what can nurses do besides "nurse"?

Do you like the paperwork side of nursing? There are many insurance companies that look for nurses to handle casemanagement. There are still MD offices. School nursing? Pediatric home care nursing is where my heart is, and being and LPN I can only do so much that way, but being an RN with the right company you could rise thru the ranks. If you wanted to teach nurses how to be nurses they are desperate in some nursing schools for teachers, you could start helping with clinicals while taking whatever teaching courses you might need. I wish you best of luck, and hang in there. You didn't go thru all that work to drop out of nursing. I strongly believe we are in one of the most versatile careers there is. Oh, and pharmaceutical companies always want someone with a degree to sell meds, so if you are into sales, there is another way to go. Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it primarily the hospital and long-term care settings that you are wanting to avoid? Is it the politics/coworkers? Or are the patients driving you nuts regardless of the location? (Trying to get a better feels for what you're looking at.)

This year my son is a freshman in high school. His Health Sciences teacher is a nurse. She wanted "out" too. I think she did great with the curriculum, my son came home with all sorts of info.

I have a friend who has her BSN and now teaches kindergarden and loves it. I am looking to getting the farm up and running myself. Tending goats and chickens sounds pretty good!

Do you like to teach? Maybe a CNA instructor?

Or, maybe a nurse consultant? I know around here there are facilities such as boarding homes that are looking for a nurse to work in that capacity.

What about clinical research? My patient contact is mimimal..I see outpatients for their study visits. Lots o' paperwork, though. Best of luck to you.

Hello everyone;
is nursing that bad? I am getting ready to start my nursing program and am scared out of my wits by all the posting I've read. I have run various businesses before and am very independant. I am also a good team player when I work in a team environment. I have read lots of posting that send the vibe that nursing is not the place to be. Please someone respond with an opinion. I love the medical fiels and wanted to move into Nursing because it would allow me to help others? is this like a bad choice?

If it's the clinical you are looking to get away from, have you looked into maybe advice nursing/ telephone triage?? Since you have experience, it sounds like you would be a great asset!

I honestly haven't looked into it, so I don't know how available those positions are, but I remember when I lived in California that Kaiser Permanente had a bunch of them.