New Graduate LPN unable to find first nursing position > 3 months

Approximately one out of every five licensed nurses in the United States is an LPN (1) Neither national LPN associations NFLPN and NAPNES have current information on their website regarding LPN employment status of new graduates. AN members have reported similar difficulty obtaining first position, similar to RN's.

Allnurses desires to collect information regarding employment setting and unemployment status to help those considering this career choice.



NLN 2009: Reinvigorating a key research program: the NLN's collection of LPN/LVN educational statistics (1)