Leaving bedside nursing for..?

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Hi all,

I have been working as an inpatient bedside nurse for 5 years (I did med surg for 3 and labor and delivery for 2 years). I am feeling burnt out and am looking to leave bedside nursing/ 12 hour shifts. However, I have absolutely no idea what I would want to do. My question is, what non-bedside nursing job do you work? Do you enjoy it? Any advice would be helpful!

Thanks in advance,

Jenny

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

A lot depends on your level of education. Most case-manager and other management type jobs require at least a BSN, although I have held several different management positions with only my ASN. However, I'd advise you to continue your education if you want to get away from the bedside.

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Specializes in Float Pool - A Little Bit of Everything.

Hi OP,

I am getting out of bedside nursing, well nursing all together. I am working with the VA through the Voc Rehab program. My end goal is to work in healthcare legislation, policy, and maybe even consulting. I am in school for my MHA, I went for my MSN for a year and transferred. There are plenty of positions that I have seen for administrative nursing, many do require at lest 5 years of bedside experience and a BSN or MSN, but I am not interested in it. I have met a few nurses who became medical coders and they make more money than I do as a bedside nurse, though they are in a different region of the country. But they also work from home in underwear with a glass of wine, so I would say their work environment is pretty great.

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