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Hello! I am going into an ADN program here in Florida. I was told by a friend in Arizona that you can't get hired around her area unless you have a bachelors. I plan on getting my bachelors, but wanted to start working first. Do you think I will have difficultly getting a job here in Florida because I don't have a bachelors? Thanks in advance!

Specializes in ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management.

Requirements will vary by type of facility, position applied for, specific facility or entity, and even by your own personal background, age, other education, and personal factors.

But by no means, is the ADN / AAS dead!

Good luck!

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I will be relocating November 1 to Jacksonville from Montgomery, AL due to my boyfriend's job... I'm a new(ish) ADN nurse hoping to work in an LTC facility... I only have a couple months experience so far, but hopefully that will be enough to get me a job in Jacksonville. We will see soon enough!!

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Specializes in ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management.

Rootin' for ya, Kiss!

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I will be relocating November 1 to Jacksonville from Montgomery, AL due to my boyfriend's job... I'm a new(ish) ADN nurse hoping to work in an LTC facility... I only have a couple months experience so far, but hopefully that will be enough to get me a job in Jacksonville. We will see soon enough!!

I don't think you'll have a problem finding work in LTC at all. They usually hire RN's for supervisory positions here, actually. I'm not sure what the culture is in AL, but here in FL LTC is heavily saturated with LPN's working the "floor" or direct patient care, and RN's in administration. I worked LTC for a year immediately after graduating with my ADN down here in Miami, and I became a supervisor 4 months after working there, LOL

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I don't think you'll have a problem finding work in LTC at all. They usually hire RN's for supervisory positions here, actually. I'm not sure what the culture is in AL, but here in FL LTC is heavily saturated with LPN's working the "floor" or direct patient care, and RN's in administration. I worked LTC for a year immediately after graduating with my ADN down here in Miami, and I became a supervisor 4 months after working there, LOL

Thanks!! LTC is where my heart is, but all I hear is "You really need to start in a hospital to get that experience." Did you find you did fine after starting in LTC? I agree you will learn a lot in a hospital, but I've already learned so much at the SNF/rehab where I am now... Plus, all that stuff you're learning in the hospital, those resources just aren't going to be available most of the time if a similar situation arises in LTC (from what I've seen, anyway).

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Thanks!! LTC is where my heart is, but all I hear is "You really need to start in a hospital to get that experience." Did you find you did fine after starting in LTC? I agree you will learn a lot in a hospital, but I've already learned so much at the SNF/rehab where I am now... Plus, all that stuff you're learning in the hospital, those resources just aren't going to be available most of the time if a similar situation arises in LTC (from what I've seen, anyway).

I found my bearings quite quickly in LTC, but to be honest I'm a fast learner and love to work in a fast paced and/or hectic environment; people (nurses without LTC backgrounds, in particular) don't realize how stressful and busy LTC can be. Leaving your shift late is commonplace. It is a great environment to hone prioritizing and time management skills, however I will say that there are things you simply don't see or do in LTC that didn't satisfy my need to learn and advance. If you know your stuff and have the initiative to investigate a little further than most, you will do very well by your patients. LTC is also one of the specialties in nursing where intuition plays a huge role, because you tend to know your residents so well. Anyway, stay thirsty for knowledge, never compromise the level of care you provide because of desensitizing or complacency, and you will do great!

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Thanks Angel!!

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