I no longer do direct patient care

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I'm now in the computer area and earn more than the starting RN's. For no life and death responsibility, no hands-on patient care, basically, no responsibility for anything but electronic paper work.

Now, I know that I have a very specific and rare skill set, but something's wrong with this picture.

Gee. Why is there a nursing shortage?

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Why do you think something is wrong with the picture, Sue? Sounds as if you are in a highly specialized area of nursing. Kudos to you!!!!!

We reinvent ourselves and find positions that suit our very special talents. You have a talent and have found a great job blending that talent and nursing.

Are you liking it????

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I'm loving it, Siri! Totally. Although I miss my old ones.

Why I think something is wrong with this picture is that I have what I think is the easier job.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Hospice.

Congratulations, Sue! I know you really wanted this job. *Happy Dances for you*

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.
I'm loving it, Siri! Totally. Although I miss my old ones.

Why I think something is wrong with this picture is that I have what I think is the easier job.

Easy for you...........not easy for the majority of nurses out there, me included!!!!

Glad you are enjoying the new job.

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Sue, congtatulations on finding a happy niche for yourself. I'm sending my best wishes (and maybe a little envy) your way. :heartbeat

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I'm now in the computer area and earn more than the starting RN's. For no life and death responsibility, no hands-on patient care, basically, no responsibility for anything but electronic paper work.

Now, I know that I have a very specific and rare skill set, but something's wrong with this picture.

Gee. Why is there a nursing shortage?

I on the other hand totally get your meaning and I agree with you. Something IS wrong with this picture. I bet managment even treats you with more respect now that you are no longer a "butt wiper". Anyone who wants to get mad at me can go right ahead but that is what most of them think. They secretly believe that anyone with a brain would get a respectable job like they have with regular hours and vacation and holidays off. On occasion I have had to deal with managment people that oozed contempt out of their pores. It took me years to realize what was going on with their attitude. PS Glad you got a job you like.
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I can't stand patient care anymore. I'm working on my MT certificate and I don't care if I make $8.50/hr, at least I won't be blamed and accused when other peoples unrealistic expectations aren't met.

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Specializes in subacute/ltc.

Gee. Why is there a nursing shortage?

I've only been an LPN for three short years. What I have observed is that a nurse can make the simplest error. This error isn't necessarily outrageous, egregious, or adventitious to the patient. Nor do they generally result in F/G tags or deficiencies. However, the response from admin (from my pov) is punitive.

We accept many roles for our patients including advocate and educator. I rarely see anyone advocating for the bedside nurse or offering education in lieu of discipline.

Nurses are ofttimes treated as Kleenex, e.g. disposable. Take one, use it, wad it up, drop it into the trashcan. Pluck the next one from the box. Problem is the box is just about empty.

I love the inherent challenges of our profession. Yet I must admit there are days when I contemplate returning to school for my master's in social work instead of my BSN.

Now to the important part of this post:

CONGRATULATIONS SUESQUATCH:yeah: YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!

Tres

agent provocateur

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

I can't blame you for leaving. You have a sweet desk job, get to wear decent clothes, have decent days off, and are probably earning more respect than we are. Heck, for all of that, I may eventually search for a desk job after all of these years as well.

What I noticed is that while these self sacrimonous people speak of positive patient outcomes, they have a clear conscience when they leave an LPN in LTC with 50+ patients alone at night, give monotomous, senseless paperwork to nurses that impede on patient care, making document care priority. Impossible assignments and nurse:patient ratios, not enough supplies, and other nightmares make people RUN from the bedside.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
I can't stand patient care anymore. I'm working on my MT certificate and I don't care if I make $8.50/hr, at least I won't be blamed and accused when other peoples unrealistic expectations aren't met.

Excuse me for being dumb, but what is an MT certificate? Maybe this is something I should look into myself!

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Specializes in Emergency Room, Cardiology, Medicine.

No direct patient care? Working with computers all day? Do you still find the same rewarding experiences?

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