Is there any nursing Job that is not stressful

[nursegillian]

I have only been a nurse for 8 yrs. I have worked in hospitals, ER, medsurg,nursing homes, currently doing home health, and my experiences are that nursing is very stressful and no matter where you work, one will eventually get burnout. Are most nurses experiencing this or is it just me. Don't get me wrong, I love nursing and want to do nothing else...but I feel so much demands,responsibility are places on nurses and we are overworked no matter where we go

[BSNbeauty, BSN, RN]

I've worked in many different settings and I've found ICU/ LTC/ER to be my top three stressful jobs. My less stress jobs have been : Methadone dispensing nurse, School nursing, and Post partum. Post partum can be stressful at times, please don't get me wrong but it is not a daily occurrence.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

Every single job mentioned in this thread can be enjoyable or hell on wheels, depending on variables specific to the individual person, situation, or job description. I agree with identifying what works for you, what pushes your buttons (good and bad) and mindfully seeking the education and experience required to get you where you want to be.

[KariZayBSN]

My most stressful jobs were my direct hands on roles but most times they were night shift roles. It seems being up all night made my stress level increase. My least stressful jobs have been working at the insurance company from home (LOVE that)! I think if I could move into a NP house call position working from home once I finish school, I will have the best of both worlds with a nice balance of stress and rewarding work.

With your experience OP, why not try working for a nurse advice line, disease management, or pre auth for an insurance company? Another option is clinic nursing. It might reduce your stress.

[alrighThen]

My least stressful job was as an LPN in a clinic for the students on a Job Corps campus. It was 8-5 M-Thurs. I had an hour long lunch break and would go take a nap in my car at the waterfront listening to sea lions and seagulls or walk the river walk that was less than 5 minutes from the facility.

I did intake paperwork, saw students for complaints during walk-in hours in the morning and afternoon and escorted them to exam rooms for appointments with the doc or NP during the day. Once a week I would do the UA's for the new students. I coordinated the mental health program and worked with the psychiatrist and made sure the kids had their meds and was available during office hours for those having issues. One guy stabbed himself in the throat with a pencil and that was as stressful as it got.

I was so sad when I left to go finish my associates. Back to the nursing home. That was work.

[Elle23]

I was stressed working at McDonald's and it was the most unimportant job ever but for some reason people act like it's the end of the world of there is a pickle on their cheeseburger!

It really is the end of the world if mustard ends up on my hamburger. Just sayin'...

To the OP...you might want to look into private duty. My stress level is almost non-existant, compared to the over-the-top stress I used to experience at my hospital jobs.

[Sand_Dollar, BSN]

I am a new grad and got my first job in a non-profit clinic in WA. I do med refills, manage the anticoagulation patients, do DM education, phone triage...stuff like that. I work 8-4:30 M-F and I have to say, it's a snap. I make about as much as a new grad was making in a hospital back in CO. The only stress I have is figuring out how to get into acute care (market here is brutal for new grads)!!

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

The ONLY "less stressful" nursing job, rather gig I had was flu shot administration; although that may be stressful setting up the clinic, navigating the paperwork and shutting down the clinic by yourself at times, although I had slow days when I was by myself.

[ICRN2008, BSN, RN]

I think every nursing job is stressful in one way or another. I've worked both at and away from the bedside. When you work bedside, your shift is brutal but then you turn your patients over to another nurse and leave. Working in infection prevention or occupational health, I was on-call 24/7, was salaried exempt and had to get the job done no matter what. That often meant getting calls at 5 am and working 60 hours a week with no overtime. I also had to be interviewed by Joint Commission and OSHA surveyors. That's a different kind of stress.