Hello, I am 27 and have been a nurse for 5 years, 4 years med surg tele travel and 1 year hospice. I have been pretty unhappy with my nursing jobs through the years. I finally realized that I love the mental part of nursing and healthcare, I always love learning and educating patients. However, I hate the hands on part of nursing, I hate wound care and incontinence care, heavy lifting, always being on my feet. It burns out over and over again even though I keep changing jobs and trying different things. I want to work more with my knowledge and brain and less with my body. What should I do? I'm willing to go back to school. Thanks! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 26 by hppygr8ful hppygr8ful has 15 years experience and specializes in Psych, Addictions, Elder Care, L&D. 6 Followers; 3 Articles; 2,920 Posts; 33,050 Profile Views Have you thought about psych nursing? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 26 by Red Shirt 6, CNA 74 Posts; 554 Profile Views public health, or podcasting, writing, or social media. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 26 by Elaine M 360 Posts; 1,903 Profile Views Get a nursing education Master's and then a nursing education job. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 26 by RNperdiem, RN RNperdiem has 14 years experience as a RN. 1 Follower; 4,242 Posts; 29,781 Profile Views Telephone triage. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 26 by Been there,done that, ASN, RN Been there,done that has 33 years experience as a ASN, RN. 4 Followers; 6,256 Posts; 69,761 Profile Views Insurance companies. Worked for me! Good luck. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 27 by adventure_rn, BSN adventure_rn is a BSN and specializes in NICU, PICU. 3 Followers; 1 Article; 1,255 Posts; 18,094 Profile Views In addition to nursing education jobs, there are also patient education jobs for nurses (i.e. Diabetes Educators). Also, many NP roles might fit your criteria. Yes, you still have 'patient contact' in that you're doing assessments, relaying information, and providing education. However, it's a much less physical, more 'cerebral' role than bedside nursing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 27 by mmc51264, ADN, BSN, MSN, RN mmc51264 has 8 years experience as a ADN, BSN, MSN, RN and specializes in orthopedic; Informatics, diabetes. 2,773 Posts; 39,158 Profile Views I am in a long term research study and the nurse that is my contact, has been a research nurse for 33 years. She has some patient contact, but most is learning about new treatments or medications and then implementing the study. The study that I am in is NIH study to determine best second line treatment for diabetes (T2) after Metformin. She knows more about diabetes medications than anyone I know. And she knows research protocol (IRB processes and documentation). If I didn't like the patient component so much, I might have looked at research nursing. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 27 by nursex23, BSN, RN nursex23 has 2 years experience as a BSN, RN. 101 Posts; 1,417 Profile Views Have you looked into utilization review? I'm also not a big fan of bedside and would not mind UR but I lack the experience. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 27 by BrendaH84, BSN BrendaH84 has 8 years experience as a BSN. 136 Posts; 4,245 Profile Views transplant coordinator! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 29 by eliskathenurse 6 Posts; 250 Profile Views Case manager? I am starting as one in 2 weeks for similar reasons... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan 29 by omoolu, BSN omoolu has 1 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Med-Surg. 51 Posts; 1,617 Profile Views Consider case management or ultization review. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
