I have been an LPN for a little over 3 years. Nursing is a second career choice for me (I am 39 years old). I always wanted to be a nurse but I got married at 20 and had my son at 21...and had to wait (for multiple reasons) to go back to school. My husband worked 1 FT job and 1 PT job while I was in nursing school, and I worked PT as a CNA.
When I went back to nursing school, I never wanted to be a doctors office nurse (not that there is anything wrong with that...it's just not for me). My first choice was LTC, and my second choice would be hospital. Guess where I've worked the last 3 years??? In a doctors office...and I hate every day of it!! I'm not happy with the nature of my job, my duties, my pay, my coworkers, or anything else for that matter. I absolutely love the elderly! I didn't grow up near my grandparents...so I always "adopted" elderly in my church. I would cook meals and visit with them for hours. My heart is in caring for them, and making sure that they are well taken care of.
The problem is that in my area there are hardly any LTC jobs posted, and when there are...I can't even seem to get an interview! I have had my résumé "reviewed" by a resume service and have been told that its excellent. I don't know what else I can do to try to get an interview. I don't know anyone that works at the facilities where I'm applying...so i don't have anyone on the "inside" that can pull for me.
