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I am a new nurse that got into a pilot OR nurse residency program. I signed a 2 year contract with the hospital and unfortunately hate it. There are many reasons (toxic environment/people, bad management) just all together hate doing it. I dread going to work. It is stressful beyond belief and most of the time, every bad situation is beyond your control. I want a career change. However, before I do decide to just walk out, I want to know that I didn't have any other options.

I would be interested in forensic nursing, but through everything I have read, nothing really gives me any info as to how to get into it. Any thoughts?

I do not want to go back for my masters just fyi.

I am curious about other positions that allow me to not truly physically care for the patient.

I am desperate. I have a nursing degree, but don't want to truly be a nurse. I cannot work on the floor.

Is there a magical desk job?

Maybe even hospice care?

This is a mess but i'm open to anything. Are there nursing positions providing indirect care that are achievable for a new grad?

Desk jobs, yes- open to new grads without experience? Probably not so much. You can try though. Look into jobs that have "coordinator" in the title. Or case management (but again, I imagine they prefer applicants with experience). Another option is the quality/ risk department, or even research if your facility has that.

I would think the best background for forensic nursing would be a path through the ER, but I could be wrong.

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