Missing out??

I haven't really missed bedside nursing. I still do work occasionally work on the floor, it just reminds me of why I wanted to leave bedside nursing.

i did initially miss clinical practice so i maintain my nursing skills by practicing clinically part-time.

continuing to practice reminds me why i entered nursing in the first place, gives me an appreciate for the bedside nurse and the overwhelming tasks she has to contend with on a daily basis and keeps me empathetic to the clinicians i work with in my informatics practice.

i try to remember (no matter my level of informatics expertise) that if it wasnt for the patients,nurses and other clinicians i would not be needed............i wouldnt have a job. my ultimate purpose is to facilitate and improve clinical practice and patient care. as informaticists we need to maintain a balance between our role as clinical practitioners and our role as "techies"..............i will always be "a nurse" and hold nurses and nursing in high regard!!!!!

how many of you that went from working as an rn in a hospital setting then moved into information systems missed the hospital hustle and bustle and considered going back? sometimes i feel that i'm not using as much of my nursing education and experience that i worked so hard to obtain. has anyone else here dealt with those same feelings?

I do. But not enough to go back to it f/t, unless I have to.

Honestly, I don't miss Nursing - I do occasionally miss patient care. I love what I do now and would not return to the bedside unless I had no other choice. I guess for me - being a nurse in a hospital IT dept brings a level of respect and professionalism that I just never experienced at the bedside.