Nurses, what would you do...?!

Nurses, what would you do...?

I am a new nurse (LPN), and I was offered a per diem job (even though I applied for full-time) at the local hospital, known for its bad reputation. After months of confusion and run-arounds, I finally signed an offer letter. The next week, however, I was called in and told that I actually could not have the job, because LPNs can't work per diem without a year of experience. That was it, they sent me away with nothing!

Needless to say, I am irate with them. But I live in a small town and sadly, there aren't a lot of other options. I am looking at a rehab/long-term care facility, but will I get the kind of experience there that the medical/surgical floor at the hospital would have given me? What to do?

5 days ago
I should also add that I am starting my 2nd year of nursing school in August and I have a 3 year-old, so I wanted to keep local if possible. If I didn't have my daughter, I would be all for it! There are some great places about an hour from here.

I was an LPN for 10 years before going to RN school. I found that the experience that I received was both beneficial and damaging. #1: Remember that Nursing school is just simply prepping you for Boards; NOT real nursing. #2: Long term care and acute care are two different areas of care. You will get experience in the long term care center that you can use on the acute floor. You will get better experience on an acute floor however it is much more stressful!! Long term care is stressful too with having more patients per assignment. Long term care doesn't change though...Acute care is ALWAYS changing. I would take the long term care job and get what I could get. Beggars can't be choosey, if you know what I mean.