No jobs for LPN graduates anymore?

[Bala Shark]

I graduated in May 2006...A lot of hospitals are not hiring LPNs anymore and only hiring RNs..The job market is very competitive..I am very sad..

Our LPN instructor told someone that our college is going to discontinue the LPN program in the future since most hospitals are not hiring them anymore..

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

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.

And some are probably sick and tired of people telling them to not look at the hospitals for jobs, or perhaps they worked in a nursing home for a decade as an aide and are frankly burnt out on that setting.

If the hospital happens to have the job that and LPN wants (and is qualified for), then what's so bad about wanting it.

Oh, nevermind.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

If the hospital happens to have the job that and LPN wants (and is qualified for), then what's so bad about wanting it.

Nothing is bad about wanting the hospital job, unless certain people continually reapply for the hospital job and are never hired. People want things that are not always available in certain areas. Catch a clue.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

And some are probably sick and tired of people telling them to not look at the hospitals for jobs, or perhaps they worked in a nursing home for a decade as an aide and are frankly burnt out on that setting.

My previous post stated that there are other opportunities for LVNs/LPNs in 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.

Nursing homes are not the only option. Hospitals are not the only option.

[Fiona59]

In my neck of the woods, dialysis, day surgery, outpatients, etc are all hospital based programmes. Public health won't hire you unless you have acute/active treatment experience, neither will palliative/hospice.

People from all over North America (and the world for what its worth) read these boards, so we shouldn't be focussed on one particular state or province. Availability of work and scope of practice can differ in towns, provinces, etc.

The main thing is research the job market where you plan to work.

Not one member of this forum is an expert on every aspect of nursing.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Not one member of this forum is an expert on every aspect of nursing.

If I have read these posts carefully, no one individual has yet claimed to be an expert on every aspect of nursing.

[bheil77954]

Many jobs available for LVNS in South Texas.

[mingez]

If I have read these posts carefully, no one individual has yet claimed to be an expert on every aspect of nursing.

I think the point tha fiona is making with that statement is that what is "reality" in one field or region of the USA, is not necessarily the same reality someone else has. And that there's no reason to limit your options or quit dreaming big.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I think the point tha fiona is making with that statement is that what is "reality" in one field or region of the USA, is not necessarily the same reality someone else has.

Nice interpretation.

[mingez]

Nice interpretation.

Thanks.

[nurseredcalifornia]

I totally agree that schools have made a diservice to their students in believeing that hospital jobs are going to be plentiful when they graduate. It's not so, especially in California when all these private schools are turing out so many graduates its saturating the market.There are jobs out there but they need you to have 6 mos. to a year experience. So what are your options Home health, convalescent, rehab, clinics, and so forth. I believe that we have a nursing shortage, and this might offend some people but it is for Rn's. They can do everything we can do so why have us. I mean please don't get me wrong Rn's can't do everything we are certainly needed but, in Hospitals we can only do so much. So that's why there are not that many Hospital jobs out there and if there are they want you to have experience. But there are so many different avenues you can go in you just have an open mind about everything.

[NaomieRN]

Bala, maybe the area that you live the jobs are scarce. I know a friend who graduated last year as an LPN, has two jobs. Have you tried agencies?

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

Nothing is bad about wanting the hospital job, unless certain people continually reapply for the hospital job and are never hired. People want things that are not always available in certain areas. Catch a clue.

Ignoring the 'catch a clue' remark , it's doesn't make sense for someone to hold out for only one job, one shift, one specialty etc, to sit around and wait for it to happen instead of applying in the different areas.

But our hospital only holds on to applications for only 2 months, then throws them out, so for someone to reapply 4 times and get hired on the 4th try isn't unheard of here.