springlover13

I'm the same way as you. I was actually considering doing dialysis bc the acuity is lower than whats in the hospital and its procedural so youre doing the same thing over and over. You should look into campus nursing, like work for a college. Id imagine the hours are shorter, summers off, and I would assume theres more of a focus on checking students' vaccine paperwork more than anything else. From what youve written I think that would really fit you. You should talk to some of the people at your old college enrollment job for insight. It might even be easier to get a job in that given coronavirus. I agree with the previous poster, you should also consider school nursing. It's something im looking into as well but I want to get more experience in general. If you do want to stay in dialysis, I recently attended a virtual Davita hiring event and they have opportunities for more administrative work and even research I think? One option they mentioned was case management. If you can manage staying for a year or two; you could probably get into that. Acute dialysis has less pt interaction but hours can be long/ acuity is higher. I've also seen private duty nursing/home health recommended to people who are on the more anxious side. The patients are relatively stable so maybe also look into that? I do feel for you :(. Nursing is a second degree for me and I suffer from mental health issues. It's already a hard profession as it is. It's even harder to adapt to it as an anxious introvert and you don't really realize until youre in the thick of it. But what helps me is to remember that there are millions of nurses in the US alone, all with varying levels of extroversion. So, if all those nurses can do it so can we. Good luck w everything.