S. Florida: What Do You Foresee for New Grads of 2012?

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If I earn my LPN, I'll enter the workforce in mid-2012. But with my BSN, it'll be 2013 (if I do an accelerated program). I'm going back to S. Florida (Miami-Ft.Lauderdale-West Palm Beach area).

With the influx of nurses and the state of the economy, who's more employable lately: LPNs or RNs (with BSNs)? LPNs because they cost the employers less or RNs because of more responsiblity?

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I think experienced nurses are more employable...It very hard for new grads to find work and with more and more hospitals doing residency programs they're only hiring new grads 2 or 3 times per year. I think it's easier to find work in Palm Beach and South Miami...but Palm Beach is better than Broward and Miami...I found a job in WPB and I'm relocating from Ft Lauderdale for it. Good Luck but I think by the time you graduate things will begin to look up again. I would do the BSN program...take a little longer but its more time for things to bounce back...

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NightNurse876, thank you for responding. I don't want to have to go back to school later, which is precisely why the BSN is definitely what I'd prefer to shoot for, especially since this is my second career. Just doing my due diligence and scoping out the outlook for employment later when I'm done. I have faith it will work in my favor.

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