Nurses who DON'T work in a hospital, what do you do?

I work as a Correctional RN at one of the State of California's prisons. I run one of the "yard" clinics (one of five) during the day shift (0600 to 1400). There are approximately 200 inmates per building and six buildings total...1200 inmates to one RN, rofl. Some days are tougher than others, but all in all it's a blast; never know what you're going to get.

The pay more than makes up for the craziness: $5100.00 take home for a normal 40 hour work week/ month + approx. $3000.00 take home in overtime/ month (about $11,000.00 per/ month before taxes).

Not too shabby for an out-of-hospital RN.

After a lifetime of hospital nursing, my knees gave out. I knew I couldn't stand or walk for long periods anymore. I became a nurse paralegal and am sorry I didn't do this sooner. I am employed full-time by a plaintiff's law firm, so I can still function as a patient advocate. The work is interesting, and the days just fly by. I do everything from interviewing clients to writing submissions to the Medical Review Panel to doing research and locating expert witnesses. I am treated as a professional. The attorneys I work for respect my opinions and are always giving me positive feedback about the work I do. (something sorely missing from hospital work). The more nursing experience you have, the better, but a lot of attorneys are really just looking for someone to interpret medical lingo for them.