Your dream nursing job?

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If you're on this forum then it means that you haven't 100% given up on nursing yet. Maybe you're exhausted and looking for hope and alternatives or a place to vent. Burnout is everywhere across the country. Toxic work environments, unsafe patient ratios, unsafe practices, bullying, abuse , and not enough pay for the amount of damage being done to your body, mind, and soul.

I want to want to know what's your dream nursing job and what are the barriers you're facing to get there? Do you need more experience or education to get that job? Are you actually unsure what your dream job is? Is nursing not what you expected? Do you feel completely unprepared as a new grad? Are you having difficulties finding that job?  I'd love to hear your thoughts. I hope you all are well ❤️‍?

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Vet tech

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Any job with adequate staffing and support. 

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

Does any "dream job" actually exist. That pays decent money and benefits?

 

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I think I am in my dream job. I help develop medical devices. I like that I have a global impact on healthcare, I travel internationally, and get to meet those who make global or country level healthcare decisions. I have a decent salary, work from home, and have a say in how healthcare is conducted in the United States and abroad. 

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Specializes in Dialysis.

I'd love to run a doggie daycare

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My dream is nursing but hopefully we can implement a way where we get adequate resources in the Healthcare setting.

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Teaaa said:

My dream is nursing but hopefully we can implement a way where we get adequate resources in the Healthcare setting.

Sadly, this is not likely to happen. Healthcare is big business with an emphasis on business. 

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Making an impact without feeling like I'm punching water.

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klone said:

Vet tech

Really? Just curious why? Thanks!

Asystole RN said:

I think I am in my dream job. I help develop medical devices. I like that I have a global impact on healthcare, I travel internationally, and get to meet those who make global or country level healthcare decisions. I have a decent salary, work from home, and have a say in how healthcare is conducted in the United States and abroad. 

Interesting. Nice to see someone enjoying their work . How did you get into medical device development?

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vintagegal said:

Making an impact without feeling like I'm punching water.

Yes. It's hard. What do you do? Do you feel like your efforts go unrecognized or do you feel like everything is just a constant battle...too few resources...not enough time?

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Wuzzie said:

Sadly, this is not likely to happen. Healthcare is big business with an emphasis on business. 

True, but change is possible though. Nurses are the largest workforce in healthcare. If more of us went out there and fought more for change in a broader since I think it would happen. I'm not talking about complaining to management about internal inadequacies...that does nothing. I mean really go out there in the world and do things like join city committees and commissions, run for public office, apply for leadership positions within and outside healthcare, join nursing special interest groups and think tanks. I really think it's possible. But if we give up and throw our hands up then, yes, nothing will change. And if nothing changes it's the patients who will suffer the most.

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