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WOW!. That sounds intense, but super interesting. what is a typical day like for your field? What type of work do you do for these patients? I looked up SANEs and it looked like abuse cases one for adults and one specializing in children. what other types of forensic nursing is there? Does your title open you to all scopes of forensics or limit you to just psychiatric? thanks for responding ?

Ya I plan on maybe having a bedside per diem job to keep my skills intact in case I would want to go back to bedside... I just want to dip my toes in something else to see if I like it better for the moment. I thought of CM and it does seem very stressful at times. thanks for your response.

Ya I was going to go for NP, but decided perhaps I’m going to skip because I don’t think I have the energy anymore ?. I thought maybe doing education and teaching future nurses would be more fun. And just wanted to look for some other options as well. and I’m unsure how I would skip saying I’m from Cali if my resume will be covered in Cali.. LOL!

Hello, I am curious about the field. C little confused about how to get there. Do I need experience to get the MSN or cert? What kind of jobs are there exactly? Someone told me if I like crime scene shows, it's like that. But this person is an ER nurse and I want a Forensics nurse to give me some info as someone who is going through it. I love that nursing has so many options, but I just want to figure it out already. LOL. Thank you!

I am currently in California, but planning on moving to WA at some point. So any info from any state is appreciated. I don't thing I can do bedside anymore. Monitoring and managing a lot of patients at once has started to become so stressful. Many patients are so mentally draining. I was wondering if anyone has left bedside and can tell me what they are doing that has made them happier. Thanks!

Hello, I am in a nurse in California. MedSurg for two years and nine months, then switched to ED in April. I also work Per Diem in the PACU of on outpatient surgery center for a year (not many shifts at this time d/t COVID though!) I have been exhausted for along time, but WA is just so pretty and I love it there. My brother also recently moved, so it would be nice to be closer to him. Being that I am already exhausted and California has patient ratios whereas other states don't, how is it in WA? Do you guys have unions to protect you? Safe Harbor? Good Management? How is the teamwork? I was also wondering about other types of nursing. Maybe I just need a change in nursing, I cannot believe how tired I am. I do believe it is because my first year I worked almost every night between the hospital and hospice while also doing my BSN and managing my social life. But I still feel the lingering of tiredness hahaha!