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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.

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"I think there's an imbalance between the number of AA-degreed students coming out of school and the BSN students. And the demand is more on the BSN right now because of the IOM and people wanting to get 80 percent of their nursing staff at that level or above." Metro
"Employer 1: We hire two-year RNs in long-term care.

Employer 2: So, maybe that's a difference between long-term care versus acute-care."		 Metro
"We're hiring associate-degreed RNs, too." Metro
"Question: In long-term care facilities, you don't have to have a four-year RN degree to work, whereas it sounds like in a hospital...

Employer: Well, we still hire associate degrees, but we're trying to increase the percentage."		 Metro
"There's an entire change in the role of the RN in the clinic setting, so I would lean in the direction of a BSN because I think they have community exposure, public health exposure, a family focus, and the ability to case manage.

Question: And you get that with those other two years?

Employer: I think so. Yeah, I mean, I went through a BSN program, and that's what I appreciated about it."		 Metro
"We've seen a lot of people go through the ranks as a nursing assistant to a CNA to an LPN, and then—they're always taking that step up—the RN. And it doesn't matter if it's a two-year or four-year. I've had people in all kinds of leadership roles, and I would say some of my LPNs are very good at what they do and would be a better role model or leader than some of my RNs." Metro