Can lvns work with elderly?

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I really can't wait to be an lvn i want to work with the elderly but which setting is that? Is it weird I like to work in a setting with elderlys? I feel like its nice to take care of them like its taking care of your grandparents.

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Long term care facilities hire LPN/LVNs all the time. As a matter of fact, this is one of the main areas where LVNs find work.

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are they like group homes or something for the elderly? will i have a better chance working there? i'm hoping after i graduated lvn course i will do volunteer work til i get hired :)

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Go visit one and ask for a tour. Not like a group home, can have 180 or more residents, like an overgrown hospital. Different ones go to different lengths to make the physical layout more like "home" than an institutional environment. You can volunteer in one, or work in one as a CNA, before you get your LVN license.

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Specializes in LTC.

"The elderlys" makes me think of a herd of wheelchairs stampeeding across a plain.

Long term care, "Nursing homes" hire a great many LPNS, and often it's the easiest job to get for an LPN/LVN.

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thats good its easy for lvns to get those type of jobs i think iremember seeing my grandmother in one before she passed away made me sad =( i did like the atmosphere there.

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Yes, LVN's can work in the gerentology dept. That is what I call it. It is a study of old people basically. You can usually work in long term care or nursing homes, and sometimes lvns are employed with an agency where you can provide care at resident's home.

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..."The elderlys" makes me think of a herd of wheelchairs stampeeding across a plain...

With LVNs & RNs hiding quietly in the tall grass, biding their time...waiting to POUNCE on their unsuspecting prey! :eek:

Watching "Animal Planet" with your mother for 4 1/2 years straight will cause this - don't let it happen to you!

----- Dave

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Seriously - another route besides LTC is Hospice. It's not all elderly folks, but the majority will be. Plus, LVN/LPN's do a lot of home health (as mentioned above), plus there are other types of facilities that are lumped under the LTC title (SNF/Rehab/Alzheimer's-Dementia) where elderly patients are common. While you might get to do some volunteer work, my guess is that once you've gotten your license you're probably going to find plenty of employment opportunities in this field; it's just not terribly popular, for various reasons.

----- Dave

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Specializes in none.

Most of my experience in Nursing is in LTC. But I had to wait in the tall grass and ponce on the job. Lucky

Susan Snowflake RN waited with me.... I am sorry for that...Let us Prey....I'm sorry for that one too. OP the answer to your question is yes. You have the right attitude for Nursing. I wish you all the luck in the world.

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Specializes in LTC.
With LVNs & RNs hiding quietly in the tall grass, biding their time...waiting to POUNCE on their unsuspecting prey! :eek:

Watching "Animal Planet" with your mother for 4 1/2 years straight will cause this - don't let it happen to you!

----- Dave

We need to get that guy that draws the comics to make this....

MAKE IT SO, COMIC GUY!

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lol i do comics sorta

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