Desk job

[kward6]

Does anyone currently work as a nurse at a desk job? What do you do to keep up on medications and you're skills?

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[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Thinking that any new medications that come along, I would do what I always did, read up on it / use pharmacy as a resource.

As far as IV skills, interpreting telemetry, etc. after 30 years, that's pretty much like riding a bike .

A moot point...

I will not be returning to the bedside.I love my desk job, they will have to pry my keyboard out of cold dead hands;)

[kward6]

I like your last statement! So when you review the medication do they stick? I love being hands on and visiting with the patients. Sadly I rarely see patients.

[Pepper The Cat, BSN, RN]

I am half time desk, half time floor nurse.

But like Been There said, it's like riding a bike, the skill set comes back quickly

[abbnurse]

I will not be returning to the bedside.I love my desk job, they will have to pry my keyboard out of cold dead hands;)

Love this!

[kward6]

I am glad to hear. The only worries I have is I have only worked in long term care and for 6 months before getting this job now. So I really do not have a grasp on some of the skills.

[kiszi, RN]

If you think you might want to return to the bedside perhaps getting a PRN job would help you strengthen your skills and give you more experience. It might be difficult to get a bedside job if you stay away too long, especially with limited experience.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

One of my coworkers works full-time as a state surveyor from Monday through Friday during banker's hours. To maintain her nursing procedural skills, she works PRN as a floor nurse at the specialty hospital where I am employed.

She picks up perhaps a couple of shifts per month. It is just enough to keep from losing one's hands-on skills.