Non Direct Patient Care

1 Hello all, it has been a while since I've been on allnurses.
I earned my RN May 2006, was on a surgical floor for 6 months, tried psych nursing for a month, left nursing for a clerical job for 8 months, and now I'm working at a nursing home (basically doing LPN med pass-type work). I like the educational, knowledge-obtaining aspect of nursing but I totally despise the actual bedside-nursing aspect of nursing. Once again I'm thinking about getting out of nursing for something more clerical. I basically hate nursing and have ever since I entered my nursing program, but my student federal loans were running out and I was in my mid-20s and needed to start working. I've only been at my current job at the nursing home for 5 months. I hate everything, the patient load (30 patients), being pulled in a million different places, trying to perform miracles for demanding/sue-happy familes, staying late to do incident reports of our constantly falling patients, the disgusting smelling patients.... everything. Bedside nursing is not in my personality.
What type of things could a person with an RN degree (with a psych degree, and experience as a patient registrar) do in the health-care field that has nothing to do with touching/being near/ patients?


Quote from pnurseuwm the disgusting smelling patients.... everything. Bedside nursing is not in my personality. What type of things could a person with an RN degree (with a psych degree, and experience as a patient registrar) do in the health-care field that has nothing to do with touching/being near/ patients?

Quote from pnurseuwmI hate everything, the disgusting smelling patients.... everything. Bedside nursing is not in my personality. What type of things could a person with an RN degree (with a psych degree, and experience as a patient registrar) do in the health-care field that has nothing to do with touching/being near/ patients?

In my experience, the clerical nursing jobs are saved for those nurses who haved worked at the bedside for years and find themselves unable to physically perform the bedside role. They then, as an act of appreciation, get the desk jobs. They are able to bring their years of knowledge to the "clerical" side of nursing. I am hoping for such an opportunity when I am no longer able to perform as a floor nurse.

Case management, QA, Infection Control.

Marry a rich man, quit your job, and live a life of leisure.

I think perhaps you need to do a self-evaluation so that you can then choose a better field. Your patients deserve a compassionate and kind nurse, and to your credit, you realize you are not that person. Other posters have given you some solid leads. Good luck.

Quote from RNperdiemMarry a rich man, quit your job, and live a life of leisure.

This is why nursing schools should require you to be a CNA/EMT/PCT for a year as a prerequisite...It's time to get out of bedside nursing...seriously!

Actually, some of the most smelliest patients aren't the "old" ones. My nursing home actually has a rehab unit (that they frequently put me on) and many of my patients are quite young (not past 60).I came to this forum for advice, not for a particular part of my post to be blown up and blown out of proportion. Aparently everyone of you have been blessed to fall right into the career that you were meant for. Others of us have not been so lucky and seek genuine help. It's great to know that you all are perfect saints, perfect multi-taskers, perfect judges, have cast-iron stomach, and have never in your lives been affected by smells.I believe the "Career" or "LTC" forum may have understood me better. Thank you.

Personally I think you got off lightly with the few comments you had.Stating you 'earned' your RNs with such an appalling attitude to people is the ultimate insult to nursing.Nursing is about caring for people and the fact that you managed to 'achieve' your RN with this attitude - since you started your course - aggravates the %^&# out of me. Someone else could have had your training place.Good luck with your career choice.

Quote from Mr IanStating you 'earned' your RNs with such an appalling attitude to people is the ultimate insult to nursing.