anyone know of any other jobs

Been there,done that, ASN, RN · Jun 8, 2016

There are many things you can do with your nursing degree. Think outside the box a little.

I make 6 figures, working from home for an insurance company.

Libby1987 · Jun 8, 2016

You want to leave because of being berated, punched and verbally abused? If those are the reasons, why aren't you looking for another area of nursing instead of away from it?

martymoose, BSN, RN · Jun 8, 2016

You want to leave because of being berated, punched and verbally abused? If those are the reasons, why aren't you looking for another area of nursing instead of away from it?

No, that's not the only reason. I feel recently with our ratio change,and some new procedures that put a pt at a very high acuity( tavr, etc) that things are very unsafe.

I have applied to other areas. No dibs yet. The dibs I did get, the HR kindly told me , "oh, btw the position was already filled this am"

I don't like the silly hoops we are now having to jump through, along with unsafe assignments. I'm fairly sure thats the trend I m seeing judging from reading here. TPTB do not care if you have a " unsafe assignment" There's no "safe harbor" where I live. It's pretty much,"don't like it, don't let the door hit you". But since I carry the burden of the household , I need to be very sure to keep a safe reliable job.

Health care may be reliable, but it sure isn't safe.

I will keep looking.Unfortunately we have tons of job openings for new grads on med surge/tele etc. The mistakes I am seeing on my floor, holy crap, I wouldn't even want to be a patient there.

eta/btw I have seen other nurse jobs. they only pay like 14-19 dollars an hour( Dr office , if you can even find one that hires RNs ; most hire CMAs and LPNs) That kind of pay won't cut it.

Basem zain · Jun 8, 2016

I hope to be one of them all the best

NOADLS · Jun 8, 2016

I hear escorts make a lot of money.

I know two personally and they both make more than I do.

Horseshoe, BSN, RN · Jun 8, 2016

Lots of careers pay better than nursing, which I have never viewed as being a well paid job. But they usually require at least a Bachelor's degree or higher.

In my circle of friends, almost all have Bachelor's degrees, and pretty much all of them make a lot more money than I do with my BSN. My DH has a BS in Finance from a second tier state university and usually makes six to seven figures annually. But he is REALLY good at what he does, puts in long hours, and usually works seven days a week.

There is no easy way to make a lot of money, in general. There are always the exceptions, but most of us are not that exceptional.

NotYourMamasRN · Jun 8, 2016

Government contractors!

quazar · Jun 8, 2016

Pharmaceutical sales rep? I know of nurses that went into that, and clinical research as well.

evolvingrn, BSN, RN · Jun 8, 2016

Care mgt, nurse practitioner, psych nurse...... There are less stressful jobs to be had

Marisette, BSN, RN · Jun 9, 2016

No, that's not the only reason. I feel recently with our ratio change,and some new procedures that put a pt at a very high acuity( tavr, etc) that things are very unsafe.
I have applied to other areas. No dibs yet. The dibs I did get, the HR kindly told me , "oh, btw the position was already filled this am"
I don't like the silly hoops we are now having to jump through, along with unsafe assignments. I'm fairly sure thats the trend I m seeing judging from reading here. TPTB do not care if you have a " unsafe assignment" There's no "safe harbor" where I live. It's pretty much,"don't like it, don't let the door hit you". But since I carry the burden of the household , I need to be very sure to keep a safe reliable job.
Health care may be reliable, but it sure isn't safe.
I will keep looking.Unfortunately we have tons of job openings for new grads on med surge/tele etc. The mistakes I am seeing on my floor, holy crap, I wouldn't even want to be a patient there.
eta/btw I have seen other nurse jobs. they only pay like 14-19 dollars an hour( Dr office , if you can even find one that hires RNs ; most hire CMAs and LPNs) That kind of pay won't cut it.

I want a no nursing job with a living wage too. However, I could never figure that out so I focosed on changing jobs in nursing. I applied to several jobs, and like you, did not get a call. Then I went on one of the major job website (monster, careerbuilders, don't recall ) to have them work on my resume and they provided the name of a nursing resume writer. I provided lots of information and some of my old sample resume's. Bingo. I had three job offers from large health care organizations and accepted a new job offer. Now I'm not so sure it was a happy ending, but I got a new job. So if no one is calling an experience RN, perhaps you should look at that resume.

Now as far as pay rate and nursing jobs. I worked in the hospital for about two years early in my nursing career. I was better paid outside the hospital environment working for a for profit dialysis company. I do office work now, triage at a outpatient center. Granted that medical assistants do most of the patient related care in this area. However, the nurses get paid nursing wages, with minimal to almost no patient hands on care. We sit in the back office answer and answer calls and fill prescriptions in a very busy outpatient center most of the day. Now, it's still nursing and there are difinitely some negative aspects in this job. You need to look outside the hospital if your present situation is not working for you.

I hope your facility is not so unsafe that patient's can get harmed. However, Nursing is tough work no matter what setting. People are human, mistakes can and do happen. Sometimes all we can do is work to correct them and try not to repeat those mistakes. There are few careers outside of nursing that provide the rate of salary nursing does with a two year degree. Usually, those careers are obtained with political or other connections. If you find one, please PM me ASAP. I'll join you.

FolksBtrippin, BSN, RN · Jun 9, 2016

Some jobs that pay well for a 2-4 year degree:

Police officer, electrician, welder, IT, financial analyst.

If you have good business acumen and sales ability you may be able to make very good money as a small business owner, realtor or in sales. But if you do not have that ability, you will not make much at all.

I don't think you need to love your work, but you need to not hate it. It is very smart to consider salary when choosing a profession, and salary is important, it's just not everything.

martymoose, BSN, RN · Jun 9, 2016

In regards to pharmaceutical or device sales rep ,I've tried. Locally they all want"proven sales records". But thanks for the suggestion