there is supposed to be this huge nursing shortage but i surely can't tell. i am in the rn program at my school and after the first year of clinicals, you qualify to sit for the pn examination and they give you the diploma (actually you earned it). i thought it would be a good idea to get the lpn to try to get some experience over the summer and continuing through the rn program.
after almost giving myself an ulcer stressing over the nclex-pn and getting the license, i have now found that i am not able to get a job in our area as an lpn. we have 1 hospital in my area and a smaller one 25 miles away (both owned by the same entity) but both are no longer hiring lpns as they are trying to acquire "magnet" status. the next closest hospital is 55 miles away. the local long term facilities and agencies want at least one year of experience. from where?
at this point, i am so very discouraged. i am in the night/weekend nursing program and was looking forward to working as an lpn and gaining some experience before adn graduation. i feel like i wasted $291....along with my 15 other classmates who are in the same boat...
is anyone else experiencing the same thing? :angryfire