Huh maybe our states just have vastly different laws. Im an lpn to rn bridge through one of the more stringent programs in my state and its less difficult than my lpn program by far. Granted i also have a bachelors in mechanical engineering so maybe i got to skip a lot of the classes i already had through that? Either way my lpn costed 7k and the brudge was free through work which probably 80% of workplaces offer. Took an additional year and some change for bsn. I think you may be getting a little worked up which i apologize was not my intention. But the point of my comment was that the difference between lpns and rns is not very profound. Because while not allowed to do a handful of services, proving competency of those services is part of the education. Its not a lack of skill, its a title barrier.