IV nurses weigh in! Not feeling critical care nursing

[morningland]

I have been a nurse for two years; worked a year and a half on a busy med/surg unit (days) and six months on Peds. Problem is, I love nursing! I like being on my feet, I love patient care but I am concerned because I am just not growing in critical thinking. Now, before people try to support me, let me just point out that I have tried really hard to develop in critical thinking (and have made small improvements) but the hard reality is clear that critical thinking is not my strong point. So, I am living in fear the I am going to make a mistake (or overlook something or not think through an issue well enough) and hurt someone. I really don't want to live with that.

I am very good at technical skills though. I love passing meds, placing Foleys and especially love placing IV's. I feel like my dream job would be to work on an IV team because I am very good at doing it and it feels good when my patients love how I am able to start an almost painless IV on them. I am also in school from my RN-to-BSN

So what should I do? Part of me wants to just exit nursing but I really do like doing it; I just don't like the guilt I feel all the time because I know the odds that I am going to make a big mistake one day are rather large. I have been a nurse long enough to know that we will all make mistakes but the point is that this is an ongoing issue that is NOT resolving or improving at an acceptable level.

Should I still pursue my BSN? I am ¼ of the way through and it seems a little reckless to keep taking out loans in a field that I am not stable in.

What are the odds of getting a job as an IV nurse? What are the hours like? What kind of credentials and experience do you need. I am pretty much looking for a form of nursing that is more task oriented