Has anyone ever escaped?

Have you researched fields that require working with only one patient at a time?

Dental hygienists in my area make good money.

Ultra sound tech sounds good to me, but I don't know what the job market is like, same for rad tech.

PTA's work with only one patient at a time, but I don't know what the pay is like.

(physical therapy assistant)

Oppressed? Nursing has been so good to me, there has been no oppression in my career.

Oppressed? Nursing has been so good to me, there has been no oppression in my career.

Great, you love nursing. But imagine for a moment that some of us didn't have the same kind of "Mary Poppins" experience with nursing that you obviously have had. Maybe we could discuss that without you feeling the need to say nurses aren't oppressed at all. I could list many ways that they are, such as being cheated out of lunch breaks, being expected to lift 400 lb patients, being expected to sprint for 12 hours, constantly being under threat of license removal by over eager BON who has a long history of ruining nurses careers under the guise of "protecting the public", etc. But I'm not here to make those points; lets just assume that I'm not the only one who thinks so, and every discussion on allnurses doesn't have to be about defending your position.

Leave bedside and find your niche!

I was not a fan of floor nursing. I disliked how hectic, demanding and unpredictable it could be. I was given a wonderful opportunity to earn my wound, ostomy, continence certification and now I work as the hospital wound nurse. My schedule is whatever I make it to be. While I may have many patients "under my care" so to speak, I don't see them daily. I evaluate the wound and recommend a treatment for the floor nurses to carry out. So I see the patient once or twice week to check up on the wound.

Nursing is a great career and there are many nurses that don't even work in hospitals or directly with patients. I'm not sure where to lead you but to google. A lot just take a special certification which is less schooling (I had to go to classes for 2 months to get my certification).

Good luck and I hope you find your calling! Don't give up on nursing yet!

You appear to have difficulty juggling multiple patients at once. Have you looked into nursing specialties where you'd be caring for one patient at a time such as private duty, hospice, or home health visits? This would allow you to maintain a career in nursing without starting from scratch, as you say.

I have, and it's always like this: Home Health nurse wanted. Must have at least x number years experience in home health. Hospice, same game... I don't know what it is with companies and their demand for prior experience at everything. The entire concept is pandemic ignorance.

Urgent care? Clinic ? Or maybe supervision in a long term setting, just tossing some ideas your way!

Good luck!

Bedside nursing is not my favorite, which is why I only do it on a PRN basis and became a school nurse full-time. I have enjoyed the change of pace and the ability to form relationships with many students over the course of the school year so far. Though bedside nursing wasn't necessarily my cup of tea, I don't know that I ever felt like it was a dead end street. The thing I do love about nursing is there are so many different roads you can take and I look forward to seeing where it takes me. I think I can echo everyone else that has responded by saying that exploring different types of nursing might be beneficial, but if it honestly doesn't make you happy, a different career path might be warranted.

Private Duty earns my vote. I work through an agency and get to say yes or no about type of patient, shifts, days of week, etc.

Mostly calm shifts, don't bring my work home with me.

New cases, I may agree to one-shift , with an option to stay on with the patient as a regular, or forego future shifts.

The downside is if the agencies caseload is low, which happens a few times a year.