Non-bedside Nursing for BSN

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So, I've been researching non-bedside nursing jobs with no luck. I currently work as a Float RN for medical/surgical and tele floors. I've worked there for 4 months now and I am just not happy with it. I worked for 2 years in the ER before and I feel like I back-tracked a little. Although I miss the ER, I don't know if I want to go back. I wanted to try something beyond the bedside. Any pointers?

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Specializes in Cardiac (adult), CC, Peds, MH/Substance.

You've had no success with researching jobs that are not bedside? There are a bazillion articles on the subject.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

"Non-bedside" is a very broad category. What are you looking to do? Case management? Professional development? Clinic work? Community health? Prison nursing? School nursing? Home Health? Camp nurse? Cruise nursing? Administration? Quality control? Informatics? Instructor? Stroke coordinator? etc etc etc

Narrow down where you want to be and it will be both easier to find openings and to identify what kind of experience and education will be most likely to get you employed.

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Okay, great help. Thanks?

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Specializes in ICU.

er to tele float... lol sorry, but why on earth did you do that?

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.
Okay, great help. Thanks?

This confuses me. The question mark seems to imply sarcasm. What kind of reply were you hoping to get? Your original post isn't very specific about what you are looking for nor the kind of help you are wanting to receive. What exactly is the trouble you are bumping into? What do YOU think the problem may be and what are you hoping to be told here?

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
er to tele float... lol sorry, but why on earth did you do that?

I don't understand the attitude..... Was a nasty post deleted?

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Specializes in PCCN.
I don't understand the attitude..... Was a nasty post deleted?

maybe they meant why go from er to tele float? that would be an awful transition.Who would want to be a tele float?

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Specializes in ICU.
This confuses me. The question mark seems to imply sarcasm. What kind of reply were you hoping to get? Your original post isn't very specific about what you are looking for nor the kind of help you are wanting to receive. What exactly is the trouble you are bumping into? What do YOU think the problem may be and what are you hoping to be told here?

It was sarcastic. This person thinks we are magically in their head.

I don't understand the attitude..... Was a nasty post deleted?

OP said ER to Float tele is a backtrack move. I am asking what brought that nurse to make such a move to begin with. ER nurse is not use to dealing with total care for 4-7 pts. Med surg and Tele are the hardest units to work.

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By bedside do you mean primary patient care or patient contact in general? Would you be OK in a position where you had 0 patient contact?

Depending on how you answer I can give a list of recommendations.

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Okay, great help. Thanks?

You have received good advice from an AN guide. If I were you, I would take it with open arms.

There are many threads here that could also guide you.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I currently work at home as an RN case manager for a large insurance company. I am about as far removed from the bedside as a nurse could possibly imagine.

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