Don’t want to take care of people anymore...

[Curious1alwys]

I don’t want to take care of people anymore. I want to help them (directly in some way) but I don’t want to be responsible for saving them (life or death). Where can I go as a nurse or do I need to just switch careers altogether? 
Thank you! 

[Boog'sCRRN246, RN]

On 10/8/2020 at 10:19 AM, Curious1alwys said:

I have only about one year acute bedside tele, a year ASC, 4 years cardiac rehab (both outpt and inpt), is that enough for a utiliization review position? 

 

 

It's certainly enough to at least apply. It all depends on the culture of the company you are applying to whether they feel you have enough relevant experience. My department (hospital-based your) used to have LPNs doing Utilization Review; now the required education level is a BSN, with preferred education being an MSN, and at least 4 years of RN experience. Personally, I think wanting an MSN is a little excessive, but I'm not the one determining that for my facility. 

[Nurse-yThings]

Hospice, home health (there's low acuity options), psych nursing? Still will be stressful situations but in a different way. I work in psych & it gets stressful but we don't accept medically unstable patients, I was never one who wanted to have someone's life in my hands. I like nursing because I get people interaction, 12 hr shifts & its a flexible field. Just being honest. I never wanted to save lives (sounds stressful). 

Edit: I second the utilization review or MDS coordinator. Those are options I've considered but where I am its a lot of 9-5, few 12 hr shifts available but if thats your thing then do it. You sound like you have enough experience to apply & MDS has a certificate you can obtain to be more desirable. 

[Corey Narry, MSN, RN, NP]

I worked briefly in in-patient Acute Rehab in the beginning of my RN career.  It is a unit that is still within the hospital or connected to the hospital. I found it to be low stress and the workload being manageable.  Any patient who exhibits concern for anything medically acute from persistent fevers and leukocytosis to potentially life threatening emergencies such as chest pains are sent to the ED to be evaluated or back to the acute care side of the hospital.  I liked the specialty enough and the staff did refer to it as the "quality of life" area of nursing but as the stress and adrenaline junkie as I was in my youth, I found it too calm and un-exciting.  It might not be for the OP, however.

[Curious1alwys, BSN, RN]

Thank you all for the feedback. ?

[speedynurse, ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

On 10/3/2020 at 8:35 PM, Pixie.RN said:

Clinical educator is a good one too! I went from ED bedside to trauma educator, it was great. 

I would love to do this at some point!