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  1. Changing to a non-nursing career?
    Well I went and got a new job....but yup, it's still an RN job lol. Will continue in case management. Maybe I will like this one better. I always say I am going to leave and then take another RN job....
    May 9
    Forum: Retired Nurses / Inactive Nurses
  2. Thinking about Leaving Nursing
    I would not go to a hospital if you aren't confident in your skills. I doubt many hospitals would give you much orientation being that you are not a new grad. I felt the same way so I eventually got...
    Feb 7
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  3. Case management stress
    Same here!!!! I got out of clinical nursing because I thought that was too stressfull....but wow this is even worse!!! I realize where I have worked over 2 years that we will NEVER get manageable...
    Feb 4
    Forum: Case Management Nursing
  4. NEW JOB!!! what have I gotten myself into.....
    I also work for an insurance company, not aetna though. I am tired of it..I seem to always be the bad guy and telling them things they DON'T want to hear. It seems I make more people upset than...
    Jan 28
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  5. Changing to a non-nursing career?
    I am still browsing the classifieds daily but have not found anything I would apply to yet. I hate feeling so trapped in nursing. I have some small debts to pay off and I feel like I can't even quit...
    Jan 28
    Forum: Retired Nurses / Inactive Nurses
  6. Nurse trying to get NON-nursing job....impossible!!
    I would like to do the same thing eventually...get a non nursing job before I go completely insane. I just wonder what I would write on a cover letter. Do you say that you are looking to switch...
    Jan 22
    Forum: Nursing Career Advice
  7. I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"
    I guess I am one of the venter's. But for me it is nice to know that other's feel the same way. It is like a support group! I have been in 8 years. I think it takes a certain personality to do...
    Jan 21
    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  8. Why did I go into nursing?
    I felt that way, too, so I have been taking jobs in case management. You usually have to have a few years of some type of clinical work first, though. A lot of insurance companies hire case managers...
    Jan 6
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  9. Thinking about taking some time off, after my experience. new nurse life crisis.
    Shoot I wish every day I could have the means to take a break...but I am a single mom. I say go for it if it will help you mental health. I feel like I am about to go insane myself from nursing. I...
    Jan 6
    Forum: Health / Stress Management 101
  10. Work related depression
    Well it's a new year, let's change something! I would love to find a non nursing job but of course that will mean a HUGE and I do mean HUGE pay cut. Unless some miracle job happens lol. I say this...
    Jan 1
    Forum: Health / Stress Management 101
  11. "You've never said you liked nursing."  A vent.
    I am totally sick of nursing. I AM SO SICK OF BEING UNDERSTAFFED EVERY DAY EVERY MONTH EVERY YEAR EVERY JOB!!!! In non nursing jobs being understaffed isn't the same stress as when it is in nursing....
    Dec 26, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  12. Work related depression
    I have never felt such depression, anxiety, and stress until I became a nurse. I used to be the most positive cheerfull person! Now I cry all the time. I thought it was just bedside nursing I hated...
    Dec 11, '12
    Forum: Health / Stress Management 101
  13. How to become a case manager
    You can always look at insurance companies, most have case managers that work from home. Where I work if someone doesn't have CM experience they at least like them to have home health experience...
    Nov 23, '12
    Forum: Case Management Nursing
  14. How to break into case management nursing and utilization review....
    I work as a case manager at an insurance company and do home visits. I was also a case manager for 2 years before I got this job...and with that job they hired me with ZERO CM experience. The job I...
    Aug 2, '12
    Forum: Case Management Nursing
  15. Changing to a non-nursing career?
    I have to come to absolutely DESPISE nursing. I have been a nurse for 7 years, and have tried several different areas. It is no longer about the patient, its allll about MOUNDS of ridiculous...
    Jul 12, '12
    Forum: Retired Nurses / Inactive Nurses
  16. What types of nurses work their own hours?
    I work in case management and set my own schedule for home visits. So since I am not a morning person I use that time for office work. I have to keep my phone on 8-5. But otherwise I go out when I...
    Jun 3, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  17. Please give me some ideas I can work with here......alternative to nursing.
    I would like to know the same thing, 7 yrs, several different types of nursing, all stress me out like crazy. I am thinking a lot of the non-medical home care type places would probably hire someone...
    Jun 3, '12
    Forum: First Year After Nursing Licensure
  18. Please read and respond. Way depressed.
    I feel for you, I also think I made a mistake with this career. You are correct, school definitely does not give you that feeling of actual responsibility for patients. And that can be extremely...
    May 22, '12
    Forum: Health / Stress Management 101
  19. What is your work schedule like?
    M-F, off all holidays and weekends. Supposed to work 8-5 but end up working from my couch at all hours. But with the M-F thing I guess it's a trade off. I work in case management. Would much rather...
    Apr 24, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  20. What is it like to work from home? Telephonic CM
    Con: no coworkers to yak to at lunch (u might see them at meetings a few times a year?) Pro: You can throw laundry in between calls.
    Apr 19, '12
    Forum: Case Management Nursing
  21. What is the Salary range for a CM position for an insurance company?
    I work there in TN but I don't ever share what my salary is. But I can say it's way more than any hospital nursing!
    Mar 22, '12
    Forum: Case Management Nursing
  22. SIGNON BONUS help
    Yep I started at a hospital offering one, I think it was 5000? Well of course they said I wouldn't even get it for a while and only a little bit at a time...well I never got any of it cause I...
    Mar 19, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  23. Amerigroup?
    TN. Have a mix of nursing home residents and home members. We all have over 100. I stay busy!!!
    Mar 6, '12
    Forum: Case Management Nursing
  24. Amerigroup?
    Which state is the position in? I don't work for them but I work for one of their competitors. The caseloads where I work are VERY heavy.
    Mar 6, '12
    Forum: Case Management Nursing
  25. Fired for giving Med late
    I would have notified the charge nurse or someone as soon as u realized how late it was, BEFORE giving the meds. It sounds like you did not let anyone know except the next nurse coming on. I...
    Feb 18, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion