Other Options for Nurses

I plan to retire in about a year. I can work per diem to keep my skills fresh but I have a couple of other irons in the fire.I I need to get my LLC so I can start marketing my line of supplements. I also thought about forming a team of retired nurses that could go out and conduct mock JACHO surveys. 

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Sometimes we have to kiss a lot of Warhols before we find our Rembrandt, Jpweston.

For example, I started out in nursing by being hired by the hospital where I took my LPN program. In seven years with that facility, I moved around three times. My next position was at a state-run mental facility where I worked for a year and a half and grew to despise. My next position in ER/med surge wasn't much better, when I got into HH and loved.

Now, had I started my nursing career in the two positions that I didn't care for, I, like you, would have been discouraged. In my 40 years in the field, I probably worked at about 10 facilities. Some, I liked, others I loved, some were just not for me.

Becoming a nurse is hard work, and finding the right fit may be as difficult, and I wish the best for you.