LVN Hospital Jobs

I was an LPN for 6 years before obtaining my RN and agree with ladside that you should skip the LPN & go for your RN. I loved working as a LPN until we moved and the hospital/community thought LPN's had a butt hole as a convinient place to store their heads. I'm sorry to say this attitude is still prevalent in many places. As far as bridging using Excelsior, be careful. I'm in Georgia and the board of nursing here won't accept this program anymore. Also, the credits don't transfer most places. I work with a LPN who was almost through with Excelsior's program when Georgia made this change and she's lost time and a lot of money.
Good luck.
Mick

Hospitals do hire LVN's, most of them just don't advertise this. They perhaps want to give an impression that they are an 'all RN' hospital. You will probably have to network to get the job.

Beware, you will, however, never get the respect or recognition you will get in a nursing home.

If you have HCA owned hospitals, they utilize LVN's more than anyone else. They pay you a pittance though.

Just an update to the Excelsior v/s Georgia. LPNs can now complete Excelsior's program. The only catch is that there is a preceptor period after completion of Excelsior and taking state boards. LPNs with less than 3 years of experience will have to complete 750 precepted hours using a temporary Ga. RN license and LPNs with more than 3 years of experience will have to complete 350 precepted hours. The temporary hours are only for the precepted time, meaning if you needed extra money, you would be working as an LPN. This is listed on the Ga BON website as of June 6th (not sure about the exact date but it was during the first week of June. I read the jargon in the website, contacted the BON via phone and contacted Excelsior College and it was confirmed by all. Yay!!!! So, I'm finishing up before they change their minds again!!

As far as LVN jobs in the Grayson area
Both hospitals in Sherman and Denison pay aprox $12.00 Hr
McKinney, is letting go of all there LVN's, Tenet hospitals in the area are doing the same
To work in the acute hospital setting, the out lying areas are the best bet, Greenville, Denton, Paris,
Most of the LVN opportunities will be in the rehab hosp, clinics, nursing homes, home care.

BTW, I am not trying to be negative; my daughter was just accepted into the LVN program also,
Congratulations on getting in.

I have a bba in health care administration--am 6 months into a lpn program in michigan. Lpn new grads--make between 22 and 26 dollars and hour. I plan on taking the leap from lpn to bsn, am working on classes right now. I wouldn't think of working for $12.00 per hour. That is a disgrace. Southern states i see. Hmm wonder why?

I am a new LVN graduate and was one of the few lucky ones from my class to get a job. I work for a pediatric clinic that is part of the hospital. I enjoy the work and the people but it took me forever to find a job that was willing to hire me with no experience. there arent that many LVN jobs in the hospital and some that I have seen require at least a year of experience. I am applying to the LVN to RN transition program in Aug and hopefully I am able to get in, but I do have to say that when I become an RN I will treat the LVNs with the respect and dignity that they deserve. We are hard working people and we are not "just an LVN" we are nurses and we deserve to be treated like them. Good luck to you in school, I would give some advice and that is to shine during clinicals make friends with the nurses because they will remember you and dont forget to get letters of recommendation from your teachers.

I have been L.V.N. for over 36 years and completed R.N. thru clinicals and did not take boards due to bone cancer., which was a misdiagnoses. You are so right about the situations. Once had inmate with multiple stabbings and RN was going to adm a very lg dose of moraphine, enough to kill him and I stopped her, she sd thanks and informed the md that his dose was too high, even though she was going to administer it. I love being a LVN as it is hands on and I get close to my patients. Being an " old " nurse has it perks too,you gotta smile.

I am currently doing my pre and co req's for the RN program here on Arizona. There is a 2 year wait list for the block one of the RN program. But of you have your LPN you can go on the shorter list for block 3. I am thinking of going that route just to cut the time. I tried to get into the Yavapai college, but they changed the entry requirements in May so that you really have to be a Prescott resident with 12 credits already at Prescott and have worked in the nursing field for a year before you have a shot at that college any more.

Hence the LNP seems like a good stop gap as most college offer an LNP to RN bridge. So I say go for it.

that's great news, Frodo! I am moving to Phx next spring to apply for the bridge program, and I was worried that I would be waiting with all the Rn students! I am glad to know that the Bridge program applicants don't have to wait as long to get into block 3! Thanks!