Nursing Alternative?

[GLORIAmunchkin72]

I'm presently a Q student about ready to take the state test. Many people ask me if I am going to go further and become a nurse. I tell them no because most of the nurses at the LTC where I work spend their time shuffling paper and answering phones and calling families. I really don't think I want to do that. Does anyone have any advice.

[CHATSDALE]

[a] there is a lot more to being a nurse than shuffling papers [though i get tired of unending paper work] and answering phone [sometimes no wc on weekends] but everything else aside the more you have learned the better off you will be, now and for the rest of your life

[Stlcardsrock]

I tell them no because most of the nurses at the LTC where I work spend their time shuffling paper and answering phones and calling families. I really don't think I want to do that. Does anyone have any advice.

Have you even been outside your facility to see what all nurses do?

What about a trauma ER nurse, an open heart recovery CVICU nurse, a flight nurse, a drug sales rep with a nursing degree? What about home health, physicians offices, insurance claims sellters? What about dual RN/paralegal, working in the court setting as a professional during testimony?

I definitely don't see myself as a paper-pushing, butt-wiping, phone answering fuddy-duddy. I pride myself that physicians can turn to me, send me their sickest patient on 10 drips, knowing that patient will be alive in the morning.

[GLORIAmunchkin72]

Thanks for your responses. This is a small town and my choices are very limited. I see there are alternatives but I am staying from anything that involves mainly paper work like insurance claim settlers or nurse/paralegal.

No. I haven't been outside my facility.