loving new job

[momtojosh]

hello everyone....i am a new nurse(LPN)..i graduated in june...i had been a stay at home mom for 20 yrs...i decided i wanted to live my dream to become a nurse....here i am.....our oldest child is 20...the youngest is 11....

i started my new job for the state(ny)in july....i work at a house which host 12 mentally retarded people...from age 21-87.....they are all very medically frail......they do not walk,they all have feeding tubes and one trach.....we do total care.....there are 2 RN's and the rest LPNs......no aides.......i love the residents...each one has their own unique personalily......i work weekends....8-4 and one 4 hr day during the week...20 hrs is all i want for now....til my youngest is older.....i cant say enough how much i love it there.......

i have always worked with the MR while going to college to be a nursery school teacher.....then afterwards i was a teachers aide for special ed classes.......my husband has a brain injured sister......it was like i was ment for this job......

anyway...just wanted to pop in and say hi......i have been coming here since last sept while a student,then after graduating i was involved in the NCLEX boards...now this......man that NCLEX was something else....passed at the min of 85.....which i thought i bombed!!

have a wonderful day everyone!!!!

[3sodapop]

Thank-You for your uplifting message.

I am a new LPN too, and my kids are 20, 18, & 9. I've been undecided about where and when I want to work. Just recently I realized that part-time is all I can do right now. It's so great that you've found your niche. I was just thinking about applying for a similar job, and now that I've read your post I'm going to try for it. Thanks for posting!

[Jules A, MSN]

What a great post. Congratulations to you and also to your clients for getting such a caring nurse!