My career as an LPN started in Med/Surg, quickly realized that wasnt for me and moved to LTC where I have happily been doing wound care every weekend for 2 years now. I love my job. I love working only 2 twelves per week. I love working with the elderly. I love the autonomy of doing treatments (no aides to worry with,no waiting on my relief, and very few calls to the md) I do my own thing at my own pace and leave when my time is served. Thing is Im beginning to feel the burnout creeping up on me, like Im spinning my wheels. While I never thought I would leave LTC, Ive began to ponder what other opporitunities may provide me with all the things I enjoy (elderly,autonomy,part-time). I have considered maybe home health, because I work well on my own but from what Ive seen, most of that is vent and peds which are my 2 least fav (hearts too fragile for peds,gag reflex too fragile for vent/trach secretions). Im not really a monday-friday type person so i dont think i would enjoy an office, I prefer weekends and few weekdays. It may sound like Im being picky but Im fortunate enough to live in an area where there are many LPN job openings.
