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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
The quotes below are about this issue:
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 stock the department of nursing, and it's mostly RNs. A lot of you may know about the trend where it's bachelor-level prepared nurses. That's where we are heading in the acute care setting. I don't want to discourage associate-level nurses, but that's the trend we're seeing. So, students should be aware of that going into an associate's degree—that they may need to go on in schooling once they're in that setting, to get their bachelor's to be more competitive in the market. Because it is a very competitive market right now." | Southeast |
| "In regards to clinical lab technicians or technologists, we definitely hire a lot more technologists that have the bachelor's education. If they do go further to get a certification, then that puts them above for promotions or getting into specific fields." | Southeast |
| "From that lab perspective, we found out that, in the rural areas, a lot of times we can't be beggars/choosers over the two-year or the four-year degree person. We have two-year people working side-by-side with the same responsibilities—and some that are in supervisory roles just because of their longevity with the facility. They've performed well and so they've been able to take on more of those responsibilities." | Southeast |
| "I think in the assisted living field we rely so much more on registered nursing assistants versus RNs and LPNs, which is an area that wasn't included in with the stats." | Southeast |