Posted by lepus on August 22, 2004, at 0:36:45
In reply to Re: Thinking of becoming a nurse, input?, posted by Shadowplayers721 on August 18, 2004, at 1:44:37
I have been thinking of taking the same career path sdjeff. I am in the same situation as you as in getting SSDI and trying to find something to get an education in so when I do return to work it is not at some menial job I hate. However, what has been said about nursing here has scared me off a bit. Okay, it has scared me off a lot. I just thought that I am fairly good at the sciences and that a two year degree in nursing might be something I would be able to do. But the stress described is not something I would be able to endure.
I wonder about getting the degree anyway and then just working as a claims reviewer for some medical billing company. I know someone who did that after not being able to practice nursing anymore after she err..."sampled" the medications she was to give to the patients and ended up addicted.
It is just so hard to know what you can do with this disabilty. I know a lot of stress is not something I can handle but at some time I have to be able to support myself better.
It is so scary.
Does anyone have any ideas on what jobs are good for people with mood disorders? I have been thinking about maybe library science as well. I just don't know and get very depressed about it.
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