With this economy...Are LPN jobs easier to obtain

in one hospital in the town i work , they let all the LPN's go to hire new grad RN's that needed jobs.... i think it depends on where you live,

A couple of years back found two jobs immediately after moving to a new location. Today, have signed on with three more employers and two of them, as well as the first two, have no work for me.

My hospital system has the goal of phasing out LPN's/ LVN's in the near future. . . They are not finding a financial benefit to LPN's. . .

If you could hire an LPN who needed to be supervised by a RN, and was limited in scope, vs hiring a RN, in this economy, where RN's are looking for jobs . . . what would you pick? Personally, I'd take the RN who could supervise others and do full assessments/ IV treatments, over a LPN . . .

Depends on where you live. I am a LPN and I can't find a job now. The hospitals around here don't hire LPN's and within the last year let go all of their LPN's.

Wow hellerd (phase out Lpn's)...I'm an Lpn and I've had no trouble finding a job, now I must admit that I work in renal and I have years of exp. in this field. I'm alittle taken back, when I hear other RN's say the whole phase out get up about lpn's. Rn's having been saying that for yrs and yrs and guess what we are still here. And if you want my 2 cent, in some cases LPN are more likely to fine work because the company doesnt have to pay the LPN as much as they would a RN (who does just about everything the RN does). Heck, I make just as much money if not more than some RN's do. I mean this with no disrespect what so ever. I just want to stand up for LPN, when I hear or see someone start the (phase out get up).

Bad economy all the way around; hiring freezes for both LPNs and RNs. I've been hearing "they'll be phasing out you LPNs" since I finished my training 24 years ago! Yes, it IS becoming more of a reality but hasn't yet occurred. Cost-wise I can see the reasons behind laying off LPNs but, legalistically speaking, it's a bad move. I say get rid of the CNA and CMA programs and make care solely proivided by licensed nurses. One of the main reason LPNs are being phased out is that CMAs are now being trained to do MUCH of what LPNs do....and that is a slap in the face to those of us who've been nurses for eons!!!

I am in Minnesota and have many years of experience and I have never had so much trouble finding another job.I cant tell you how many jobs apps I have filled out with few callbacks.Not a good time to be an LPN they are phasing them out in my state

Hi Sherriblu are you back in school or thinking about it? I'm working on my ADN now, one test at a time. Slowly but surly we'll get there.

Our hospital is phasing out LPN/LVNs too. On our floor a LVN quit and they turned the position into a RN position. Another floor eliminated the LVN positions and they were required to find jobs elsewhere in the hospital. I think they transferred to the ER.

LVN/LPN is a good stepping stone into a RN Program. At our Junior College LVNs only have to do 3 semesters.