At this point, I've done it all. From BLS IFT to rotors, including stopovers in ERs, industrial, clinics and ERs, I've been there and done that (excepting movie work, but I don't think I have enough sunscreen in my jump bag for that.). And I'm burnt. I just don't care about any of my patients beyond making sure they make it to the ER in as good a shape as I can manage, which more than anything else is just a pride thing.
From way back in my days in BLS IFT, I saw 60 yo medics who were crispy, but didn't know how to do anything else, and I swore to myself that I wouldn't go that route...Here I am at 33, not as burnt out as those guys, but far too crispy to do what is, after all, a passion job, and I don't know how to do anything else.
My first two dreams for careers that jumped straight out of healthcare failed, for different reasons, and I'm left to wonder whether I should go for an RN. It makes a lot of sense...It builds on my skills, it pays better, and with travel (as I have no wife, no kids nor even a girlfriend), it offers the flexibility to, say, ride the pan american highway on my bike, and make great money in the interim.
The question I have for those who have made the leap is: Is it enough different that I could be happy doing the work?
From way back in my days in BLS IFT, I saw 60 yo medics who were crispy, but didn't know how to do anything else, and I swore to myself that I wouldn't go that route...Here I am at 33, not as burnt out as those guys, but far too crispy to do what is, after all, a passion job, and I don't know how to do anything else.
My first two dreams for careers that jumped straight out of healthcare failed, for different reasons, and I'm left to wonder whether I should go for an RN. It makes a lot of sense...It builds on my skills, it pays better, and with travel (as I have no wife, no kids nor even a girlfriend), it offers the flexibility to, say, ride the pan american highway on my bike, and make great money in the interim.
The question I have for those who have made the leap is: Is it enough different that I could be happy doing the work?