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First paragraph.. “rigorous standards” I laugh. I laugh loudly. I’ve been through both LPN and RN programs (successfully, still licensed).

Compared to what my mom went through in the 80s as an LPN, the “rigorous standards” today are laughable. Most programs have become diploma mills, get the max bodies in the program, through the program and passing boards on the first time. Whether they are “good” nurses, with the proper skills, aptitude and attitude is irrelevant. As one instructor said to me “Let the job market sort them out”.