Predictable job?

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I'm just wondering what my options are for a more "predictable" job that pays well. I've worked med/surg for almost a year and it's not for me at all. It was my first RN job (home health LPN for 2 years prior). I'm finding that the anxiety of what could happen on my shift plagues me days before I'm even scheduled to work my measely one night a week. I don't know why I'm like this.

Any ideas on a predictable job I could look for that pays decent? I need a change, at least for now. Considering dialysis, clinic nursing, wound care, and other similar areas. Any advice on which is better?

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

If you do any job for long enough it becomes predictable, except perhaps if you work in the ER. I worked on a surgical floor which is med surg and I felt it became very predictable.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Case management is nursing's best kept secret. I plan the course of my days and enjoy a great deal of predictability.

Nothing is exciting or thrilling about my job and I like it that way.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

My hospital has a unit that is basically a long-term care unit for technology dependent children who not unstable enough for ICU, but too fragile and tech dependent to go home. It's very predictable. Our rehab unit is also quite predictable.

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Thanks for the help. Ive been heavily considering the surgical med/surg floor at our hospital and it would keep me in the facility. I've also considered case management but I'm afraid I enjoy my hands on skills too much, just not the price I've been paying to use them. And if our hospital had such a long term care floor, I would love that! I live in a rural area and am somewhat limited on my options. I may try out the surgical floor but I don't see how it will be that much different..

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