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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Health Care
They are talking about this topic: Experience & Credentials
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There is a trend in acute-care settings to hire bachelor-level registered nurses (RNs). Long-term care is more flexible in hiring bachelor- or associate-level RNs and relies more heavily on licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and nursing assistants.
| "I was just thinking from the acute care setting perspective. You know, we've really been trying to recruit the traditional bachelor prepared nurses because we feel like we are going to get some more of that critical thinking or that broad-picture view." | Central |
| "From the clinic's side, I want to add to that—even though I'm in the lab I pay attention to what's going on with my colleagues—we also are looking at the bachelor prepared RN as turning that mix around." | Central |
| "The other piece that I think we are seeing is when the program, you know, it's a transitional program from an LPN to an RN, so it's maybe a different sort of graduate. And maybe that's where some of those skills, the ability to see the big picture and focus, have that sense of professional practice—and that's one of the concerns that we've seen." | Central |
| "Certainly in acute care our goal is to have a much higher percentage of bachelor prepared nurses." | Central |
| "We are actually moving to hiring only four-year degreed RNs for our long-term care facility. And we have standard long-term care, we have sub-acute, and we have memory care. And, because of the leadership skills that they need, we are finding that that's a better choice for us as we move forward." | Central |