Thinking outside the box.

[eriksoln, BSN, RN]

NO. This is not another critical thinking thread. Sick of them.

When I was in shcool and even before, I heard having an RN license was valuable because there were so many jobs it made available to you. Jobs that didnt take place in the hospital or even have much to do with medical care.

Anyone looking into non-clinical options? Anyone already found one? What are they?

[Fiona59]

You mean the ones where people claim to make big bucks being an "expert witness" for court cases by using their background? They always make me wonder how many people get sued down south.

[eriksoln, BSN, RN]

Eh, more like..........someone once told me youth counselor.

[Virgo_RN, BSN, RN]

Getting sick of providing excellent customer service?

[dishes, BSN, RN]

I have met nurses who work in various non-bedside nursing careers. They work as casemanagers for workplace insurance, clinical research trial coordinaters, sales reps for drug and medical supply companies, nursing informatics, nurse recruiters, and motivational speakers. Most of these nurses are happy that they moved from the bedside and several felt it rejuvinated their career.

[*ac*]

I would like to know how to find ANY of these non-bedside jobs?

[eriksoln, BSN, RN]

Getting sick of providing excellent customer service?

More tired of being stuck in M/S. With the economy the way it is, dont see myself being free of it for years. If M/S is the best I'll ever do as a nurse, why bother? Its the nursing equavalent of chineese water torture.

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

I have met nurses who work in various non-bedside nursing careers. They work as casemanagers for workplace insurance, clinical research trial coordinaters, sales reps for drug and medical supply companies, nursing informatics, nurse recruiters, and motivational speakers. Most of these nurses are happy that they moved from the bedside and several felt it rejuvinated their career.

Public health nurses - there is a vast array of jobs in public health - I'm at the end of my clinical time with public health and I'm amazed at how many different roles there are for nurses.

School nurses.

Home Health and Hospice.

steph

[Virgo_RN, BSN, RN]

Have you considered cardiac?

[eriksoln, BSN, RN]

Have you considered cardiac?

I have experienced chest pains lately on my way to work.

<_>

Oh, you mean working on a cardiac unit. Trying to get into ICU or oncology. Less "medical" patients. Eh, no one wants a lifetime M/S nurse for anything other than M/S right now.

[Virgo_RN, BSN, RN]

How about standup comedy?

[MoopleRN]

More tired of being stuck in M/S. With the economy the way it is, dont see myself being free of it for years. If M/S is the best I'll ever do as a nurse, why bother? Its the nursing equavalent of chineese water torture.

I'm sorry you feel that way. You sound tired/BO. Your OP gives the impression you want to get away entirely from clinical/bedside nursing but that's where most of the jobs are, as I'm sure you know. Positions that aren't clinical/bedside generally require at least a BSN and some clinical experience as well (which you obviously have). What kind of nursing do you really want to do?