What to do w/MSN Education and OR experience?

[rbs105, ADN, MSN, RN]

I work in the OR and really enjoy it. I am starting my MSN in Education and am wondering...what will I be able to do with it with only having ever worked in the OR? I realize there is the obvious of being an OR educator, but beyond that, what else is there?

Without having worked on the floor, I can't do clinicals or really teach anything clinically oriented. I am asking this because I am wondering if I need to make a switch now and get some floor experience or risk finishing a masters and finding no one will hire me because I've 'only' worked in the OR. Is there anyone who has done this or has ideas?

rbs105

[rn2bn07, BSN, RN]

I would maybe go contingent or part time in the OR so you wouldn't have to totally give up your job, then I would find a contingent position or part-time position on a med-surg or telemetry flooor. You would probably need orentation,which is usually full time, so contingent would be the way to go.

[kelly7]

You could teach nursing students at a college or university. Does that interest you? You may likely earn less teaching. Most of my nursing instructors (with MSN's) also worked PRN in a hospital somewhere because of the pay.

[llg, PhD, RN]

Yes, if you want to be an undergraduate clinical instructor, it would help a lot for you to get some clinical experience on a general med/surg unit.

As a former NICU nurse, that has always been my problem. In spite of having my PhD, my opportunities for faculty jobs has always been severly limited (almost non-existent) because I could nnt get my foot in the door as an undergraduate clinical instructor. The types of classes that I am qualified to teach are usually given to the faculty members with seniority -- not to the new members of the faculty