What's my next move?

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This is my first post and I'm new to this.

I'm just wondering if anyone out there feels "lost" in their nursing career. I feel like I'm having a mid-life nursing crisis.

I've worked in the hospital for 12 years, 4.5 as a NICU nurse after gEttinger my ADN in 2011. I loved being an NICU nurse but left a year ago for an 8-5 in hopes of a better working environment.

I went back to school and now have a BSN and will graduate in May with my MSN. With all this I don't feel like there is more out there. I've been seriously considering travel nursing but am a single mom of a 12 year old and have read many posts on here regarding the complications of moving every 13 weeks.

Any advice, insight, or ideas.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Sorry you haven't gotten more responses.

What type of MSN do you have? If it's a 'generalist' degree, it may not add much value in terms of career potential unless you also have a specialty certification. If you have that combo, you should have a lot of options - at least in my part of the country.

What direction of career growth sounds the most exciting for you?

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