Nursing Specialties with a Slower Pace and Less Patient/Family Interaction

1 Hey everyone! I'm currently a travel RN whose background is in Med-surg/tele. All the units I've worked on so far have been very busy, very fast paced, just busy busy busy all the time and I hate it! I'm currently looking for something that's a little slower in pace and doesn't have me running around like a chicken with my head cut off but completely a desk job. Also, all those hospital rounds, discharge rounds, meetings, meetings, meetings! It's so annoying! When I was a newer nurse, I felt this was all a need to know and must do, but as I gain my experience, I'm starting to see it's not exactly necessary for my growth but is all part of the politics.

Does anyone have any ideas of what a good specialty that has a slower pace and less of all this stuff would be? Last edit by Soliloquy on Apr 7
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Developmental disabilities nursing is one of the best-kept secrets. As the nurse you do quarterly assessments on your developmentally disabled clients, arrange their doctors' appointments, check their MARs, and ensure they have everything they need.It is a desk job since the unlicensed direct care staff members provide all the basic care and ADLs. It is also paid very well and entails minimal contact with families.

Try outpatient surgery/same day surgery. When I was a new graduate, I worked in prep/pacu for sometime. It was very routine and slow - I eventually became bored of the mundane work. I wanted excitement so I went to the ED haha.

Quote from EmergencyRN22Try outpatient surgery/same day surgery. When I was a new graduate, I worked in prep/pacu for sometime. It was very routine and slow - I eventually became bored of the mundane work. I wanted excitement so I went to the ED haha.

Hospice?

PACU, infusion clinic, or hospital nights, it is not sedentary but half the time it is a bit less hectic.

Quote from luthien.rnHospice?

Quote from Conqueror+Hospice in home care with one patient sure. I work inpatient hospice and have some 12 hour shifts that barely leave time for a potty break and I am well organized.

You could work for an employee health dept at a hospital, then you really only deal with other healthcare professionals and the ones I've met always seem very relaxed.OR or PACU could work, too. You don't really interact with patient's family members in those areas. Both can vary in pace though.

Clinic work is the best. The pay is not as high as hospital work and the benefits are not so great as well, but the work and environment is definitely more laid back.

Extended care home health puts forth only one patient, however, you have maximum contact with families, some of whom go way overboard with antagonism. You can control this by insisting that your agency only place you on night shift (family in bed), or on cases where the family members work away from the home, or otherwise are gone from the home, during your shift.