Tiffanytlc

thanks i already work with a dvm (vet) so i do have some idea, but i definetely think working with people is a lot more serious than workin with animals. sometimes i want to tell him things, but i realize that im not going to let a man with a bad temper ruin my day!!!

k now im scared of nursing school..maybe i shouldnt've read this

im gonna miss working with animals too

very lucky! im gonna have to work and attend school i have no choice, im thinking about waitressing at night maybe, instead of my job i have now, busting my butt and just getting by, but if i only waitress a few nights a week, i can go to the day program, get done in less time (15 months) AND last but not least focus on school! i have sum big decisions to make before the fall!

hi tfleuter are you no longer a vet tech?

hello abbott tech graduates, i am interested in taking the evening program there. how has working as a nurse been since graduating?

when i went to massage therapy school back in 03 i didnt have any experience in massage, i didnt work in a place where i could learn about this field, in fact i had only had a couple of massages in my life, i just went because i didnt know what else to do. So right now i am working with cats & dogs, im thinking in the mean time before lpn school starts i should get my cna and start working in the people field...this will make me feel a lot more comfortable when i do get to school and after working as a cna i will know for sure if i want to switch to nursing or continue in my field and get a degree in vet teching! yay! i figured it out now i just gotta do it.

i will gladly clean up patients messes as an lpn for more pay than i am earning right now as a vet tech!

thank you! even though our situation sucks i am glad i am not alone! :0) yea nursing keeps calling my name, its gonna be a challenge but were smart and we should go for it! ive gotten bit twice and sometimes its so hard to prevent this from occuring, both times it got infected and now i have lovely scars. No FUN! I wonder what my co-workers are gonna say when i tell them im starting nursing school?

vet teching is such great work however hardly rewarded and no retirement!

yes i do worry, i had to get my breast checked for a lump recentlyand it made me tighten up my lead apron so they would not be exposed at all. this makes me feel bad for my last vet tech job, the aprons were so old and worn out that they were probably not doing their job of protecting!

it is a very interesting job, i learn so much about the medical aspect of animals, yet i work for a small company, and i have to clean cages even when i dont feel like it, i have to answer phones, check people out, basically run the show, surgery assistant, etc. I am not certified yet, b/c I am still debating, animals or people. I would say lpn is a more stable career.

thanks to everyone for the replies...i was hoping people wouldn't bite!! I work for a very small aniaml hospital, no benefits whatsoever, i was roped in and told i would get raises, but no such luck!...i believe that human patients will be appreciative when the nurse feels confident in her field...but even if the patient is difficult nurses have to take it with a grain of salt, and know they are just trying to help.

I have been putting a lot of thought into both vet tech school and lpn school. On one hand I question if I will truly be able to work with people full time, or I know at least that it would take a lot of hard work to get good at it. i love working with animals but I've already gotten bit twice, the pay is low, I have no health insurance, no paid days off, and I'm beginning to get tired. Being an lpn I believe, after lots of experience of course, would be a very rewarding career. and i would be financially stable. I think im leaning towards lpn. I need to make a decision already! one thing that sucks is admission for a local lpn school is not till 2010!!!

I have been debating switching my career from vet tech to lpn. I have worked with animals for 2.5 yrs. I have my license in massage therapy, which I really have not pursued, maybe its just not my calling. But I have been looking into lpn schools since the new year. Its going to be such a change after working with animals, but I have yet to find a full time job with good pay & benefits, and not a thank you from a single dog. I wonder how I will transition from working with animals back to human patients.