Online LPN programs are available, but they require supervised work in a clinical setting and cannot be completed entirely online. LPNs can earn a degree in nursing and become RNs through online classes, but some face-to-face interaction is still required.
A licensed practical nurse (LPN) typically must complete a program of study and pass a licensing exam as a prerequisite for employment. The term LPN online degree programs leads a potential student to believe that they can earn an LPN degree through an educational website on the Internet. This term is misleading; in the US, there is no such thing as an LPN “diploma” to earn, and the education required and undertaken to become a licensed professional nurse (LVN) or an LPN results in the award of a certificate, not a degree. Furthermore, there is no single online program that awards an LPN certificate for classes conducted entirely on the Internet; nursing studies require a significant degree of supervised work in a clinical setting.
Online LPN degree programs should perhaps be considered online LPN programs. Typically, LPN programs are offered by community colleges, vocational schools, and some hospitals. Depending on the specific institution and the requirements of the state in which it is located, one or more classes may be offered online. These classes are usually limited to either those required to demonstrate a general ability to perform the program – such as basic math – or for classes unrelated to actual practical clinical skills such as medical terminology. Therefore, neither community colleges, vocational schools nor hospitals offer online LPN degree programs entirely over the Internet.
The closest study activity that comes close to online LPN degree programs is enrollment in a community college – with some online classes – offering a certificate upon completion of LPN or LVN studies. As noted above, however, there is still no online substitute offered for successfully completing patient-related clinical classes. This restriction is not just one of a school’s abilities to offer a specific class. Instead, individual states and their collective boards of nursing require a successful degree from an accredited institution and an approved program offering. State boards of nursing are understandably leery of approving online classes that require a certain degree of practice and knowledge in the interest of patient safety.
A second type of educational organization that might approximate LPN’s online degree programs would be a currently licensed LPN who enrolls in a community college to earn their associate degree in nursing or a college to earn their bachelor’s degree in field . Successful completion of either program would eventually award the LPN student with a degree in nursing and the ability to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN). If the institution at which the LPN enrolls for his studies offers online classes, he will certainly be able to enroll and study in the online classes available in this way. Once again, however, completing the program will require some classes with face-to-face interaction, as the art and science of nursing requires some skills needed only in the real world.
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