I also meant by NP 'nurse practitioner' which really had nothing to do with my question about LPN vs RN. So my comment about NP, PA, and DO were actually irrelevant.
If they're phasing out LPN what will the proprietary schools do? Those credits don't transfer so certainly they shouldn't also offer RN.
I thought LPNs just did 'lesser' duties (for want of a better word) than an RN, in hospitals and such.