Can LPNs Work in Pediatrics?

[cdietrich404]

Hi,

I plan to go back to school after i have my baby (my forth and last :) ) and need to plan a route that will fit my busy schdule. Ultimately i want to work in L & D or pediatrics as an RN but if i can start off as a LPN and work in pediatrics then that would be great for me. I really do not want to work with the eldery, more so with women and children.

Thanks for any help you can give,

Cheryl

mommy to 3 almost 4

[alitory, BSN, RN]

I have 4 kids of my own and I worked as an LPN in Pediatric Home Care, it worked very well with my schedule and I learned alot! I had a few friends who worked in the peds field as LPN's in the hospital. I dont see why you couldn't do that??

Good Luck!:cheers:

ALi:smiley_aa :heartbeat :Present1:

[L&D_2b]

Where I live (in Western PA), our local hospital has a PED/Med Surg unit since there is not a high population of just PED's patients there. However, I know of many LPN's that work on that floor. As long as they are willing to be cross trained for Med/Surg as well, they still get to work with the PED's patients too.

Also, my children's pediatrician only hires LPN's in his office.

--Marci

Hi,

I plan to go back to school after i have my baby (my forth and last :) ) and need to plan a route that will fit my busy schdule. Ultimately i want to work in L & D or pediatrics as an RN but if i can start off as a LPN and work in pediatrics then that would be great for me. I really do not want to work with the eldery, more so with women and children.

Thanks for any help you can give,

Cheryl

mommy to 3 almost 4

[NicInNC, CNA]

Hi,

I plan to go back to school after i have my baby (my forth and last :) ) and need to plan a route that will fit my busy schdule. Ultimately i want to work in L & D or pediatrics as an RN but if i can start off as a LPN and work in pediatrics then that would be great for me. I really do not want to work with the eldery, more so with women and children.

Thanks for any help you can give,

Cheryl

mommy to 3 almost 4

I'm starting to love NC after reading how others are having a hard time getting jobs. There are LPN's that work at my children's WONDERFUL pediatric office. (They go to the same pediatrician that I went to as a kid!) There are many different areas that lpn's can work.

[DYatesRN]

There are no LPN's in peds at my hospital. I heard they are trying to get away from using LPNs in most hospitals throughout all states. I worked peds home care like the above poster for 5-6 years before getting my RN. I loved the peds homecare. You can learn so much about trachs, vents, g-tubes...good experience and fairly good pay.

Denice

[Darlene K.]

I work in a Pediatric Emergency Room.