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I will be Taking a LPN course in May in my home town of Indiana, an I'm looking to relocate to San Antonio Texas when Im done in April of 2013. I was wondering if the hospitals were hiring LPN/LVN's down there because up here they have phased them out an just want all RN's. I would also like to know If the pay is better than it is here. I have been an aide for 5yrs an a Phlebotomist for 2 an I'm ready to take the next step, but obtaining my RN at the moment is not the right thing for me to do, so I decided to go for my LPN?..All comments an suggestions are needed what do you guys think

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Well I am an LVN here in Austin, which is about 1 1/2 hours north of San Antonio. I can tell you that some of the hospitals here hire LVN's, others are only RN's. However the nursing homes, private duty, and home health agencies hire LVN's a lot. I will tell you this though, plan on it taking a while to transfer your license here, maybe 2 months, and if you have any sort of prior criminal record it will take a long time. I had 3 misdemeanors from 12 years ago, nothing drug or alcohol related and it took me a year. Good luck!

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I would also like to know If the pay is better than it is here.
San Antonio is one of the lower-paying major cities in Texas, but keep in mind that the cost of living is also relatively low.
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Do anybody know about the Houston area?

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Do anybody know about the Houston area?

The Houston area is glutted with way too many new grads at the present time, and you will be at a distinct disadvantage since you attended school out of state with no local connections. Many facilities prefer to hire nurses who completed their clinical rotations locally.

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Ok thank you all so much

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