Burnout

ERNurse752, RN · Nov 23, 2003

MD office

Public health

Occupational Health

Case management

School nurse

Agency

Urgent Care clinic

Insurance company

Clinical education

Hmmm...I think I'm out of ideas for now...hope these help...good luck! :)

icuabbie · Nov 23, 2003

I'm 44 and I've been nursing for 15 years. I work in the ICU and starting to look at other possible areas to go into. Tried the home health/hospice also, the paperwork is ridiculous. These are the areas that I'm considering: Cancer Center (would need to get certified as a chemo nurse), cardiac rehab in the hospital, education dept. in the hospital. I'm certified in Interactive Guided Imagery and My ideal job would be to market myself to do group and indivdual sessions for cancer pts, rehabing alcoholics and addicts, people preparing for surgery, people wanting to lose weight, stop smoking or just stress management. There are alot of options out there. Some larger companies hire or contract with nurses to do employee health. Drug companies and medical equipment companies hire nurses and train them about their products, but usually you have to travel. I'm fortunate to work in a unit where there are alot of RNs that like night shifts, because I hate them too. Hope this helps.

candiceRN2B04 · Nov 23, 2003

i am only in school right now but maybe i can help. you should think about the reason u decided to be a nurse in the first place - what were your goals, what intrested u the most etc. maybe you got off track in your years as a nurse and ended up doing something that didnt intrest you because it seemed like the right thing at the time. try to go back and find a job that will make u happy and keep u intrested and if that doesnt work and u feel u need to change your career - go for it. you are never too old to go back to school (there are 58 people in my class and only about 15 of us are under 30)

and there are plenty of scholarships and grants to help with the cost. good luck in whatever you decide:p