Where do LVNs work?

DBall · Apr 14, 2012

Oh yeah, and where is a place to work where I won't have to encounter all that stuff I mentioned above?

Sparrowhawk · Apr 14, 2012

Why do you want to be a nurse.? Even in a doc's office you'll have body fluids.....sooooo.

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Apr 14, 2012

The only way to avoid body fluids is to stay out if healthcare Even in a physician's office tear is body fluid exposure. Most MD offices these days hire medical assistants. But LpN's & RN's can work in doctor's offices. Most administrative jobs require some background in direct patient care. But in nursing school you will have to help people change, give baths, and deal with all kinds of body fluids. You might want to rethink your career choice

caliotter3 · Apr 14, 2012

Even if you move to a job doing administrative duties, you will have to do traditional nursing in order to get the required nursing experience to be hired into that type of position. Hard to avoid nursing when you do nursing after becoming a nurse. Sort of like being a carpenter who does not want to use a hammer.

PatMac10,RN, RN · Apr 14, 2012

In the hospital system I work for they are hired in offices, Ltc, and home health. We even have about 6 or 8 that work on the hospital units to fill in some gaps.

mazy · Apr 15, 2012

Can they work in doctor offices? I feel like I want to be a nurse of some sorts, but I do not want to have to deal with all the nasty bodily fluids (more than just poop and urine) and I don't want to have to give people baths or help them change. Do LVNS do any of this?

Why do you feel like you want to be a nurse of some sorts? That's a very strange way of putting it. You've posted twice on this, it's really hard to get a sense of the kind of information that you are looking for.

Yes, LPN/LVNs have to do all sorts of tasks involving body fluids and yucky sights and sounds and smells.

You will have to make it through school, where you will have to deal with all of these kinds of things. To go into administration you will need to have nursing experience. I would suggest that if it is your goal to go into administration that you get your BSN. You won't get far as an LPN in management.

DBall · Apr 15, 2012

Why do you feel like you want to be a nurse of some sorts? That's a very strange way of putting it. You've posted twice on this, it's really hard to get a sense of the kind of information that you are looking for.
Yes, LPN/LVNs have to do all sorts of tasks involving body fluids and yucky sights and sounds and smells.
You will have to make it through school, where you will have to deal with all of these kinds of things. To go into administration you will need to have nursing experience. I would suggest that if it is your goal to go into administration that you get your BSN. You won't get far as an LPN in management.

I guess I didn't word my question in the best way haha. Sorry for all the confusion. I like helping people. Growing up I have been taught giving service to other people is a good way to be happy. And that saying is true. The question is do I like giving service enough to see some intense things in the nursing field? I'm not sure. I figured management would take experience. I also don't want massive debts from all other doctor schools and medical schools.

mazy · Apr 15, 2012

Oh, OK that makes sense. I don't know how old you are, I get the sense that you're still young and starting out?

Here's what I'll say. I know that we all learn at some point that it is important to be of service to people and the world. But there are many ways to do that. It's not necessary to work in a helping profession like nursing. There are other ways to give back to the world.

If you want to work in nursing, then by all means go for it. It is definitely intense. But I really hope that you don't feel like you're doing this because of some sense of pressure or sense of obligation to do something specific.

Make your professional choices based on what you feel passionate about. When you get that part of your life sorted out, or even before that, there are many things you can do to help others. You can volunteer, give to charity, mentor young people, join the Peace Corps, the Red Cross, become active in community affairs, there is always a need, always something to do.

The only way you can truly be of help to others is if you have some sense of happiness in yourself and your life, and a sense that you want to share that with others, and that you actually have something that you can give.

So I don't know if that was at all helpful or what you needed to hear, but I guess the bottom line is, find a way to be kind to yourself and you will find a way to be kind to others.

steffuturelpn · Apr 15, 2012

maybe you should try social work

KimberlyRN89, BSN, RN · Apr 15, 2012

Maybe you should look into becoming a medical assistant. I went to school with a couple of girls who became medical assistants & they really enjoy it. Just do some research though. See what the wages are in your area & also what the job market is like. And by all means..avoid those "as seen on TV" programs like Everest College..medical assisting programs are offered at alot of community colleges..it's much cheaper to go there than to Everest or programs like that who charge $15,000+. Good luck!

applewhitern, BSN, RN · Apr 15, 2012

Please do make sure there is a need for medical assistants in the area where you plan to live and work. They aren't hired much around here, and most are having to work as nursing assistants in the hospitals, just to have a job. Most doctor's offices here hire RN's and LPN's. I work with 2 right now, who are working as CNA's at my hospital.