You made it past the title! Congrats. That was a bit too direct.
So I want to go into nursing or medicine. I have no idea how it will be like but I've already completed pre-med pre reqs and spent some years after college working office jobs and It. My core motivations are wanting to interact with people and apply my technical skills/make a difference, and not be chained to a desk, also pay and the fact that nursing field is broad and I would be able to change specialties. Cons are that I don't like the hospital environment and I get stressed out easily, which leads me to hate people. (I've only shadowed someone several times and was not in the best place at the time) I admire that they make a difference but they look hella stressed out the whole time and I don't know if I can take it or if it worth it.
Any advice for someone in my position? Are there any jobs that would be suitable that would be in a relatively decent environment and have a combination of office and patient interaction time? Thanks!
Specializes in MCH,NICU,NNsy,Educ,Village Nursing.
A less stressful RN position? Post partum, drug rehab, etc.
Then get into informatics? There's a significant number of hospital staff who lack computer skills.
Postpartum? Have you ever worked postpartum in today's world? Mother/baby couplets, potential for postpartum complications/newborn complications. Family members who can be annoying? Less stressful? Maybe compared to some areas, yes, but not by a long shot on some days.....especially if any of the above happen.
That is not his actual question, it is just a formality; his actual question is everything prior to that.
OP basically wants to go into Acute Dialysis, Informatics, Case Management, or even Public Health....the general theme of his original post: minimal interaction with people in a particular place at a particular time.
Notice how other nurses understood this theme and countered with "nursing is not right for you"? Thus I, the author of Passing California NCLEX-RN in 60 Questions Mini-Series, encouraged OP to throw some red herring in there
I have been staring at this post for, like, 5 minutes just baffled by it. I hope you don't "interpret" your patients like this when they ask you questions. I also expect your mini-series isn't going so well since walking away from the NCLEX at 60 questions will result in failure. Also, California's NCLEX is the same as everyone else's.
What about becoming a Pathologist's Assistant? It's a graduate program, so you would need a BS or BA in something else first. You'd be working in the medical field doing incredibly interesting and worthwhile work, but you wouldn't have to deal with direct patient contact. I think it sounds like a pretty cool job.
Of course he or she has the right to become a nurse. It's a lot of work for something if you aren't likely to enjoy it though. I think most are just trying to help suggest other options or give ideas on how to know if nursing is the right choice.
Thus I, the author of Passing California NCLEX-RN in 60 Questions Mini-Series, encouraged OP to throw some red herring in there
For clarification's sake you are not the author of a book you are the author of a thread LOL, I did a Google search to figure out what the heck you were talking about, being the author of something that makes no sense. There is no California NCLEX, the N in NCLEX is National. And the RN exam is a minimum of 75 questions so no one passes in 60 questions. Ever. Don't you think it's a little misleading passing yourself off as an author of a mini-series of some type aka: expert when you don't have the basics down?
...I hope you don't "interpret" your patients like this when they ask you questions....walking away from the NCLEX at 60 questions will result in failure. Also, California's NCLEX is the same as everyone else's.
If you want to have a conversation, let's first make sure we both understand the subject matter.
There are two:
1. This thread (the title and OP's original post)--i.e. no "interpret[ation]" required.
2. NCSBN's NCLEX-RN Test Plan--i.e. your nonsense about "walking away" is just that, nonsense.
One party is operating on facts, the other operating on assumptions. No convo to be had.
...you are not the author of a book...There is no California NCLEX....no one passes in 60 questions...it's a little misleading passing yourself off as an author of a mini-series of some type aka: expert....
Did I claim to be an author of a book or did Janey496? Big difference, huh?
CA NCLEX, no need to google, just click on my screen name, click on thread, and give a quick read....
That 60 questions thingy, see my reply to ixchel above (the test plan).
You have the right to believe author = expert, but as for me, if it's not obvious already, I am a bit more thoughtful than that (i.e. there are all types of authors).
The takeaway: stick to the facts. (hint: should you reply, please familiarize yourself with NCSBN's NCLEX-RN Test Plan).
Very smart!
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Postpartum? Have you ever worked postpartum in today's world? Mother/baby couplets, potential for postpartum complications/newborn complications. Family members who can be annoying? Less stressful? Maybe compared to some areas, yes, but not by a long shot on some days.....especially if any of the above happen.