LPN Jobs for New Older Nurse?

midcom · Nov 3, 2007

I'm 56 & graduated last month. Waiting for the BON to get my paperwork done so I can take my NCLEX. Hopefully soon as I'm really getting frustrated with this waiting.

I discovered very quickly that I physically would not be able to do some types of nursing, especially working at a hospital. Too much time on my feet with no break. I've concentrated my job search in clinical settings. I did some job shadowing & saw that they spent some time on computers so Know I'll have a chance to sit ocassionally.

I am finding that my age is actually an advantage when interviewing. My life experiences mean a lot & they don't have to anticipate that at some point I'll need to take an extended leave to have babies.

By the way, ALF is assistied living facility, I believe.

Dixie

frodo · Nov 3, 2007

thank you midcom, that makes sense!

SAHMU4IA · Nov 3, 2007

. I really believe it has to do with our age, and the way we were brought up to put in to what we do, not just expect what we will get from what we do.

tHIS IS VERY VERY TRUE. I am an older-new-grad, and now on the 3rd month at my first job. Others nurses are actually telling to that I better stop doing so much, or they'll expect too much of us! Nurses will actually send a Dr down the hall to look for "his nurse" instead of just doing a procedure for him! If I see something that needs to be done, I just do it. And yes, it has to do with our generation and our worth ethics.

I'm twice the age of most of our staff and I move a lot quicker than them and make the job much more physical than they do. They will wait 5 minutes to catch an elevator to the lab 4 flights down, while I will take the stairs down and back to save time. Or!!! They'll send old pt's in wheelchairs or walkers down to the lab to drop of a specimen, when we can do it for them!!