Re: Opportunities for new grad LPN
I am attending an LPN-to-RN program in Oklahoma City. Everyone in the program is an LPN bridging to RN.
Several of my classmates work in the emergency department at Logan Medical Center in Guthrie. One of my classmates works as a surgical scrub technician at Baptist Medical Center. I have completed some clinical rotations at Deaconess Hospital and saw no LPNs working there. Also, the University of Oklahoma Medical Center only hires RNs.
The nursing homes and home health agencies are always looking for LPNs. The major drawback to being an Oklahoma LPN is the low pay. I live in Texas and am paid reasonably well as an LPN/LVN while enjoying a low cost of living. The rents, food prices, and house prices are similar in Oklahoma, yet the LPNs there earn $5 to $7 less per hour than their counterparts south of the state line.
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