This is where LPN's can work.

Some schools in large districts hire LPN's. There is usually an RN somewhere in the system but the individual schools have LPN's.

Also private offices, and walk-in emergency centers hire experienced LPN's

It really depends on where you live.

Up here in Canada, it is easier to say where we DO NOT yet work: PICU, NICU, and CCU. The rest is wide open to us.

this post is very reassuring. I know that there will be negativity no matter where you are. sometimes a positive word or two goes a long way.

lpns can also work as it support for facilities going live with emr. most hospitals will ask agencies for support staff with medical background. also most places are temp agencies and once the project is completed, you are done until the next project comes up. you can also belong to several different recruiting firms to keep you busy.

What brought about this question? LPN's can work basically everywhere in NC. And they are greatly appreciated! I'm a LPN myself, scheduled to take RN boards on Thursday - and let me tell you - LPN then RN is the best route to go! The 4 yrs of experience as a LPN helped me ace the 4 semesters I had to do to get my ADN. Funny thing is, I'm staying at the LTC facility I have worked at since I got my LPN, I love it that much! When I pass the NCLEX we'll have 5 RN's and 3 LPN's!!!! in a nursing home

What brought about this question? LPN's can work basically everywhere in NC. And they are greatly appreciated! I'm a LPN myself, scheduled to take RN boards on Thursday - and let me tell you - LPN then RN is the best route to go! The 4 yrs of experience as a LPN helped me ace the 4 semesters I had to do to get my ADN. Funny thing is, I'm staying at the LTC facility I have worked at since I got my LPN, I love it that much! When I pass the NCLEX we'll have 5 RN's and 3 LPN's!!!! in a nursing home

I am in LPN school, about to graduate and basically everyone thinks they have to either work in a nursing home or home heath. I personally want to work in a nursing home, hopefully on an Alzheimers unit... but I want everyone to know, there are other places to work!!! Most of the hospitals around here (Louisville, KY) don't hire LPN's and so everyone thinks their last choice is a nursing home... and I'm like no, no, no! There are so many options out there!!!! I just want people to know!

hospitals here hire lpn's. but guess what???? rn in hospital makes $17/h (and part of that had to go toward paying your health insurance), i was hired at $19.50/h with paid health insurance, so basically i was making more as a lpn in a nursing home than a rn in the hospital!!! the pay for a lpn in the hospital was $11.75/h

nursing homes are great, there are some really good ones out there. yes, there are sorry ones too, but you are what you make it. i wouldn't want to work anywhere else.....

You can also add:

Outpatient surgery centers, clinical liaison/marketers, and hospice.

Thanks everyone for adding!!! :)

I work in a state run IRA house for mentally and physically challenged individuals....we are all LPNs,the RNs run the office......they are very medical....trachs,g-tubes,nebs.. to name a few.....they can go downhill at a drop of a hat....none of them can talk so we have to use our keen skills we were taught to figure out whats up......LOVE IT!!:yeah:

I was going to add prisons/jail but someone else did! Here in CA they are going to start replacing most RNs in jail with LVN, all about saving $$ here in CA, but hey LVN pay is competitive plus the benefits are what really makes it worth it. You can earn a pension!!

Some hospitals do hire LVNS, even the big ones but they pay the least.