Clinic nurses: If 1 million people join this group....

[LaughingRN]

This is an effort (albeit, one that most likely will fail) to add another specialty category for nurses on this site.

Clinic nurse.

What is that? A doctor's office nurse? An outpatient nurse? A patient education-ator? A fake real nurse? A dying breed?

I submitted a request to the suggestions forum to add this category to the immense list that already exists. my idea was not "shut down" immediately, but I was told that there needed to be an interest expressed by others on this site... and suggested I started a thread

I know that long posts tend to cause glazed conjunctiva, so I will keep this as short as possible.

When I was in school, I always knew what field of nursing I wanted to be in. I wanted to be up to my arms in blood, heroically saving lives. To make a long story short... the economy.

I am thankful for my job, and surprisingly, I am learning to love it.

I am not running with gurneys at mach1 speed down a hall, but I do occasionally have a bag of samples thrown at me. It is still dramatic in it's own way.

So what am I requesting? If you support my cause (whether you are a baby catcher, Code runner, almighty EKG wielder, struggling student or just a clinic nurse) post a response. Explain why we should have our own section, or why not, or simply post a question, story about clinic nurses. Simply by doing so, you stand by our side :)

If this wasn't meant to be, this thread will be buried in a matter of days, but you never know if you don't try!

5 Reasons that I think clinic nurses should have a new category

1. I feel that we have an extremely high tendency to be mistaken for non-licensed professionals. I am not an MA, Nursing student, tech or any variation of the above...I'm A BSN. Allnurses can help us validate our nursing status!
   
2. Patient's and their families yell, scream and blame us for everything under the sun too. We need a place to vent.
   
3. I assist minor surgeries, biopsies, procedures related to our specialty. I do not just take patient histories all day. Everyone could benefit from learning about this type of nursing (vast and varied) and what is involved
   
4. There is a very vast range of nursing specialties on Allnurses, under the specialty tab. To be honest, I am sad that some of them (and very obscure some are indeed) are listed and clinic/outpatient nurse isn't
   
5. I am a clinic nurse, and I'm lonely here
   

[sugarloaf98]

I have a cousin who works in a clinic, although we call them Practice Nurses here, yes, you get my vote here:heartbeat

[RxOnly]

I worked in a doctor's office for 2 years and would love to share stories in a group like this!!

[mancha]

Great Idea.. I vote yes! :yelclap:

[LuxCalidaNP]

I vote Yes! I am an RNII Case Manager at a HUGE family practice: 56 exam rooms. I am responsible for ALL clinic duties, med admin, flow maintenance, provider collaboration, walk-in triage, phone triage, case management of high-risk patients (of which there are TONS, and minor procedures. I am a NURSE! Most ER and ICU nurses I know wouldn't last a day in the chaos of what I do. Please give us a group!

[hopefull1]

There is a difinite need for a clinic nursing thread. I am a future nurse interested in clinic nursing and would love to hear your stories!

[CrunchRN, ADN, RN]

Great Idea - I was a clinic nurse for over 10 years.

[mappers]

I'll bite. I work for a large oncology practice doing outpatient chemo.

[NurseLil-lea]

I vote yes!!

[Guest717236]

Excellent idea! RNs can be mistaken for non nursing staff as many offices

are replacing RNs with other assistant or tech positions.

That said, clinic nursing is still an area where many nurses of

all educational levels work. The clinic nurse status is validated,

but currently lost in all the new approaches to staffing.

There is an art and science to being a good nurse in the clinic and

I support LaughingRNs proposal to have a separate specialty site

in this area.

Looking forward to the discussions in Clinic Nurse Specialty forum.

Thanks LaughingRN!

This is an effort (albeit, one that most likely will fail) to add another specialty category for nurses on this site.

Clinic nurse.

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5 Reasons that I think clinic nurses should have a new category

1. I feel that we have an extremely high tendency to be mistaken for non-licensed professionals. I am not an MA, Nursing student, tech or any variation of the above...I'm A BSN. Allnurses can help us validate our nursing status!
   
2. Patient's and their families yell, scream and blame us for everything under the sun too. We need a place to vent.
   
3. I assist minor surgeries, biopsies, procedures related to our specialty. I do not just take patient histories all day. Everyone could benefit from learning about this type of nursing (vast and varied) and what is involved
   
4. There is a very vast range of nursing specialties on Allnurses, under the specialty tab. To be honest, I am sad that some of them (and very obscure some are indeed) are listed and clinic/outpatient nurse isn't
   
5. I am a clinic nurse, and I'm lonely here
   

[Little Panda RN, ASN, RN]

I vote yes!!! I think most clinic nurses post under the Ambulatory specialty section. This is where I have posted in the past as I have worked in the clinical setting for 12 years.

It would be nice to have a section titled Clinic Nurse Specialty, because it is a specialty that requires many skills.

[FrogKissingNurse]

i'd love to read about the roles of a clinic nurse. i have no idea what really goes on in a doctors office or free clinics and i need to know this before i apply for such jobs!

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[color=#483d8b]i put 2 hands up for yes!:anpom:

[noahsmama]

Forgive me if this is an ignorant question, but, is "clinic nurse" somehow different from "ambulatory care"? Since there's already a forum for the latter, it seems to me the two would be redundant -- but maybe I'm missing something?

BTW, my favorite facebook group along these lines is the Tautology Club, "if one million people join this group, it will have one million people in it". :)