Phasing out LPN's?????

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:uhoh21: Is it true that they are phasing out LPN's.....especially in Ohio?? Unable to get a job now for 8 months(I'm fresh out of nursing school), I have been told that they are phasing us out. I didn't spend $7,000.00 and 9 months of my life to be unemployed! :angryfire Did anyone else feel the same right out of nursing school???

Do you mean ONTARIO?

They haven't even started their bridge programme for LPNs yet, might be running by the end of the year.

Canadian hospitals don't seem to be as generous as US ones. Never heard of loan forgiveness in return for employment and any advanced education we obtain is at our own expense. Every publicly funded hospital is unionized and seniority rules. Might want to consider that before coming north.

Specializes in Med/Surg, Progressive Tele.

Yes, here in the US we really do have it made when it comes to repayment of student loans and advance education... But I have always loved Canada and wanted a change...

Tony

Do you mean ONTARIO?

They haven't even started their bridge programme for LPNs yet, might be running by the end of the year.

Canadian hospitals don't seem to be as generous as US ones. Never heard of loan forgiveness in return for employment and any advanced education we obtain is at our own expense. Every publicly funded hospital is unionized and seniority rules. Might want to consider that before coming north.

Southern Ohio seems to have plenty of LPN positions. I just started a new one a couple of weeks ago.

Southern Ohio seems to have plenty of LPN positions. I just started a new one a couple of weeks ago.

That will never happen. If you are looking for a job that long now you must be looking in the wrong place. I am from ohio and hold both an ohio and florida license. There is such a shortage that it can and will not ever happen. besides there is more areas then just hospitals, there are doctors offices, clinics, nursing homes, agencies. Refine your search sweetie there are definately rocks you are leaving unturned.

Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
LPNs will be utilized more than before. The TN state board of nursing recently ammended the nurse practice act here for LPNs to allow them to administer IVP meds, as long as certain criteria have been met (no chemo, titrations, must be iv certified, etc...). I think this is evidence of LPNs being given more responsibility, a larger scope, and hence more job opportunities. Regardless of this, there will always be a place for LPNs.....

Good Luck!

I am an RN in Tennesee and yes the BON has ammended the nurse practice act here for LPN's. We have 2 LPN's that work days and they will be going to a class next month and then will be able to push their own IV meds. The whole thing is so ridiculous. The LPN's have been allowed for years to put their IV meds in a 25cc piggyback and run them in quickly. I don't see any difference in running it quickly through the pump or pushing it. The only difference in the LPN and RN job description will be that only the RN's will be allowed to do the admission assessment. I don't know about other states but here in Tennesse there can only be a certain percentage of LPNs:RNs and it a pretty low ratio which means it is tough for an LPN to get a hospital job especially a new grad. Not impossible but very difficult. I was an LPN for 26 years and never had trouble finding work but it was with an agency and doing private duty.

I'm currently a fist quarter LPN student and this very topic was addressed the other day in class. Our instructor informed us with the nursing shortage being what it is, and with it only getting worse, LPNs will be utilized more than before. The TN state board of nursing recently ammended the nurse practice act here for LPNs to allow them to administer IVP meds, as long as certain criteria have been met (no chemo, titrations, must be iv certified, etc...). I think this is evidence of LPNs being given more responsibility, a larger scope, and hence more job opportunities. Regardless of this, there will always be a place for LPNs.....

Good Luck!

The hospitals here in middle Tennessee are not only not hiring new LPN's but are trying to get rid of the ones they've got.

I feel exreemely lucky to have found a job working for an agency doing private home care that pays $18/hr. Not only that, but you come to work the 7p-7a shift, you sit on the couch and watch tv until 10 or so, then you go to the spare bedroom that has a bed for the nurses in it and go to bed. Get up at about 6am and leave by 7. I hope this job never ends but we are looking over our shoulder since this deal with Tenncare has blown up. :idea:

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in canada that has already happen, in the providiance of onterio, there are no adn rn programs, and all rn's have until (i think 2006 or 2007 to have thier bsn or be enrolled, if not the well lose thier right to work as rn's. it would be interesting to see if that ever well happen here...

it is happening here. i am from ny. they instituted the bsn law this year. right now, they are debating whether to "grandfather" current associate rns in, or give them ten years to get their bsn's, (or loose your license). also, none of the hospitals are hiring lpns because of the new state laws- get this- we can no longer assess patients. an rn has to co-sign the assessment, by law. so, the hospital is streamlining things for the rns by taking assessment away from us entirely.

just a few months ago, i was working in the most liberal department for lpns to work in- the er. there was very little that i was not allowed to do because of our clinical model. we essentially did the same job as the rns, minus pushing iv meds. slowly, they took things away from us: placing ng tubes, accessing picc lines, assessing iv drips.. then... boom! as of this year, we can no longer have patient assignments. we are no longer able to be nurses. lpn's are now "nursing adjuncts" and have essentially the same rols as a nursing technician, ( basically a cna that can start ivs and place catheters).

so, in order to be a nurse again, (to do the job i've been doing for years) i have to get my bs.

with the new laws, the only place for an lpn in ny is in the nursing homes. no offense to any of you nursing home nurses, but i became a nurse to get out of the nursing home. it takes a special person to do geriatrics, and i'm not it. i want action- imagine a seasoned er nurse working in a nursing home. it's a waste of my training. what good are acls and tncc certificates if everyone you're caring for has a dnr?

lpns in ny state were previously motivated to get their rn to gain the esteem of their colleagues and no longer be "just lpns". now we're going back to school just to get our jobs back! we're very vulnerable now- since we've been demoted we are now overpaid aides and can be replaced by someone who makes half as much.

bottom line? lpns and associate rns are being phased out of ny state. the state doh wants a bsn at every bedside.

Jeeshhh LPNtoRN...

I work ped homecare for the last five years nights also...I rarely sit down!!! If I am not busy with the patient I am tidying the room up or wiping down the med counters. We have some nurses where I work that sit around and read and watch t.v.! I can always tell when these nurses have worked..pt is wet, mouth care has not been done, med containers are sticky. I really don't think bragging about sitting around is cool. Granted your client is older but mine is bedbound and incapable of communication BUT I always give my best. Our peds agency has a strict policy against sleeping at night. I am sorry but I think your account gives an innacurate look at homecare.....

Karen GN--NCLEX away from RN!!!!

The hospitals here in middle Tennessee are not only not hiring new LPN's but are trying to get rid of the ones they've got.

I feel exreemely lucky to have found a job working for an agency doing private home care that pays $18/hr. Not only that, but you come to work the 7p-7a shift, you sit on the couch and watch tv until 10 or so, then you go to the spare bedroom that has a bed for the nurses in it and go to bed. Get up at about 6am and leave by 7. I hope this job never ends but we are looking over our shoulder since this deal with Tenncare has blown up. :idea:

there are tons of jobs here in Texas, don't know why you can't get one where you are now...we have so many openings ther are all kinds of sign on bonuses..extra incentives and so forth, good luck on your journey for work. god bless and take care..Kelley

:uhoh21: Is it true that they are phasing out

LPN's.....especially in Ohio?? Unable to get a job now for 8 months(I'm fresh out of nursing school), I have been told that they are phasing us out. I didn't spend $7,000.00 and 9 months of my life to be unemployed! :angryfire Did anyone else feel the same right out of nursing

school???

I live in Canada and as far as i know they are hiring more LPNS then RNS in certain areas, our scope of practice is growing so much, we can almost do as much as RNS do. Recently a whole staff of RNS got laid off and they rehired only LPNS. :)

I live in Canada and as far as i know they are hiring more LPNS then RNS in certain areas, our scope of practice is growing so much, we can almost do as much as RNS do. Recently a whole staff of RNS got laid off and they rehired only LPNS. :)

Well, that's a shame.

RNs and LPNs have so much to contribute at each level of nursing.

I value working with the RNs I work with, because I know they have more education than I do, and I rely on them to advise me, when necessary.

To lay off a whole staff of RNs is not a good idea at all, nor would it be so to lay off the LPNs.

Just looks like we aren't ever going to come to an agreement with the powers that be, that RNs and LPNs are NEEDED.

In the type of job I work in, the RNs are ultimately responsible for everything that happens, even when they are just "on call". Even tho I'm also responsible they must know things also as they happen, to make sure we are providing what we're supposed to.

We couldn't operate OUR facility without them, and altho I know they COULD operate by replacing the LPNs with all RNs, the state of Arkansas isn't going to do that, because it would cost too much. So I feel the LPNs on my job are safe.

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