Advice please! Do hospital hiring Managers consider LTC care as "experience" ?

[LVN2RNpanda824]

Here's the scoop! I've been an LVN for 9 years, just finished the LVN-RN program May of 2015, 4 month long wait to get my ATT and passed my nclex October 2015 (yay!!!:)). I'm having trouble finding an inpatient RN job within the company I currently work for, and I know that inpatient RN jobs require experience at least 6 months - 1yr. I would like to know if hospitals consider LTC/post acute/rehab, as the "experience" they're looking for? I also understand that it depends also on which depts I am looking at. I've been getting pros/cons for working at LTC etc. Unsure which way to go. Do I continue to work as an LVN and hope I get hired as an RN through changing depts where there's more of a possibility of moving up, or do I take a LTC position to get that experience under my belt? (which may or may not qualify as experience) I'm also in the bridge RN-BSN program as well, so that comes into play when deciding where to go. Thanks for reading!

[NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN]

I was hired as a grad RN with my 4 yrs of LVN experience. They value your medical background but they still view you as a new grad.just much easier to train because you typically already have a lot of skills. Ngs,IVs, foleys, some meds, etc. I highlighted all that knowledge on my resume. I was in a 6 month ICU orientation program. But was able to come off early. I would apply to everything that becomes available and see what happens, no harm. Your orientation and curve should be quicker than those without previous experience and they may put you through a modified orientation. :)