No jobs for LPN graduates anymore?

norinradd · Jul 12, 2006

I noticed at a friend's graduation that 80% of the ADN grads had jobs already, but only 30% of VN/PN students had jobs while I heard time and time again that they were looking forward to a career in ER or critical care. I felt they had been given a disservice by not being informed better as to what the markets needs were.

I have been bless that I have never had a problem finding jobs that interested me, but the walls are slowly closing in for LVN/LPNs.

Nat_gagui · Jul 13, 2006

I just came from school today and found out from a classmates that Kaiser or any other hospital don't hire LVN/LPN, we haven't started our clinical yet and where on pre-req now and it bother me too if i'm going to continue the LVN or switch to MRI class.what is your opinion?.

Nat

Ks mommy nurse · Jul 13, 2006

I just came from school today and found out from a classmates that Kaiser or any other hospital don't hire LVN/LPN, we haven't started our clinical yet and where on pre-req now and it bother me too if i'm going to continue the LVN or switch to MRI class.what is your opinion?.
Nat

Do what you think is best, but I'm an LVN and I work in home health and it's the best for me now. I'm getting paid the highest I have ever and I have my own full time M-F case.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jul 13, 2006

I just came from school today and found out from a classmates that Kaiser or any other hospital don't hire LVN/LPN, we haven't started our clinical yet and where on pre-req now and it bother me too if i'm going to continue the LVN or switch to MRI class.what is your opinion?

MRI techs, phlebotomists, surgical technologists, medical assistants, lab techs, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other allied health workers frequently end up attending nursing school in the long run.

I have never heard of any nurse going back to school to become an MRI tech, phlebotomist, surgical technologist, medical assistant, lab tech, paramedic, or respiratory therapist. You would be wise to pay attention to this direct message.

Bala Shark · Jul 13, 2006

I just came from school today and found out from a classmates that Kaiser or any other hospital don't hire LVN/LPN, we haven't started our clinical yet and where on pre-req now and it bother me too if i'm going to continue the LVN or switch to MRI class.what is your opinion?.
Nat

No, I do not recommend MRI since those jobs are limited and not too many places hire them and the pay is not so good! I did not mean to discourage you with this post, keep on doing what you were doing to become a LVN..

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Jul 13, 2006

I have never heard of any nurse going back to school to become an MRI tech, phlebotomist, surgical technologist, medical assistant, lab tech, paramedic, or respiratory therapist.

We have quite a few nurses that went for the surg tech program after nursing school.

We also have a few nurses that went back to school for respiratory therapy.

And a few ER nurses that work as paramedics (not EMTs) on the weekends.

Fiona59 · Jul 13, 2006

I know some LPNs who retrained as paramedics. They wanted the excitement, IV starts, first on the scene type work and didn't want to become RN's. They really enjoy it. The being on call and never knowing what the shift will bring.

And surgical/OR tech training is a post grad certification for LPNs in Canada.

Hoping LVN2BSN · Jul 16, 2006

I am still a student and honestly I think it is all about where you are. I attend school in San Diego and the 2 class before me who have already graduated had no problem getting in hospitals on med-surg floors, ER and plenty of other hospital jobs, very few students went to any other type of facility. I am a little less than six months from graduation and hospitals have already called inquiring of my plans after graduation. I don't think it's a fluke, just location.

fireeyes25 · Jul 20, 2006

It never does cease to amaze me that students still think they are going to come out of an LPN program and jump right into their dream job. I know I just graduated and had to do some compromising. Some people fail to realize that you have to get out there and get some experience first. I know that I would not want a new grad working on me in the ER. NO WAY!!! There is still so much to learn once your out of school and to be honest on my first day of work I felt like I needed to go back to school for another year...lol....Take your time and look at all of your options!

NRSNFL · Jul 20, 2006

Bala

They are slowly phasing them out here in some areas of FL as well, but I am still applying to the LPN program...here is why, because the LPN-RN programs sure as hell aren't as competitive as the direct ASN programs and because I have all my pre-reqs done, I can bridge right to my ASN, in the same time frame...go figure....

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jul 20, 2006

It never does cease to amaze me that students still think they are going to come out of an LPN program and jump right into their dream job.

Thank you. I'm an LVN who is frankly sick and tired of other LPNs/LVNs complaining that they are unable to land hospital jobs.

There are abundant LPN/LVN opportunities in nursing homes, rehabilitation, hospice, home health, outpatient clinics, public health, dialysis, psychiatric nursing, education, sales, management, day surgery, sub-acute skilled nursing, developmental disabilities nursing, and other non-hospital settings. Students who entend to enroll into practical/vocational nursing programs need to first do the research so that they won't become disappointed upon graduation when they've discovered they can't find a hospital job in L&D, the emergency department, critical care, or travel nursing.

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Jul 20, 2006

It never does cease to amaze me that students still think they are going to come out of an LPN program and jump right into their dream job.

That's because some of us did.