nurse jobs with autonomy

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hey guys,

We had a nurse from the dept of corrections come and speak with us and one thing that attracted me was that the job gave the nurse a lot of autonomy. Although I like that benefit, I would be scared to death to work in a prison facility- I was curious what other nurse jobs provide that benefit..

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Specializes in Day Surgery, Agency, Cath Lab, LTC/Psych.

I think there is a lot of autonomy in the home health field. Usually the physicians will order what we recommend for wound care, treatments, therapy, etc.

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Specializes in Hospice, LTC.

Lots of autonomy in the hospice field. I love it!

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LTC...a lot of time you are the only nurse on duty. Docs only come in once or so a week.

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Specializes in psych,maternity, ltc, clinic.

I work in a small assisted living. Lots of autonomy.

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School nurse :wink2:

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Specializes in NICU, School Nursing, & Community Health.

Yep, I'm a school nurse and I love the freedom I have. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

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Specializes in ICU/CCU/CVICU/ED/HS.

E.D. Nurses have a lot of autonomy... Especially with a good doc.:twocents:

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Specializes in just about everything.

I'm also a school nurse, and I am it. I have done every kind of nurseing there is and this is it for me. We live in a very small town in Tx, and alot of the parents are young, poor and uneducated. With all my experience, I have done alot of good her. I will retire here. Also I get all the holiday all the vactions the kids get, and the whole summer. sometimes I work prn in the summer. My husband is retired navy and he works as the PE coach at another elemnetary school in our district, so we have all the same time off.

This is a perfect life for us. :heartbeat

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