Are LPNs being replaced by RNs

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I will begin school in 2 months to become an LPN, but I was told that the Hospitals etc. are now replacing the LPNs with the RNs.

Does anyone know if this is true???

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Have you done a search of this topic? You might find a lot of threads.

The only thing I can tell you is that some of this depends on where you live. From what I have heard and seen when looking for jobs in Michigan, it seems like they do not hire Nurses in hospital anymore and probably have not for many years. (At the Dr office I have also noticed they do not hire Nurses LPN or RN because they are using medical assistants instead) This means that there are not near as many jobs available to an LPN.

I just started LPN school and plan to work in an ECF and then bridge to RN when the program is offered again the following year. My program is designed specifically for the LPN -RN transition.

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

In my area, hospitals do not hire LPN's, except for some of their outpatient offices. Most jobs are found in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, doctor's offices, adult day care centers, home health, some psych facilities, etc.

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I am a LPN. In my area, the hospitals onlly hire RNs. The trouble that LPNs are having is that they are being replaced by medical assistants in medical offices. LPNs around here work nursing homes and home health. I live in Mississippi so I am not sure about other states. I am working on my BSN pre reqs as we speak.

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Where I live I still see plenty of job ads for LPNs - but they're all for LTCs. The major hospitals in our area don't hire LPNs, except (like the previous poster said) for a few outpatient/urgent care positions. I can't remember the last time I was seen by a nurse at a doctor's office, unless it was at an urgent care facility. Most doctors hire medical assistants now, because they can get away with paying them $10 less per hour. :uhoh3:

Working as an LPN will give you great experience if you do decide to bridge to RN though - and most bridge programs are only about a year long. Compared to other new RN grads, your experience as an LPN will make you a much more desirable job candidate. I did a clinical last semester at a nursing home and the day charge nurse was an LPN and seemed to enjoy her job very much.

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Does anybody know if they hire LPNs in TN or only RNs?

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