Originally Posted by Fiona59 Well, its just that in AB, they are everywhere, LTC, dialysis, OR, maternity, peds, ortho, neuro, about the only place I've never heard of one was ICU. A classmate who went to a rural hospital wound up in ER. City clinics, school health.
In BC, I've met some who picked up extra hours in ER when they were swamped, LTC, med-surg and one in a prison (working not resident)
I think that's why it's so hard to generalize what LPNs do. I've only worked L&D, PP and NICU in BC and none of the units I was on employed LPNs. I do think their use will increase in BC thanks in part to their lower wages. Some friends of mine work psych and their manager is constantly hanging that over their heads....
I know several LPNs in ICUs here in the US, but I've never heard of them in Canada either.
Are LPNS in Demand across Canada??
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