First Choice Nurse; Second ???

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Most of us, most of the time, love being nurses. Secretly...if money wasn't really an issue...and you did need to work somewhere doing something...what "do you want to be when you grow up?"

If money was no object, I'd actually want to be an administrative assistant - someone's secretary! Answering phones, greeting people, stuff like that...crazy, I know.

What about you?

And please....sincere posts only. Let's keep it clean.

Specializes in Management.

I would be a chef. I love to cook!

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Specializes in Mental Health/Substance Abuse.

Have enough money to travel to every National Park and go backpacking/camping/hiking.

So...come on lottery win!

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What a fun post!!!

I'd second travel nursing a la third world... I'd also love to learn medical ASL.

Other than that, I'm a total gear nerd for trail hiking/running/moseying, and I love the outdoors, so those would all be the awesomest jobs ever, IMHO.

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Specializes in CVICU Open Heart.

I would be a reviewer of all-inclusive vacation resorts.

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Princess at Disney World, or Broadway Actress ;)

I'd be all about being a Disney Princess!

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I would want to become an archaeologist to learn about the ancient world or to become a translator.

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Specializes in Ortho, CMSRN.

I really, truly love nursing. If I had my dream job, I would be a personal nurse to one very nice person who would not be excessively demanding of my time/schedule, pay a fair wage, and not hold my license over my head with false allegations should they (or a family member) become displeased. It would be nice to actually take the time to give a patient a proper bed bath, fix their hair, listen to their stories, pass out medication, etc.. without looking at a clock and worrying that all of my other medications to all of my other patient's are going to be late, or without having my Vocera (walkie talkie/phone) interrupting every 5 seconds when I'm trying to listen to a patient, or do teaching.

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Specializes in my patients.

I'm loving all these travel and resort ideas. Great thoughts all... :) :yes:

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Specializes in my patients.
I really, truly love nursing. If I had my dream job, I would be a personal nurse to one very nice person who would not be excessively demanding of my time/schedule, pay a fair wage, and not hold my license over my head with false allegations should they (or a family member) become displeased. It would be nice to actually take the time to give a patient a proper bed bath, fix their hair, listen to their stories, pass out medication, etc.. without looking at a clock and worrying that all of my other medications to all of my other patient's are going to be late, or without having my Vocera (walkie talkie/phone) interrupting every 5 seconds when I'm trying to listen to a patient, or do teaching.

Great answer ClaraRedheart, BSN, RN! Wouldn't it be amazing if we could get back to this kind of nursing? Ahh, dreams...

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Specializes in Behavioral Health.

I'd be a researcher again. I left it the first time because funding dried up, so if money were no object, I'd like to be back in the lab researching memory. It's a wild frontier inside your head and I'm a total nerd. :geek:

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If I can't be a Disney Princess, I would want to be a cruise director and travel to exotic locations.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.

Well I would love to be a worldwide best-selling author (think JK Rowling, George RR Martin, etc) and have those books be adapted into successful films. I would want to travel the world as well.

My more realistic goal is to become a NICU nurse/neonatal nurse practitioner working three 12-hour day shifts per week and have babies of my own someday. :) And I know that I will love it.

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