Is it true you have to be an LVN nurse before you can progress to becoming an RN?

I hear Registered Nursing programs will only take you if you've been previously an LVN..would anyone know how true this is?

Generally, no. There are a few exceptions. The school I am attending now is set up as a ladder system, where the first year is pre-reqs and CNA, 2nd is LPN school and the 3rd is your RN. Thus, they require you to be certified as an LPN before you can start your RN year, so you can't become an RN without being an LPN 1st. Not many schools are like this, but all the community colleges in Nebraska are going this way. You might check with your program to see how yours works.

my information is over ten years old, but in the US, that was not a requirement for nurses in college.

That is not true, I enrolled in the Nursing Program and all I needed was the required courses and a recommendation. Go for it girlie! Nurse Corps Leads the Way! (HOOAH!) LOL... (Dry Army Humor...)

no,there are some nurses who were never in the nursing field before becoming a nurse.

Absolutely not true.

But there are programs out there designed specifically for people who are LVN / LPN, a bridge to RN, and in that case you could not be admitted to their program without your LVN / LPN.

Nope.

Go to this free website...www.allnurses.com.

I am not affiliated with the website...my sister is in nursing school and she swears by it for information.

It's just a message board...they won't ask for anything more than your e-mail address.