[[ Job Search Adventure ]]

For those who do not my news yet -- you either haven't seen me recently or missed my last blog entry. Yes, it is official...I am now a LPN. I am very relieved that this part is all over & done with but I don't think it has completely sunk in yet. I think it will hit me once I find a job.

I did quite a bit of online searching on Sunday & yesterday and have found 3 available positions that I am "qualified" for. 2 of them at one local hospital & 1 at the other. The 2 at the first hospital...1 is Pediatrics which is a job I would of snatched up very quickly but at this particular hospital Pediatrics is not a huge thing at all because most kids are sent to King's Daughters...te 2nd position would be on their Neurology floor which is ok but not something I prefer & plus it was a 72 hour/week job & I don't know if I want to start out with something like that. The 3rd position open at the hospital is a Medical/Surgical floor & I think that that would be my best bet. Because the only reason I can take other open positions for LPNs is because I am not "qualified" yet...most of them want 1-2 years of Medical/Surgical experience. So I figure if I take that job, then I can go ahead & get my experience & if I see somewhere I'd like to work after that then I can simply transfer because I will be qualified & have my experience to work there.

So, I'm not completely sure what will happen but we'll see. I'm praying & asking God to open & shut doors wherever his will permits. I also can't start a job anyways until my CPR certification is renewed & I can't do that until April 3rd (long story). But besides that, nothing is holding me back. I'm ready to get into the working world & most of all, the world of Nursing. I'm excited. I have decided that I am going to be working for a while & get some experience in before going back to school & continuing into my RN stuff. But do not worry I AM going to go back to school...there is no doubt about it. People have been telling me not too work too long because I won't want to go back to school. But believe me I do...I want to go as far as I possibly can. The furthest I want to go is RN, and that's the next step. The only way I will go any further is if God tells me to. Other that, I think becoming a RN will be a great stopping point for me.

Well, guess I better stop here. Gotta do some cleaning today since all I did was job search yesterday. Talk to you all later.

God Bless,

Christine