sdy65

I have been an LVN for 27 years. I would not change one day of it ever! I started out in SNF's but have worked in home health and hospice. Currently I work in pysch and spend time in South America working in clinics. I considered going for my RN several times but there was never a compelling enough reason for me to do it. I work with doctors, RN's and APRN's that respect me and I get to do the work that I love. And trust me, I don't care what letters follows the name, if someone called me "tech school nurse" we would have a serious problem.

I was never a person that you would go to for caring assistance when I was younger. Becoming a nurse was not on my radar but my first job was as a CNA/Medication aide in a nursing home was because it was respectable for a young woman in my small hometown. I was good at my job and the residents were great. When I was trying to decide how best to take care of myself as an adult I chose nursing because my grandmother was a nurse and she supported herself well doing it. I went to school rec'd my LVN and went immediately into home health. I spent 10 years in home health and hospice. That is where I found my passion. I have since moved to psych and I feel that is the place I was meant to be. Helping those that cannot help themselves is one of my great joys. I cannot imagine not being in nursing and when we retire (soon) I will be volunteering my skills in Costa Rica.