Edited October 2019:
Before proceeding, you might want to check this link on the NMC website for recent updates since there was a number of changes in the application process, examination guidelines (OSCE) and exam fees. I’ll write a new post about it (maybe). But if you just want to have an overall idea about my application process which started two years ago, then read on.
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A medical course is a dead-end course.
A stranger I met once told me this. He said that being a nurse like me or a doctor like his father, having a medical degree means you’ll just end up in a hospital with not much flexibility to branch in other areas. Somehow, he did eat up his own words when he told me his father was more of a businessman now (probably didn’t really realize it until then) and about a doctor colleague when he did his military training who taught him how to do an emergency chest decompression in the field.
There are more opportunities for nurses that we didn’t realize until we resigned.
A chat with a friend led us to this realization. We both started and ended at about the same time in the hospital we worked at after serving for about four years. Post-resignation, we’ve worked on a couple of part time jobs, most of which are related to nursing. Huge income aside, we found sidelines wherein we still used our knowledge and practiced our skills as nurses. Continue reading “6 Non-Hospital Gigs I’ve Tried With My Nursing Degree” →
