What can I do as an RN that is less labor intensive?

[debannprice]

I am a 46 year old LVN in Texas. I am trying to take a few class to become a RN. But I have some physical health problems. I can not keep pounding the floor for 12 hours. I work in a small rural hospital at night. WE just have 4 nurses on at night. We work ER,b and medical all in any one nifgt.

What I am wondering is what can I do as a RN that is less labor intenstive. Do you have any suggestion?

Thank you !! Debby:balloons:

[wincha]

Disease management

Case management

Home health

Telephone triage

Pediatrics in another hospital

What city in Texas are you close?

[itiswhatitis]

same day surgery

[CHATSDALE]

add to above dialysis, a lot of clinics, school nursing

their is a world of options out there..good luck

[crissrn27, RN]

oh man, I wouldn't do dialysis if health problems prevent being on feet for long periods.....I did that for a while and I never sat! Maybe my place was different.

MDS nurse in LTC, triage in md office

[Rizpah]

Long term care may be an option

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

I'd go with the free-standing same day surgery centers.

Plus they are closed weekends and holidays.

steph

[cholli]

Long-term care maybe as a manager- certainly not a floor nurse.

I would suggest home health, or if you want to move away from the bedside, quality assurance or insurance company case management

[jmgrn65, RN]

case mgmnt at least in my facility requires a BSN

[GingerSue]

pain clinic

[Ms.Hobbes]

Most definitely keep going to school and get your BSN...case management, public health, qualtiy assurance would keep you from standing on your feet for long periods of time. Working in a hospital setting as a floor nurse or even out patient surgery I would not recommend as both require standing on feet for long periods of time.