How do I get out of being a nurse?

Nursing careers where you would have minimal patient face time.

Nursing education

OR

Infection Control

Pharmaceuticals

Leadership

Thank you AsystoleRN

Research isn't too bad either. I am enjoying it.

I'm not sure we should encourage nurses who don't want to participate in patient care to become leaders and educators.

I have to say Op, I did laugh out loud when I read your reason why. I am weird that way, I know.

I'm not sure we should encourage nurses who don't want to participate in patient care to become leaders and educators.

I do not think the OP does not want to participate in patient care, she just does not have the aptitude for customer service. I think she is asking for specialties within nursing that do not involve having to speak to patients.

Direct patient care is only a small part of the vast field that is nursing. It would be naive to think that every nurse leader was a great bedside nurse or visa versa. We all have our talents and pitfalls.

10. Advice hotline nurse

Are you sure about that one? Lol I'm teasing. I am a utilization review nurse and enjoy it greatly. OP you should consider this position because you will definitely have minimal patient contact.

1. nurse consultant

2. unit manager

3. corporate nurse

4. worker's compensation nurse

5. telephonic triage nurse

6. occupational health nurse

7. chief nursing officer

8. staffing coordinator

9. case manager

10. advice hotline nurse

nursing education

or

infection control

pharmaceuticals

leadership

you don't have a very high opinion of any of these, do you? lessee now, she says a bad nurse, she's slow, and she impulsively blurts out inappropriate misinformation. i don't see that person working in any of these positions.

Nursing careers where you would have minimal patient Nursing education

Sorry, this is not the case unless you only teach online or lecture. I teach lecture and clinical. I have ten students each day, with 2-4 patients each. I am in each room at least once, barring some emergency. I don't consider that minimal contact with patients.

Sorry, this is not the case unless you only teach online or lecture. I teach lecture and clinical. I have ten students each day, with 2-4 patients each. I am in each room at least once, barring some emergency. I don't consider that minimal contact with patients.

Many programs do separate the clinical educators from the lecturers. It allows for a higher flow of students. For example you can have a DNP teaching 50 nursing students and then have 5 MSNs taking sets of 10 nursing students into clinicals.

She would obviously have to investigate the type of educational program before applying.

To be honest I was actually thinking of the OP investigating being a clinical nurse educator, the nurse educator who does continuing ed within a facility for the employees. The orientation lady.