Missing out??

I haven't really missed bedside nursing. I still do work occasionally work on the floor, it just reminds me of why I wanted to leave bedside nursing.

I did initially miss clinical practice so I maintain my nursing skills by practicing clinically part-time.

Continuing to practice reminds me why I entered nursing in the first place, gives me an appreciate for the bedside nurse and the overwhelming tasks she has to contend with on a daily basis and keeps me empathetic to the clinicians I work with in my informatics practice.
I try to remember (no matter my level of informatics expertise) that if it wasnt for the patients,nurses and other clinicians I would not be needed............I wouldnt have a job. My ultimate purpose is to facilitate and improve clinical practice and patient care. As Informaticists we need to maintain a balance between our role as clinical practitioners and our role as "Techies"..............I will always be "a nurse" and hold nurses and nursing in high regard!!!!!

I do. But not enough to go back to it f/t, unless I have to.

Honestly, I don't miss Nursing - I do occasionally miss patient care. I love what I do now and would not return to the bedside unless I had no other choice. I guess for me - being a nurse in a hospital IT dept brings a level of respect and professionalism that I just never experienced at the bedside.