have you ever left nursing for something totally different?

I took a year off from nursing and worked as a "reading tutor" with Americorps in an elementary school. It was a nice change. However, I was shocked over all the paperwork that was required in Americorps.

I am looking into going to Esthetican/Massage therapy school. Skin care has long been a passion of mine and I have even dreamed of opening up my own spa.

My parents had convinced me that being an esthetican would not be any kind of career- so since i enjoyed the medical field I went into nursing. I have only been a nurse since January and even though I like being in the NICU- I just don't love it. I just don't think I am into hospital nursing and dealing w/all the BULL. I hate politics and even more I hate doctors and the attitudes toward nurses.

I am looking into going to Esthetican/Massage therapy school. Skin care has long been a passion of mine and I have even dreamed of opening up my own spa.

My parents had convinced me that being an esthetican would not be any kind of career- so since i enjoyed the medical field I went into nursing. I have only been a nurse since January and even though I like being in the NICU- I just don't love it. I just don't think I am into hospital nursing and dealing w/all the BULL. I hate politics and even more I hate doctors and the attitudes toward nurses.

This is my main fear of becoming a nurse, i always hear how horrible doctors are. I work for lawyers now, and have gotten used to them. They are all pretty nice people actually. Are nurses treated like their servants?

Are doctors really that bad? I dont want to be treated like a servant. I hear that alot though. I work for attorneys now, and i thought they were horrible at first, but they are all pretty good nice people.

I am looking into going to Esthetican/Massage therapy school. Skin care has long been a passion of mine and I have even dreamed of opening up my own spa.

My parents had convinced me that being an esthetican would not be any kind of career- so since i enjoyed the medical field I went into nursing. I have only been a nurse since January and even though I like being in the NICU- I just don't love it. I just don't think I am into hospital nursing and dealing w/all the BULL. I hate politics and even more I hate doctors and the attitudes toward nurses.

When I was in clinicals years ago, a doctor, reamed an RN in ICU, yelling so loud that even the really sick people looked around. When I was working as a floor nurse I was left as the only nurse on a 40 bed orthopedic floor. One of the better known "pain in the neck" doctors came up and asked what this message meant. Started yelling at me because I had no idea. I turned and walked away and he never did it again.

I can't really say that ALL doctors treat nurses like servants. There are some really nice docs and ones that realize how important nurses are.I have even had several docs remind me of how much they listen to my opinion on things because the nurses are the ones at the bedside. On the floor that I am on in the NICU, I can only say that one doctor is known for being mean and she is mean to alot of people in general-even other docs. Some of the nurses think she is nuts. Anyways I have not had any problems w/her YET but I do know that when I do, I will just have to deal w/it and let her know she does not scare me. Just learn to stand up for yourself and let the docs know that you are not scared and most of them back off. It's the nurses that show fear that the docs love to push around.

I was a school nurse teacher for two years, an elementary school teacher for 30 years, and now I want to go back to nursing-is that crazy or what?

I left nursing for a year to work as web programmer...It was fun, we rode scooters at work.

I missed patients.

All jobs have politics and abusive jerks on some level - not just nursing

I left nursing for about 2 years and was a Flight Attendant. It was awesome.....but hubby and the kids (teens at the time) didn't care for me being gone 3-4 days a week. It was great to overnight in big cities, the perks of my family traveling for free was awesome as well.

I did enjoy my time away from nursing....but am glad I'm back into it now. Especially since I'm working w/Americas heros.....our soldiers :wink2: .

Jacque

Proud Army wife

Proud AF mama

Former colleagues have gone on to work as: a speech pathologist, a medical records clerk, an entymologist, and a minister. Two nurses I work with are currently studying psychology and accountancy, respectively.