Help: I want to teach but not clinical nursing!!

[gerinurse10]

Hello everyone! I need some advice. I want to teach but not necessarily clinical nursing. I am uncomfortable with hands on nursing but love working and teaching nurses (regulations/policy/procedure). I have the experience to give great advice on clinical and procedural issues but to actually take care of the patient (no real interest). I love the concept of being a teacher: 9-10 month contracts, teaching courses, researching, community involvement. I don't want to be one of the "hospital" instructors. How do I get around this and is it worth pursuing it? We all know how much schooling I am going to have to go through (PhD, EdD). What do you think are my options for becoming this "non-clinical" nursing instructor?

[DeigoT]

Hello everyone! I need some advice. I want to teach but not necessarily clinical nursing. I am uncomfortable with hands on nursing but love working and teaching nurses (regulations/policy/procedure). I have the experience to give great advice on clinical and procedural issues but to actually take care of the patient (no real interest). I love the concept of being a teacher: 9-10 month contracts, teaching courses, researching, community involvement. I don't want to be one of the "hospital" instructors. How do I get around this and is it worth pursuing it? We all know how much schooling I am going to have to go through (PhD, EdD). What do you think are my options for becoming this "non-clinical" nursing instructor?

I don't know if this would be of any interest to you, but one company recently contacted me about teaching in their NCLEX prep program. Some companies also offers continuing nursing education/seminars and other exam prep classes (such as NP exam). Some colleges hire nurses to teach their non-credit classes. There is no clinicals involved so that might be an option (although many of these situations only offer part-time work).