iowa lpns

[lynn bee]

hi everyone. i am just interested in finding out if any lpns in iowa feel like they are being phased out of the workforce.i am a lpn and feel only thing to do is work in ltc.and so far places where i have worked sucks.and i had to quit asap.i am trying to land a job in private duty,but the pay is not good.i just was interested in seeing how other lpns feel.i cannot get a job in the hospital .seems to not being able to utilize lpns.god what is going to be left of lpns in iowa.do we all need our rns degrees.

[NeosynephRN]

Hello...I know alot of the smaller hospitals still hire LPN's...like Marengo and such...I worked for Mercy in CR and in certain area's LPN's were still hired..we hired them all the time in Dialysis!! GL!!