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LVN as a career change? What's the job like? |
I'm actually pretty successful at what I do but burned out. I seriously need a career change. I have no degree and was thinking of going into Nursing (I'm a male if that matters). LVN and then RN later on. My reasoning is that it seems once I get some experience I could go anywhere I wanted and wouldn't have any problems finding work.. My question is, what is the job actually like? Are there a lot of different areas I could go? Give me your experience, especially if you're a male LVN/LPN... I know I won't get rich but I was looking for something a little more rewarding and something stable. **************** ***************** ****************** Doctors are obsolete. Any good nurse with the proper software can diagnose and treat patients with higher quality out comes than the average Doctor. So it has become important to create a class distinction between the nurse and doctor. The reference of vocation to nurses lowering them to the level of manure shoveling nurses aid is a preemptive act to defend the aristocracy of doctor-hood. It won't work, they soon will be history. ****************** ***************** My Commodore Amiga can diagnose disease better than your doctor. **************** LPN and RNs are very different paths The is no LVN The LVN is an educational program name that should be training you to be a licensed nurse. The idea of referring to the Career or profession of nursing as a vocation instead of a profession is to keep the class distinction between the Nurse (lowly Vocation) and the Doctor (High and mighty Professional) A vocation is a job you train for and hop in and out of. A profession is something it takes years of education and experience to become and is a life long calling. Cleaning bed pans is a vocation, nursing is a profession. I'm not a nurse, but here is a website that provides a general description of an LPN/licensed practical nurse (not sure if they still use abbrev LVN for licensed vocational nurse): US occupational outlook handbook -- www.bls.gov/oco and type into search 'licensed practical nurse' or such. The local county vo-tech school may offer an lpn course and not nearly as expensive as the private schools. Keep your options open, just take a career aptitude test like this http://www.job--listings.info/free-aptit... and see what they come out with, it's free.. chances are you'll have a better idea of what best suits your personality. check this link its good http://workathomefreelancingdataentrywor... . |
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