Are you planning to retire from public schools?

[CampNurse10]

Hi,

I work in a public school that has (what I think) is a good/decent pension. For me to get the best benefit out of it, I should stay a total of 30 years (I'd be 63 when I retire with a decent pension). For those of you in public schools that have pensions- are you planning to stay and get comfy and eventually retire? Is school nursing just an interim thing you're doing while you have school aged children? What is everyone's long term career outlook? Nursing-wise, it's a great job. Stable, steady income, good benefits/pension, great schedule, etc. However I'm not sure about 26 more years! It just seems soooo long to stay in the same realm of nursing.

[KKEGS, MSN, RN]

I am in my second year of school nursing but am done at the end of this year. I am going back to my first love, NICU, as an agency RN. I am glad I tried school nursing but I miss the intensity of intensive care and the hands on nursing care I gave in the NICU. My school nurse job is a 40 hour a week desk job which is what I wanted to leave behind when I became a nurse at the age of 32. I tried to prepare myself for school nursing when I left the NICU but each district utilizes their nurses differently so I couldn't really get a very clear picture of what the job entailed. I ended up right back in a desk job which is what I was trying to avoid.

[KKEGS, MSN, RN]

First year and I'm liking it so far. My hubby wants to retire at 55 and RV around the states. To do so I would have to still be working for insurance and such. So his plan for me is to become a travel nurse at some point. Who knows what the future holds.

This is one of my career goals as well!

[iggywench, BSN, RN]

I do plan to retire from this job, as long as nothing major changes. I was a teacher for 8 years before going to nursing school, but I pulled out my retirement to help pay for nursing school. I am at year 5, and have 20 more years to go in order to retire. I have no desire to work in a hospital or move up into administration, and I am content to stay in my school. My viewpoint may change once my children are out of school, but I have 8 years to go until the youngest graduates.

[Leader25, ASN, BSN, RN]

That is not incredible ,that is what it is supposed to be,you work for it and deserve it.