Why Education over Administration?

gerinurse10 · Mar 4, 2005

I am also curious to find out what it is that the educators enjoy about their jobs. I am enrolled in an MSN: Educator program and go back and forth between my administration job and possibly a future as an educator. I happened to love the piece of my present job that I get to spend time with the nurses for orientation and staff development. Financially it looks like I'll make less but would probably be happier. I'm questioning the work environment itself ie. hours, time off, holidays, pay rate. And any information on the world of the adjunct professor. Any thoughts?

samaritan · Mar 9, 2005

Staff development helps you keep in touch with patient care. It gives you an oppurtunity to keep your hands on skills on. The money is good...not as good as administration or bedside nursing, but better than nursing school teaching.

The stress level is MUCH MUCH lesser than an administrator. Lately, on my unit, administrators are staffing the floors, if they cant get coverage for holes in the shift :uhoh21: . It seems like they are responsible for everything that happens in their units :banghead: . They are paged at odd hours, they come in on weekends to catch up on office work. Their family life is a null. I feel sorry for them.

Educators are responsible for orientation, classes, education, training, staff development, policy development, incoorporation of Evidence based practice etc and I love it. :redbeathe

The disadvantage is that if there are budget cuts, the educator is sometimes, the first to go. :crying2:

Thats all I can think of Hope this helps

samaritan