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Any suggestions on how to go about getting experience? Will furthering my education make a difference?

Is or is there not a nursing shortage? I have been told there is not a nursing shortage in Idaho and hospitals are not hiring new grads.

Is there no longer a nursing shortage all across the United States or is it basically Idaho? I will graduate in December 09 with my ADN and have been told there is not many job opportunites in hospitals for new grads. Would furthering my education be of benefit to me in securing employment?

My question is why LPN's are considered not real nurses and how to go about changing the preceptions of what an LPN does? Several years ago I decided I wanted to make a career change, but wasn't sure what I wanted to do. When I considered nursing I wasn't sure it was the right decision for me. I started with the LPN program because if nursing wasn't for me, I would know without having to make a huge commitment to something I wasn't cut out for. Prior to graduating I knew that nursing was the right decision. I currently work as an LPN, but hear comments all the time that when I graduate with my ADN I will be a real nurse. Now I realize LPNs do don't have the same education as an RN, but I have seen a lot of LPNs who are good nurses and who I would trust with my care over an RN. So where does the preception come from, is it within the nursing profession itself?