Dear nurses I need some advice!

Ok, I am a fairly new grad. I work in a progressive care unit and I hate it. I think I've realized that bedside nursing is not for me. I still love helping people and want to increase my medical knowledge. I always got very good grades in nursing school and excelled at this writing/ theory side of nursing school. It was always my favorite part. I was wondering what kind of nursing job would be good for me? I heard about reseach nursing which sounds really interesting, I also heard that nurses work for insurance companies and deal with careplans etc. Is there anything else that you know about, or a job you have that sounds like it would fit me. I'm not the most outgoing person so I would not want to be a theory instructor. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you!
MDS Coordinator (I am one) or Staff Development Coordinator in Long Term Care. No bedside nursing involved & that's the way I like it!

Quote from Bella'sMyBabyMDS Coordinator (I am one) or Staff Development Coordinator in Long Term Care. No bedside nursing involved & that's the way I like it!

Another thing to explore is being a nurse in a clinic. We all have certain areas we love and you have to keep looking until you find what's right for you!

What all do MDS coordinators do?

I work in a clinic, Family Practice to be exact. Being a new grad as well, I find that I like working in a clinic. There are all kinds of experiences to learn from. Alas, I was not able to find a job in the hospital and I don't have any bedside experience, but I do have experience in starting IV's, phone triage, wound care, transporting patients to the hospital and doing my nurse visits along with working for 10 doctors. One can learn a lot working in a clinic. On a side note, I am looking into doing research but I think you need to have at least a year or two under your belt before you can go into that aspect of nursing. I will have been a nurse a year in January. Good luck to you and I hope you find something you like to. That is one good thing about nursing, there are all kinds of opportunities out there!

Different strokes for different folks. Not every nurse has to work in a hospital. How about public health? Research? Case Management? Clinic? School?