Need advice

Ms.Hobbes · Aug 12, 2003

Ever thought of going into teaching or some time of patient education job?

Editorial Team / Admin · Aug 12, 2003

How about research? I work at a VA hospital, in the cath lab, but there are several nurses hired who help w/research projects conducted by the Cardiology dept. I've only been working at the VA for three months, so I'm not sure what-all they do (I know they see pts @ times) but you might check into it.

Nurse Recruiter?

Good luck finding another niche in nursing. Let us know how things go. :) -- D

jemb · Aug 12, 2003

How about ambulatory nursing? Specialty clinics (oncology, nephrology, etc) and urgent care clinics need RNs.

sjoe · Aug 12, 2003

telephone advice nurse

school nurse

administration

case management

forensic

infection control

IV

legal

informatics

staff development

public health

QI/QA

gwenith, BSN, RN · Aug 12, 2003

All great suggestions but in the meantime and for your fellow RN's please lobby your hospital about introducing a "no lift policy" It is cheaper to introduce than most realise and it might have saved you from this problem.

live4today, RN · Aug 13, 2003

How on earth did you think that you could lift another adult...heavy or not? :confused:

Now that you have done the UNthinkable, I hope your health improves to its optimal best.

Nurses are notorious for bending, lifting, pulling, and pushing all the wrong ways. Many nurses do NOT use PROPER body mechanics while at work.

Nurses.....there is only ONE of you, so why risk the only YOU that you are for body injuries that disable you physically?

This is what I mean about saying NO to the abuse in nursing! STOP IT nurses, stop it!!! WE deserve soooooooo much better than what we fathom about our worth as individuals. If we respect ourselves as human beings, then we wouldn't act like we are SuperNurse while at work and eventually lead us to situations like this. I know firsthand because I thought I could move a bed by myself in 1995, and pulled a muscle in my back. Granted the discomfort was temporary, but that taught me a lesson.

My shoulder injury was NOT related to nursing (I don't think it was anyway ), but to a sports injury. Now when I work, I protect my bones, muscles, skin, and other organs to the best of my ability. I am the FIRST patient on my list of patients to care for each shift I work. If I can stay fit and in one healthy piece, then all the more ME I can give to my patients and peers.

I hope you are able to find nursing work that keeps you from injuring yourself again. God speed to you my dear! :kiss

DIVINELYBLESSED · Aug 13, 2003

Thank-you everyone for the suggestions. I agree the no-lift policy is soo important- injuries are a ongoing problem. Unfourtanetly this lady was on the floor, couldn't get up herself, and we had no lift machines to help us- so 12 of us employees and security had to get her up. I will keep you all updated on my search.