Trabbie93

Hello, Just wanted to say this is a great thread, and the participation is extremely insightful. P.S. I hear conversations about "med aids" aids that help pass meds or some such? I know LPN's do this, and is a major part of the job. But hope it wouldn't phase out LPN's in the long run.

Hello Pagan. Nah, it's nothing like I'm afraid to stick, I have no problems of that. I just don't want the job of running three floors in and out of 40 patients rooms to just draw blood. No offense to the people that do it, but it would seem to be extremely boring for me, 8 or 12 hours a day..yuck. I suppose I could have finished it up maybe got a part-time job doing it just for experience, but I just figured to cut my loss and let it go. There is a reason why venipuncture is of it's own entity (lab) in a hospital. Takes all day to gather blood nonstop. I would rather CNA duties over that. Which some nurses I assume would not do. Different stokes for differnt folks.

Thanks for responding back Angel. The post made me feel better about going on to Lpn. As for my dream, well the only dream I have ever had was to have a quiet life, which thankfully I have. I always thought I would be an Lpn. I actually went 1 semester about 14 years ago and got sick and quit. I had intentions of going back but just never made it. I went long enough to get my CNA and worked as an HHA for a while, and it is the ONLY job I have EVER had that I got any satisfaction out of. So I assume Lpn would be something to cure my need for security within myself and the need of the occasional pat on the back. The semester did not get into venipuncture. So I was unsure about that. I guess dropping the phlebotomy class recently just sort of made me doubt myself about going to Lpn. But it's good to hear I won't be poking all day. On that "what if" statement you made. Yeah, that is what is bothering me, for 14 years I have been saying that and I'm tired of constantly thinking about "what if" So I'm just doing it. Next year is a long wait but I can hold out. Feels good to not have think about those two little words "what if" anymore. Thanks again for the reply!

Greetings, I won't start LPN program until August 2008 so I decided to take a phlebotomy course until then. I just dropped it. I came to the conclusion I just really didn't like it and so I withdrew. My question is, does this mean I should not go on to LPN? Also don't LPN's not bother with venipuncture? The blood and needles didn't bother me, I just don't want to poke people all day.