jonsey77

Thanks to all for all the great suggestions! I am a brand new nurse fresh off the assembly line and I'm currently going through a new grad program at a hospital in California. But I do have my BSN as well as my public health nursing certificate so maybe I have a small chance (albeit slim) of attaining one of the positions mentioned in the above posts. I greatly respect bedside nursing, but at the same time I feel my strengths may be better suited in a different area. Thanks again to all who responded!

Hi all, I really want to work three 12 hour shifts per week, but I am getting tired of bedside nursing. Does anyone know of any specialties or jobs within the nursing field (consultants, case manager etc) that I can still work three 12 hour shifts per week without having to do bedside nursing? Thanks! Jonsey

Thank you for all your honest responses...even the bad ones. I wish I could say that nursing has been my life long dream ever since I was a tiny school boy. But unfortunately thats just not the reality of my situation. The reality is that I haven't been able to make a living doing the things I'm naturally passionate about and I simply need to start making more money. But I also enjoy experiences that bring about self growth and I thought nursing would really put me out of my comfort zone enough to achieve that. Which brings me back to the original question of whether I'm just too shallow to be a good nurse lol.

At the risk of getting blasted with insults from all of you in the nursing community, I'm just going to be honest. I am thinking about becoming a male RN. But my reasons for becoming a nurse are pretty selfish and are the following in no particular order: Excellent work schedule, good money, great opportunities for advancement, relatively short training, beautiful female nurses, travel opportunities, and ofcourse helping people. However, I'm honestly afraid that I may not be a good enough human being to do the job of a nurse. I'm already a germophobe, I'm really not a big fan of bodily fluids, and most of all I have a hard time dealing with vommit and excrement of my own family, let alone perfect strangers. I don't even like changing diapers. With my personality, I also unfortunately will likely retaliate to all those old school nurses who like to "eat their young" and will probably cause drama by standing up for myself. And finally adding to that my ego and insecurity is not looking forward to the "male nurse" title. Ya ya I know, how dare me and I'm a total jerk...but its true. Was anyone like me before they went into nursing? Did nursing make you a better person or did you already have the personality and compassion of a nurse before you went into it? Thank You