PTSD

There are more areas than not of nursing that does not involve death and dying.....from clinics to home health (not hospice obviously) to insurance companies to doctors offices, dialysis, flu clinics...etc. Conduct an online search and research on here....plenty of options.

If you want completely out of nursing, think about school nursing or working in a day care or preschool where your nursing background would be a plus but you wouldn't be about critically ill children.

Thanks for your input. Part of my issue is being afraid to do somethink new as I still have some issues and frequently feel "unmarketable". I will continue to look in areas that you have suggested.

Blood banking would be another area to look into. You're dealing with healthy donors and saving lives.

What about nursing education? Each state has different requirements...but you could be a clinical instructor (states that I have lived in required a BSN) or you can become a nurse educator at a hospital or other places. You'll have patient contact but of course there is emphasis on teaching. There is also school nursing or camp nursing.

Insurance companies, Poison Control, phone triage, instructor, diabetes educator, case management, quality control, risk management. Those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head. I'm sorry to hear you are going through all this. NICU is a tough place to work.

Thank you. I loved it but it really bit me in the butt. By then there was so much consistent high adrenalin and holding dying babies that it was too late and my whole body has taken a beating with it. I have looked for some of the nursing suggestions and will continue. Some physical things have to be taken care of first but I'm aggressively looking now.