Hi all! Great to be here.... I was hoping I could get some advice!
I have thought long and hard about a career choice, and I have found that college is not for me anymore. I want to help people, learn a skill, and use that skill. I am very well acquainted with medical field because I grew up with many health problems. I wanted to be an actual MD at one point in my life.
Of course, that's far fetched for some...including me.... so I decided to become an LPN. It's a one year course and that's perfect for me...
I'm just a bit unnerved about working in a long term care facility - In fact, I don't want anything to do with a LTC because LPNs employed at LTCs are responsibile for suppositories, enemas, among other things that deal with bowel movements....
I was hoping to aim for a physician's office. The LPN at my family doctor's office is likea great friend - she has always been there for me and I always admired her for what she did - and she doesn't have to give anyone an enema!
So my big question is this - Are job prospects favorable for doctor's offices, or am I at a total loss? I have been researching education, college, careers, technical and trade, and LPN seems like it's best for me. I am just taken aback by all the horror stories of enemas and suppositories.