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I would have to concur, my best friend is a flight nurse I would definitely consider her a First Responder

Have you considered a different area of nursing, I left the bedside about 2 1/2 years ago to work in Healthcare Informatics and I do not have any patient contact.

Hi Guys, I recently entered a contest for my wedding on facebook and was selected a a finalist among Police, Paramedic, EMT etc. I am just interested to find out if we would consider Nurses to be First Responders? From the moment patient enters any medical institution we are the ones who provide care, but often this can happen before the hospital. I understand that paramedic, police, firemen etc. are typically the first on scene but why are nurses never really given much credit beyond the four walls of a hospital?

Hi, My situation seems pretty easy to figure out but is more complicated I feel. I'll start from the beginning... Out of nursing school I began working for a hospital I have been with for a while, I have held other position prior to becoming an RN. Anyway I felt it was time to let go and seek another position somewhere else, I got a job but fired from that position (Oh Well!). I still remained with my prior position on per diem basis. After a few months I got a job with a IT company YAY! My dream job, I love it and I work with my two passions Nursing and Technology. I still work for per diem position at the hospital in addition to my full-time job. Now here it my dilemma, is it time to let my per diem position go? I notice anytime I have to work at the hospital, I literally feel anxiety the day before. I always hated the bed side, but I remember the saying you need to walk before you can run. I want to keep my clinical skills up. I don't feel like myself when I am there anymore, but I trying to stay with it as long as possible. It could be my devotion to the company that I can't let go or the extra money it brings in, but I don't feel I am benefiting myself anytime I am there. I am out of sorts when I work and I am physically and emotionally exhausted the next day (which has affected my full-time position). This has even taken a toll on my personal relationships . I know this probably sounds like a simple solution but I am extremely distraught over it. I have had the opporunity to sit down with my manager and cut back my hours at the hsopital, but it still hasn't helped. Have I been out of Bedside Nursing too long and is it beneficial to keep going? Could definitely use some advice? What do you think?

I felt the same wat after 3 years. I found a awesome job working for a Healthcare IT company, it involves travel but I get to work from home. If your looking for something like that I would recommend looking into healthcare IT or Telecom nursing. Both you can work from home.