So nursing is not his thing

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So i have a friend who has been working as nurse at kaiser for about 3 months now and he discovers that nursing is not his thing and is now considering doing a masters in a related field. What do you suggest he does his masters in. He wants something that he can go straight into and not have to complete too many pre-req classes. Staying in the health field is preferred but will accept any suggestions. Salary need to be comparable to a job with masters in nursing. What do you guys suggest?

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More info, please. Why not his thing? How closely related to nursing? MSN salaries are all over the place, depending on field, what does this mean to him?

Too few details to give any suggestions, sorry.

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Masters in Public Health comes to mind. I'm not too sure about the salary. MBA/MSN.. With these, he could do administration.

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Specializes in Ortho/Uro/Peds/Research/PH/Insur/Travel.

I learned preeeeeeetty quickly that BEDSIDE nursing was "not my thing" either. I am applying to master's in public health programs for September. I will either continue as a bedside nurse because of the pay and flexibility or I will try to transition to an infection control position. There are several different combined programs available (MSN/MPH, MSN/MBA, MSN/MSW, etc.). There ARE options!

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Specializes in ICU.

MPH is not a bad idea, but if he wants, perhaps he should look into CRNA, i have been told that is the highest paying nursing job one can have and limited patient interaction because they are all asleep.

btw: to any CRNAs out there, i hope i did not misrepresent with that last statement, please accept my apology and correct me if i did.

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well i think nursing is not his thing because he doesnt like the stress of bedside nursing, he constantly have to check on patients, walk up and down the floor and he just doesnt like the setting i guess...

And by a job related to nursing, it simply means a field that stays in the health field but does not deal with floor work, since he dreads that.

im not exactly sure what he wants to do but im sure the only reason he doesnt like working in the hospital has a nurse is because it is stressful for him...am a first year nursing student as well so any information will be great

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If he likes nursing, just not floor work, he might look at some of the specialties like Home Health, Infusion, etc. Look at all the Spec. listed above.

If he likes teaching an MSN is a good choice and he could focus on research if he wanted tol

MPH is a great idea if he wants close, but not too close to bedside. This would give great range of possibilities.

If he like science, pharmacist might be a possibility.

If it really is beside and floor nursing, don't be too quick to throw in the towel. There may be a niche for him while he continues his studies.

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He could get a business or marketing degree and go to work for a pharm co. as a drug rep. They make good money.

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Here's a list of Health Information Management/Nursing Informatics programs that would take him completely away from the bedside:

http://www.himss.org/content/files/EducatorsSIGdirectory.pdf

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Specializes in LTC.

I definitely would not give up on nursing as a whole after only 3 months working as a floor nurse. There are so many other capacities, such as the ones already suggested, where he could work that do not involve direct care. I would encourage him to explore those.

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Specializes in Peds.

Hi,

Given today's hi-tech world (and it's only going to get more high tech in the future), I would consider marrying the two fields - such as RN-informatics...

Or some such.

I do also; partly echo the poster above who said that 3 months seems to be an awfuly short time to give up on nursing. It's a vast, varied field. Maybe floor nursing isn't right for your friend (just like how I realized that working with adults wasn't right for me) - but there's TONS more to nursing than floor nursing.

Thanks,

Matthew

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Thanks for all the reply, suggested that pharmacy might be a good field for him and i think he is considering that, but others also seem to have made good suggestion but unfortunately i do not understand most of the acronym or abbrevations used so i'll have him read this board. So thanks to all who responded.

But, i also want to ask which field pays relatively well and isn't too competitive as in school and finding a job. It needs to be a field where it is easy to transition from a BSN such as pharmacy. I'm asking this question for myself because im 19 and in my first year of a BSN progam and would like eventually do a master's. I have volunteered at various hospitals and i do like nursing but i doubt i would like to do for the rest of life.

Thanks to all

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