Did any of you leave nursing for another profession?

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I see where alot of people left different industries to become a nurse. I was wondering if any of you left the nursing profession to go into another area?

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Why:chuckle

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I was just wondering, that's all

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I'm trying to!

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What field are you trying to get into?

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Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

My leaving nursing will be dependent on how much nursing changes for the better. The way it is today it isn't very inviting.

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I applied at a few vet's offices, but they have not called me. I've been accepted to a major university and am trying to decide on a major.

I have an appt w/ a career couselor to try and find another career that I am suited to, and that has good job opportunities.

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Specializes in Oncology, ID, Hepatology, Occy Health.

I left to teach English as a Foreign Language for two years. My motive was that I came to live in France and at first wasn't confident enough in my French to work in French, however I found I was using French anyway with admin staff and low level groups so I figured why not. Now I speak French fluently it's not an issue for me, and my motivation for being a nurse now is that in this country it pays more than teaching. I loved teaching, but the language school circuit is an exploitative place and doesn't treat it's employees well. If I ever went back to it I would get into the university or state school system.

I value nursing more now having been away. I think anybody approaching that burn out feeling should take a break and come back refreshed. A second career/qualification is always good insurance if you have the time to study for it, and many skills are transferable from one career to another.

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I left nursing to become a Computed Radiography and Advanced Imaging Specialist in Radiology. Still in healthcare but not in nursing.

How does it feel? It feels good! As the picture below illustrates, it took a while to get my rhythm back. But now life is good again!

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-HBS

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I'm furthering my horizons...

I'm an LPN...I'm going to school for Culinary arts and Restaurant Management... SO..

the eventual goal will be to eventually become a certified dietition, and then, work in an advisorary role (consultant) to nursing homes and hospitals to improve their food service to patients...

OR....

I just might open a bakery with a friend... you never know.

--Barbara

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After 20 years as a RN I'm getting out of nursing. I start law school in the fall with the goal of working in an area of law that is in no way related to nursing or health care.

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Specializes in Ortho, Med surg and L&D.

Hi,

Not a Nurse yet but, did take a break from health care for a few years.

I worked as a Nurse assistant for about 6 years in Nursing homes, home health, hospitals and a children's residential facility. I sort of had 'hospice burn out.'

I worked a lot of hours in those 6 years. No wonder I sort of frazzled. It was my own issues though that I needed to work on, not the health care.

The work filled me up even though it was so hard. I think I just worked too much though. Would do a full week's work at one hospital by doing two doubles and a single shift over the weekend then work a full week's shift at another hosptial throughout the week with also picking up midnight shifts for home health.

Duoy. Anyhow, I left it for a few years with no intent of going back. When I went to school to earn my degree I changed my major from teaching, to environmental health and sciences and then realized, Nursing was really it.

When I finally earn my degree I hope to continue on to find a way to combine my interest for teaching and sciences and community health and nursing. Nursing is the way to go!

I'm also glad that I took the little burnout break because I've grown, and needed to.

Such a late bloomer, eh! :) Hope to have the BSN at age 40. Not uncommon either!

Jen

p.s. I think if you need to leave or take a break that you should, if you come back, you'll be stronger and if you don't come back then you've found something better for you! good

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