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It's very hard, I'm in the same boat as you. I think it's the healthcare economy, supply/demand (way too many RNs, UAPs and LPNs doing lots of the work RNs did, for less $). APRNs are taking MDs positions. MDs are quitting. I've too tried jumping ship to alternate careers ... I'm usually given a blank look like, "huh?" and "do you know what we pay? you can make so much more as a nurse". Right, if I could GET a nurse job. My family members don't get it and they look down on me because I'm not working. People don't get it, except for us. I've got so many different versions of my resume, for so many diff jobs/careers! It's maddening. What can we do but keep on trying? Eventually something will come through. God, I love to get one of those good old paychecks from back in the day ... only a few years ago. Employed nurses: be sure never to take any time out from this career or you'll be put in the back of the long line. I wish you the best.

:yeah:Hello allnurses! I love this website... I am at a major career junction. I think I want to go into education, but just don't know where to start. I have been out of the workforce in nursing since start of 2009--have been taking care of my elderly parents. I graduated in 2003 with MSN in psych and ran my own practice as a psych NP for 5 yrs. Then my career was suddenly put on hold to care for my parents. How in the world do I get started with embarking in this new direction? I have got to return to the workforce. I cannot find employment in my hometown -- very small area -- am either "over-qualified" with MSN or "under-qualified" as I don't have recent direct patient care experience, as well as the fact that my most recent work/specialty was psychiatry. In 2006 I did teach a psych clinical for BSN students...it was great, except for the fact that I had to be on the job at 7am again!! Don't like those early morning hours...never did. I only taught one semester--it was part-time while I was running my practice. I do not wish to teach at that particular school again. I have ZERO desire to work as a staff RN on a psych unit--been there, done that, but would do it as clinical educator. I do not want to teach med-surg! I will teach psych and would love to teach policy, advocacy, anything politically oriented in the nursing field. How do I market myself for an educator position to teach those areas?? Politics in nursing is my real passion and I would love to share that with students and other faculty. So, do I have to bite the bullet and take anything I can get just to get my foot in the door as faculty/educator? Do I need additional coursework? I just don't know where to start. Don't know what to put on my cv for "objective"... Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Have a great weekend!