This is post is me being honest and truthful about the life of an LPN in NYC. I graduated school in April 2012 and got my license Aug 2012. No one in NYC wants to hire an LPN with no experience it took countless efforts to finally be given a chance with an agency Preferred Homecare and to get paid only $18hr ,a total bummer. But I sucked it up and have never gotten a real job and its December 2014. I have done per diem gigs which aren't stable. First off -Homecare- very unstable patients families are the worse, only vent and trach patients, adl, gtube for only $20-$23ph, - Nursing Home- the hell hole no nurse should work its like a slave labor, push pills to 50 patients in a 8hr shift is impossible, not including wound care, insulin, gtube, nebulizers, and if your IV certified then IV's. I've applied to nearly every facility in NYC with no call back everyone only wants RN's. It's crazy to me how LPN's are literally useless now except for the nursing homes. It's so sad how we are treated. Places I call to apply say that they only hire nurses. Wait I thought LPN meant Licensed Practical Nurse. If some one is a CNA with EKG background they get way more jobs in hospitals and else where then LPN's. The point of this is nursing has changed its far worse then its ever been and it's a waste of time to be an LPN in my opinion. Oh and LPN-RN programs are good but no one hires too many RN's with As mostly all want BSN. Now before people start saying that's not true and blah blah I'm talking solely for LPN's in NYC. I know long Island has more jobs. Any inputs, agencies, strategies , will be appreciated.
Specializes in Psych, LTC/SNF, Rehab, Corrections.
Wow.
You'd do very well with even an $18-23/hr job in much of the south. I mean, Texas does the med aide thing so it's not like you'd have to work in a facility popping meds for 30-40 if you didn't want to.
50 pt's just isn't feasible.
But...you're in New York where the dollar doesn't go far. I get that. I just thought folks up north earned more or, rather, I thought everyone earned relative to their area's COL?
I was fortunate to find the NYC DOE LPN 11 month advance program which HHC held a scholarship for and placed certain students in HHC facilities upon passing NCLEX. I was placed in reputable hospital as (Agency) staff and I find it great for learning new skills, patient care and realities of nursing. I will definitely be continuing my education, applying to RN 2 year programs. Hospitals do hire RNs with associates, you just might have to settle for Agency status at first. The rhetoric that I hear in HHC hospital is "Preferred BSN" I think you should definitely look into applying to go back to school. The job market for LPNs seems to only be in Nursing homes (I am trying my best not to work here), Methadone(Phoenix House), substance abuse clinics, hospital based clinics. I think you should shop around for agencies because your rate seems low, let me know if you would like some names. I look for positions everyday, and there are Dermatology offices that hire LPNs and in Allergy clinics, dialysis (Davita), utilize job boards such as Indeed and even craigslist.
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Wow.
You'd do very well with even an $18-23/hr job in much of the south. I mean, Texas does the med aide thing so it's not like you'd have to work in a facility popping meds for 30-40 if you didn't want to.
50 pt's just isn't feasible.
But...you're in New York where the dollar doesn't go far. I get that. I just thought folks up north earned more or, rather, I thought everyone earned relative to their area's COL?