LPN and nursing in Florida

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Live in Connecticut I work as a Psych tech. Thinking going back to school to be a LPN. I was then planning to move down to Florida and work towards becoming a registered nurse down there. Curious how is the market in Florida for LPNS and RNs? Any good psych facilities in Florida?

Here in CT only 5 hospitals take nurse's with associate degrees. Do hospitals down in Florida prefer BSN over RN? Any good areas to work in Florida?

Appreciate the feedback.

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In the orlando area most hosp want BSN, if not all. LPNs typically work LTC hospice phys office rehab etc. Starting lpn is no lower than 17-18

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It depends on where you want to live in Florida but it seems to be trending towards BSN. Some areas are still hiring ASN and some will hire with the stipulation that the nurse will complete their BSN within a certain time frame. A new grad moved to my area from south Florida and said that two years was what was required where she had lived but did not realize that it was different here until she moved and started looking for employment.

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Certainly Florida hospitals prefer BSN nurses however due to the shortage of experienced nurses (at least in my area, Central Florida) they will be happy to have experienced AS/AA degree nurses.

The hospital that I work out starts out looking for BSN with at least 2 years experience but when they fail to get applicants its usually RNs with two year degrees or grad nurses. The facility that I work at is experiencing a huge shortage. It is a 1000 bed hospital and the last I heard they were running over 300 nurses short.

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