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Arizona, AZ - LPN to RN Nursing School Program

Why Enter an LPN to RN Program in Arizona?

Currently practicing LPNs may want to further their education—and their earning potential—through an LPN to RN program. Registered Nurses in Arizona average $64,000 per year plus great benefits, reason enough to make the jump from Licensed Practical Nurse. Furthermore, RNs have a more diverse, and possibly more interesting, range of duties in the workplace. They oversee and manage Licensed Practical Nurses and lesser trained caregivers such as Certified Nursing Assistants, assess patient needs, and even create and modify a plan of care based on their own assessments. In short, an LPN to RN program in Arizona opens the door to wages and work opportunities that are not available to Licensed Practical Nurses.

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How to Do an Arizona LPN to RN Program

Arizona LPN to RN programs take around a year to complete and are available in both traditional classroom settings as well as online. In order to apply one must not only be currently licensed as an LPN, but also have a year’s experience as well. Course work is an extension of LPN training and covers topics like statistics, microbiology, communications, chemistry, and, of course, a heavy focus on nursing specific topics such as patient care and medication. Due to the fact that LPN to RN training in Arizona adds another year of nursing training to the previous year of study, it can also lead to an Associate Degree of Nursing, or ADN.

An LPN to RN program prepares students to take the National Council Licensure Examination, Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN). It costs $200 to take the test through Pearson Vue, and the Arizona Board of Nursing charges an application fee of $300 and $50 for fingerprinting. Pass rates for the test are high, above 85 percent for candidates in Arizona. And once the test has been passed, a nurse is ready for more responsibility, more career options, and much higher wages.