Hospitals The Only Choice For New Grads?

[mammaoftwo]

Would hospitals be the only choice for a new grad with a ADN for employment?

Also, is hospital nursing the hardest physically for a nurse?

Thank you for your replies.:)

[fultzymom]

What type of work are you looking for? Usually for the most part a new grad can get a job anywhere around my parts. The hardest place for a new grad here is in a speciality in a hospital. The easiest place for a new grad to get a job is a LTC facility.

I have never worked in a hospital before so I can not really tell you how hard it is compared to working in another type of setting.

[Texs]

Is the College Network a valid, fast, and inexpensive option for a new LPN to upgrade immediately from an LPN to an RN? Also, are LPNs restricted to working primarily in LTCs?

Thanks for any info.

[Texs]

Is the College Network a valid, fast, and inexpensive option for a new LPN to upgrade immediately from an LPN to an RN? Also, are LPNs restricted to working primarily in LTCs?

Thanks for any info.

[SarasotaRN2b]

Is the College Network a valid, fast, and inexpensive option for a new LPN to upgrade immediately from an LPN to an RN? Also, are LPNs restricted to working primarily in LTCs?

Thanks for any info.

It really depends on the hospital...some hire LPNs, some don't. On the cardiac floor we actually have some LPNs that near do everything the RN does. They do have some advanced certifications.

Kris

[deeDawntee, RN]

Certainly hospital nursing is not the only option for a new grad. Generally, it is more difficult for a new grad to get a job in a hospital versus long term care or transitional care facilities. There are a lot of places where you could be hired, such as group homes, home care, perhaps a clinic.

I would say that it REALLY depends on your facility and how much they have invested in lifting equipment and the safety of their employees. IMHO, I think nursing homes are the most physically demanding, because of all the patients who require assistance in transferring, but that is just speaking from my own experience.

Are you trying to figure out where you want to start out as a new grad? That can be an overwhelming decision. Keep asking for advice here, it will help.