moving to DFW Texas.

[studentlpnco]

Hey Guys and girls

I am finishing up a LPN program at Concorde in Colorado right now. I graduate next week and then take the NCLEX PN soon. I am going to move to the DFW area and was wondering what the pay was like around there. And if anyone had any advice on where to buy a home for about 150 to 170.000.00 with at least five acres in a decent neighborhood. I am looking at the northeast side 20 miles outside of dallas. Or would fort worth be better home and job wise? any help is appreciated.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Thanks for the info on salary. However, I do believe the original question was about the range of pay for an lvn seeing that the poster's base pay is $18.50. After one year licensed I now make $19.25 w/ $1.00 hr. differential. My first job out of school was at a SNF at $23 hr, but the work was hard and transportation was a big problem. Also, how is the job situation there? Are there jobs for a 1 year lvn? Also, I'm planning to move to DFW from So. CA. So, how do I contact the Texas LVN Board?

Please, if possible, answer all the questions as best as possible so I'll have a good idea on what to expect to get the ball rolling on this new chapter of my life. Thanks :rcktku:

Keep in mind that this thread is well over 2 years old. Please look at the age of the discussion when performing searches, because you might very well be responding to posts that contain rather outdated information.

I was the LVN who was earning $18.50 hourly as a base rate, but this was over 2 years ago when I was a new nurse. With 2.5 years of experience, I now earn $21.50 at my primary workplace, and $25 hourly at my PRN job.

I was originally licensed in California as an LVN before endorsing it into Texas. The Texas BNE (Board of Nurse Examiners) has a website where I was able to download all the proper forms. Click on the link below to get there. By the way, LVNs and RNs are handled by the same BON in Texas.

http://www.bne.state.tx.us/