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!
Have you looked at Telehealth? I don't know if it's the same as in the US but in my province its basically talking to patients (411ish) about their non emergent health concerns over the phone (using an algorithm). No bed pans but no creativity too.
Have you looked at Telehealth? I don't know if it's the same as in the US but in my province its basically talking to patients (411ish) about their non emergent health concerns over the phone (using an algorithm). No bed pans but no creativity too.
I don't think anyone makes a career out of telehealth nursing, most are bored within a year.
I knew you had to be a male... you put yourself 'out there' the way a man would, and you use the same type of rhetoric to defend yourself just as a man would. You made this thread all about you - not about the question from the original post - just like a man would. You so enjoy trying to confuse others just because you are good at being cryptic and have a 'gift for gab.' I truly hope you are a better nurse than you are presenting yourself in this context.
Before I take any heat for this comment about males or men, let me say that I know many male nurses and many men in general who do not seem to take such delight at derailing the thoughts of those who are only attempting to help others. Men who demonstrate the manner and professionalism that would be desired and expected in this type of environment. You sir, are a verbal farce, and not needed here in that capacity. If you have something constructiveto say on the poster's subject, then say it.
There are many fields of nursing stated above that has limited interaction with people. But in my honest opinion, you cannot be your best in your field of nursing without having first hand experience in bedside care.
Take IT for example. You could be the best programmer on the team but would you really understand how to develop a stream lined workflow template with little floor experience? I've had IT guys "develop" new stuff time and time again and all us floor nurses could think about is who in the world came up with this redundant, useless, inadequately worded, vague material? Of course the IT nurses are younger RNs who have almost zero floor experience.
They have separate options made out for "transfusing blood", then another set of options for "what type of blood product", then another set of options for "orders to transfuse".
Why can't they have that placed all in the same option box? This has been fixed but my point is that if they had "any" experience on the floor they would have known better right off the bat.
Go into research, you don't need 2 years of bedside experience, that is just a myth... I got into research right after I finished nursing school and most of my co-workers did not even have any nursing/medical experience. You need to be lucky to get into research and once you get in and have 4-5 years experience, you take the next step to become a CRA. End-of-story, home-based, no more patient/co-worker contact ever, get to travel around the country and with great potential. Don't do MD, PA, or NP, waste of time, money, and sucks the joy out of your life.
Why not medical research? You've identified what makes you miserable, and nursing is full of it.Try something where you'll be in a room crunching numbers and tabulating trends in medical research.
I'd like to know where a new graduate RN makes $65K a year to start! I know experienced nurses that don't come close to that. Nursing is not something you can go into for the money, because you really don't get paid adequately for the amount of work and responsibility you do and have!
Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
I'd like to know where a new graduate RN makes $65K a year to start!
It is customary for new grad RNs to actually earn in excess of $65k annually in certain higher cost-of-living locales such as California, NYC, Boston, etc.
Bizyfe
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Have you considered the OR or PACU?