so, what do you do if you are not doing bedside nursing??

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hello.this is in relation of the thread "do you miss bedside nursing?"..ive read all the responses and was wondering what do you do if youre not doing bedside nurses and maybe get a tip or two on how to get a life,earn enough to pay mortgage and bills and be happy? and please be honest if you really take a pay cut so i could think it through...im really not happy anymore doing bedside nursing ,been doing it for 12 yrs now.and im just scared not to earn enough if i leave it..so do pitch in a penny or two.

ned:nuke:

Specializes in Geri, Home Health, OB GYN.

]I am a field supervisor for primary home care. AKA I hire and fire attendants for clts that get assistance from the state. The state caseworker does the inital assesment, sends me paperwork with task and hours and I hire the attendant. I do a supervisory visit every 3 months and am the middle person between the clt and caseworker. I work 8:30-5 Monday - Friday, on call every 4th week (for an extra $150 or $250 during holidays plus if I go out time and a half) paid insurance, 2 weeks vacation, mileage, the perks of getting to leave early for family stuff and I get paid more than when I was working assisted living as a charge nurse. LOVE IT:yeah:

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Wow!!! How do you get this job??? This sounds awsome..... Is this a national company??? I live in Maryland... thank in advance for your response.....:redbeathe:redbeathe

No, it's not a national company. If you are looking for such a job, take a look at your local Visiting Nurse Association. They are all independent agencies that function under the umbrella of the VNA. They are usually well established in the community and not a fly-by-night agency.

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

Clinical Research. Before that I was on office nurse Ob/Gyn and did some management stuff for the group. I make about what new grads inthis are make. I have been a nurse for 14 years now and was never a hospital nurse.

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i do medical adult day care..and it is great

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

I took a small pay cut when I went from hospital nurse to clinic nurse at a mental health clinic...but the job's great...it's weekdays only, no nights, no weekends, paid vacations, it's a county job so the benefits are great, and I'm the only nurse there so I don't have to work 'with' everybody else's schedule...

I do a little bit of everything...a lot of it is renewing scripts for patients, but I also do weekly injections, biweekly education classes, crisis intervention, reordering sample meds and patient assistance meds...calls related to medications, side effects, and general medical questions get routed to me. I really like the job because I get to educate my patients and I get to work with my favorite patient population. I also like working with my coworkers.

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has anyone ever thought about doing medical transcription? nurses know the medical terms, anatomy and physiology so i think its easy job for nurses. they can work at home and they can have extra income. has anyone done this work ?

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Guitar!

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:nurse:

No, it's not a national company. If you are looking for such a job, take a look at your local Visiting Nurse Association. They are all independent agencies that function under the umbrella of the VNA. They are usually well established in the community and not a fly-by-night agency.

:wink2::nurse::redbeathethank you for responding and the info!!!!!!!

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Specializes in cardiac/critical care/ informatics.

I am in Informatics and LOVE IT. My main part of the job is teach the doctors and their PA's etc new charting systems, implement the system, trouble shooting, building web site for physicians and much more. No pay cut, and I am soooooo happy. It is a growing field.

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I am in Informatics and LOVE IT. My main part of the job is teach the doctors and their PA's etc new charting systems, implement the system, trouble shooting, building web site for physicians and much more. No pay cut, and I am soooooo happy. It is a growing field.

35% pay raise here.

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thanks for the replies.

this thread shows that if ever you are burn out of doing bedside nursing, there is still a life beyond it!!!!

any body want to pitch in?

ned

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