Any info about being an LPN in South Carolina

U.S.A. South Carolina

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Read a great post about being an LPN in SC on here back from 2008. Fiancé and I are thinking on moving down to SC once finishing up school. Right now both in an LPN program. We want to escape our state of CT....Wait list is 4-5 year's just to get into programs, only 5-6 hospitals take students with associates in nursing, and cost of living is way too high. Also job's are sporifice I know nurse's that travel up to an hour to two hour's to work just part time as a nurse. LPN positions are being eliminating in a lot of locations. We're both ready to go.

I spent my summer's and holidays down in Lexington County by Lake Murray. Vacations down in Charleston/Wold Dune area.

Also fiancé has family down in Conway in Horry County.

We have friend's further inland in Greenville SC.

Looking for any feedback on nursing in South Carolina...Preferably on salary for RNs and LPNs...I know here LPNs make about $25-$28...where RNs depending on degree make between $28-$45 an hour. Guess it factors into cost of living.

Another question is looked up on INDEED found a good number of LPN openings. Any feedback on job prospect of LPNs I'm Carolina area? Do some hospitals hire nurse's with associates in the area?

Any feedback on school's especially for bridging and getting a BSN in. Any recommendations for areas to live in around near Horry/Lexington County area?

Appreciate any information or feedback.

Have a great one!

WCSU1987

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Also I apologize any hospitals can recommend for psych. I am a psych tech/mental health worker so like to continue nursing in that field. Appreciate the recommendations.

Specializes in NICU, telemetry.

I live in Lexington County. I think Lexington Medical will still hire LPNs, but the Palmetto Health Hospitals prefer RNs. For hospital anyway. For their associated clinics, I have seen a few LPN postings. All hospitals are open to ADNs, especially because we have a Tech school here who is very reputable.

FutureRNGreen

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Charleston takes lpn I no musc and roper st francis hires lpn

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