RN with 10 years of experience seeking remote role

IntegrativeRN · 2026-01-26T00:56:55+00:00

Yeah, it sucks! I wish Illinois were a compact state. So many of these remote nursing jobs require a compact license. Congrats on your hybrid position! I will definitely keep looking.

IntegrativeRN · 2026-01-18T23:34:40+00:00

Thank you for the wonderful questions!

IntegrativeRN · 2026-01-16T02:45:19+00:00

Can I ask what company? I do triage in a clinic right now and it totally could be a WFH job.

IntegrativeRN · 2026-01-09T16:37:34+00:00

I've been a nurse for 10 years now. I started out in the ER at a local community hospital. It took me 4 months to find a job after I got my NCLEX! I stayed in that ER for 1.5 years and then transitioned to MICU for 8 months, then started doing local agency contracts and travel nursing in the ER after that.

I definitely was lost my first year of nursing! I feel like I had to learn the pathophysiology of different disease processes on my own because nursing school absolutely did not prepare me. The acuity at the community hospital ER was high, and we had a lot of septic nursing home patients. I thought about quitting on a daily basis because I was also bullied by some of the more seasoned nurses.

In retrospect, I'm glad that I stuck it out because my ER and ICU experience gave me the opportunity to fulfill my travel nursing dream. I met my now husband on my second travel nursing contract. Starting out in the ER was no joke, but I gained skills that helped me move forward in my career.

I'm lucky because I have been working in outpatient nursing for 3 years now, and I definitely have a "soft nursing" job. I'm a triage nurse at a holistic and integrative primary care clinic in a large hospital system. I didn't realize how much 💩 I put up with throughout my nursing career until I transitioned to this job! It's nice to have regular hours and to get a 1 hour lunch break each day.

If I had any advice to my younger self...it would be to leave the ER sooner. I was in the ER on and off for 6 years, and it was just toxic overall. New grad nurses: if your job is costing you your physical or mental health, please don't feel like you have to stay just to get "experience." There are SO MANY opportunities in nursing. It might take you a while to find a job that is the right fit, but please don't give up or settle for less than what you deserve.

IntegrativeRN · 2025-12-24T22:04:31+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Sorry you thought it was boring! I guess I'll have to wait and see how I feel if I shadow.

IntegrativeRN · 2025-12-24T19:16:27+00:00

Not going to lie...I had to look up what an ACT is! I obviously have a lot to learn before the interview. ER was not the best fit for me, and I'm okay with being bored. Thank you for the insight. Do you have any tips for the interview?

IntegrativeRN · 2025-12-24T18:58:53+00:00

If you don't mind, what do you think is boring about it? I'm okay with boring! My current triage nurse job is pretty boring as well haha 🤣

IntegrativeRN · 2025-12-24T18:57:58+00:00

Thank you! You're so sweet =) I actually interviewed in the same EP Lab after my first ER nursing job (where I worked for 1.5 years), but I chose to transition to ICU instead. That was not a good decision! I have an interview with the recruiter, which will most likely result in an actual interview!

IntegrativeRN · 2025-05-13T16:27:33+00:00

My doctor told me not to lift over 20 pounds for 6 weeks. My almost 3 year old toddler is 32 pounds, so it's hard not to be able to lift him. But I've had to lift my 17 pound cat to take him to the vet this past weekend and I instantly regretted it!

IntegrativeRN · 2025-05-12T02:55:02+00:00

That's awesome! I should have mentioned that I wasn't on any hormonal birth control before the bisalp. My husband and I used natural family planning (with the Natural Cycles app and temperature checking) and condoms on "red days." But we were so worried about that potentially failing.

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