Alternative Nursing Careers: Thinking of leaving bedside nursing?

Clinical nursing is not always the answer. Maybe it never was or maybe it was for a while and now it isn’t. Either way you found yourself digging through the Internet for answers and have found very little. Don’t let that fact for one-second lead you to believe your options are slim…they are just the opposite.
Your career in nursing has opened countless doors for you. You just have to open your eyes to all the possibilities and stop focusing on your perceived limitations…and I mean perceived.

Here’s a list of perceived limitations:

I don’t have my BSN
I’m too old
I just lost my license
I don’t have enough experience
I’m a new grad
I have a mortgage
I have children
I have too much debt
I don’t want to go back to school
I can’t afford to go back to school
I can’t afford to take a cut in pay
I don’t want to work 9-5
I’ve never done anything else
I don’t have a resume
I don’t know how to write a resume
I not really good at anything else
I’m not qualified for anything else

Need I go on…because I could. I’m not saying these perceived limitations don’t exist..just don’t use them as excuses not to get out of a situation that is making your life miserable. You know the old saying, “life is short.” Well, it is and it’s never too late nor is it ever wrong to be happy. Just think about how successful you are now in an environment that does not encourage you. Now imagine being in one that does…what would you be capable of then!

Now, here’s the dirt. I have been researching alternative nursing careers for over 10 years. So, I have a small idea of what’s out there and how to get it. Every month I will feature a career that a registered nurse is qualified to work in. Along with the featured career, I will provide recommended reading, courses, seminars, associations; companies that offer such jobs and other pertinent resources to help you explore that particular option. I hope you find my research helpful and I always welcome feedback!