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Did you suffer an on-the-job injury? If so, please make sure that you understand and take advantage of all benefits/rights you're entitled to - especially if you have not signed a release. If you are unable to continue providing direct patient care, you may be able to get some support &/or funding for training to enable you to make a career switch to a related area that does not require any lifting such as informatics or case management.
crish_nurse
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I am currently a nurse at a home health agency. I love my job, coworkers and the agency but I have currently been on short term disability for the past month due to a back injury. I really dont want to think about having to leave my job but right now it looks like there is nothing that can be done for my back pain. I was just wondering if anyone out there knows of any jobs that I can possibly look for if this pain is not resolved. I really enjoy patient contact and I do not have much nursing experience. I have been a nurse for three years, two and a half years I worked as a surgical/ortho/neuro nurse and I just recently started working in home health 5 months ago. Before working as a nurse I worked as a CNA for about 11 years, in long term facilities, MD offices and on the surgical/ortho/neuro floor. I did want to go back to school for a bridge BSN-MSN program.