outdoor nursing jobs?

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HI, I am graduating as an RN this May and am curious if anyone knows of jobs for RN's that are mostly outdoors? I would love to combine my love for nursing with my love of the outdoors! Thank you!

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Specializes in ER, progressive care.

What about camp nursing?

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Specializes in Rehab, critical care.

Disaster nursing, but that requires experience, and I'm pretty sure that's not the picturesque view/outdoor lifestyle for which you were hoping, though I think it would be exciting/rewarding.

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Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.

another one to consider is flight nurse, which i did for 2yrs. loved it :D

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Home health nurses spend time outdoors, but probably not in the kind of element that you're looking for.

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Specializes in NICU.

Seasonal employment with the National Parks System?

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Specializes in nursing education.

Camp nursing, definitely! I spent a few summers as an RN at a camp for people (all ages) with developmental disabilities. Easter Seals would be a place to start looking. YMCA's have summer camps too that hire RNs.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Flight.

isnt camp nursing seasonal.? what would you do for the rest of the year?

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Camp nurse, two months out of the year, not exactly outdoors but if you're lucky you can sit next to a screen door.

But seriously.....no.

Edit: ha, I thought mine was the first answer due to a loading malfunction!

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Specializes in nursing education.
isnt camp nursing seasonal.? what would you do for the rest of the year?

Work night shift in the hospital. :)

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
another one to consider is flight nurse, which i did for 2yrs. loved it :D

again requires experience.

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Work night shift in the hospital. :)

And they gave you summers off to work somewhere else?

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