Re: LPN at outpatient clinic job, should I stay?
I am an RN in an outpatient clinic, in neurology. I get to do an occasional IV and push meds. But 99% of the time it is phones, faxing, orders. I agree that most of the time I do an MAs job. But, I love the drs I work with. Before I went to nursing school I always had clerical jobs (among others) and it got to the point where I hated the phone. It is getting to be that way again. I feel very stressed, irritated, and burnt out. I have the busiest doc in our dept and field at least 50-100 phone calls a day, plus refills, orders, faxing, appts, and much more when my doc is actually in clinic. I miss the one on one patient contact of the hospital or LTC. The hours ROCK, I do 7:30-3:30 on most days sometimes I need to stay late, M-F. But are the hours worth it if Im starting to hate my job?

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