OFFICIAL: Health Care Thread. Health Care Crew Unite!

[.:Chris:.]

Hope you front liners are staying safe. Came close and personal with this thing. One nurse spiked a fever and havent seen them since.

[ButcherSir]

any miscers here switched careers into healthcare during their mid 20s+? would be cool to hear some stories. im really tempted.

[Harry362]

I can go make $13k/week in NYC as an NP......so tempting but I don't feel like getting COVID-19.

I'm trying to get a telemedicine job doing urgent care, primary care, pain management, etc. If anyone has the hookup let me know. I wish I had my PMHNP cert but I won't be done until 12/21.

[StickLegs78]

any miscers here switched careers into healthcare during their mid 20s+? would be cool to hear some stories. im really tempted.

I went to nursing school when I was like 23ish. Was on track to get into a PhD program (wanted to be a field biologist).

[realeagency]

I would suggest anyone thinking about making this their profession to strongly reconsider.

[Harry362]

any miscers here switched careers into healthcare during their mid 20s+? would be cool to hear some stories. im really tempted.

I finished nursing at age 30 or so. Best decision of my life. My first year as a nurse I made $100k which was a massive increase from the $40k the year before.

When you hit night diffs, OT, bonuses etc **** can get crazy high hourly. Also even if you just work the bare minimum 3 12 hour shifts you are still off 4 days and if you stack your weeks a certain way you can give yourself like 10 days off without using a single day of PTO. Very easy to go on vacation as a nurse.

[iHateDeadlifts]

I finished nursing at age 30 or so. Best decision of my life. My first year as a nurse I made $100k which was a massive increase from the $40k the year before.

When you hit night diffs, OT, bonuses etc **** can get crazy high hourly. Also even if you just work the bare minimum 3 12 hour shifts you are still off 4 days and if you stack your weeks a certain way you can give yourself like 10 days off without using a single day of PTO. Very easy to go on vacation as a nurse.

100k as a nurse in what part of the country? Average salary in Texas is about 30-35/hour.

[Harry362]

100k as a nurse in what part of the country? Average salary in Texas is about 30-35/hour.

Florida

I am talking 60 hour weeks to hit 100k, my hourly to start was like $28, night diff was 25%, weekends another $1.50, CEN cert another $1.50, $8 bonuses for critical staffing needs, time and a half, it all added up to around 95k my first year as an RN. If they offered the critical $8 hour I'd work every single day of the week. My record as a nurse is 43 12 hour shifts in a row. Now im on that sick NP life straight chillin

If you want to make SICK money as a nurse take a PRN job in California where you get 1.5x hourly for first 4 hours if you are under 8 hours sleep, double time for every hour over 8 hours, etc. My buddy makes $2500/shift for 16 hour shifts and goes to Silicon Valley for 5 days stretches miakes over 10k+ and ubers around while staying in a hotel. These PRN gigs are hard to get though it took him 2 years to land one and.

[paulinkansas]

You guys rock. My only involvement with healthcare is giving pre-employment drug screens to refinery contractors. There is much more to that story but I'll save it for later.

[Barcode120x]

Florida
If you want to make SICK money as a nurse take a PRN job in California where you get 1.5x hourly for first 4 hours if you are under 8 hours sleep, double time for every hour over 8 hours, etc. My buddy makes $2500/shift for 16 hour shifts and goes to Silicon Valley for 5 days stretches miakes over 10k+ and ubers around while staying in a hotel. These PRN gigs are hard to get though it took him 2 years to land one and.

Very true. Just about anywhere in Calif pays well. Of course, the standard of living is pretty high especially if you're looking at the major towns like LA, SD, SF, and the Silicon Valley. I've been comfortable at my current hospital the last 5 years. I just went down to part time in February (just before the COVID blow up, I got lucky) and I am LOVIN only having to work 2 days a week. Because of COVID and how CA wasn't hit as hard, there are many opportunities to be on call or cancelled for extra days off. Of course, no pay, but I'm a bachelor and I'll take as many extra days off.

[fbreaker]

Staying safe here boys, in pediatrics so covid is not so severe. Keep fighting the good fight

[Antonio519]

Any psych NP's or Psychiatrists in here?

[Harry362]

Any psych NP's or Psychiatrists in here?

I am starting my PMHNP Certificate this Fall. I am already a practicing FNP. I will be doing 540 hours of clinicals and 6 online classes.

I plan on doing telepsychiatry and opening up my own office eventually

[imbored21]

tips on smashing your cute coworkers???

[Legacyx]

tips on smashing your cute coworkers???

ay bby wanna see my picc line>?

[Barcode120x]

ay bby wanna see my picc line>?

LOL! This made me chuckle quite a bit...coming from a picc nurse myself haha.

Any healthcare brahs that are in school and having trouble finding preceptors? Been out of clinic since July due to covid but luckily my semester ended right at the end of July and had been on summer break until the first week of September. My NP program has been lax on everyone not being in clinic at least one a day, but I've been procrastinating too long in finding a new clinic that now I'm finding it hard to get into a family practice precepting spot. Many clinics in my area are not taking students for safety for themselves and their patients because of covid, which I understand, but sucks for us.

[ralphlaurenbrah]

I am starting my PMHNP Certificate this Fall. I am already a practicing FNP. I will be doing 540 hours of clinicals and 6 online classes.

I plan on doing telepsychiatry and opening up my own office eventually

How much do mental health NPs make? I saw jobs on Glassdoor for 150-250k which seems extremely overpaid honestly. Even CRNA which is a million times more stressful and competitive average like 180k.

[murse90]

Came back to the old thread to just say y'all should follow your career aspirations. i received some heat on this thread from 1 or 2 miscers who laughed at my CRNA school chances. Well, here I am. Gonna be a CRNA in less than a year. **** them.

[Harry362]

How much do mental health NPs make? I saw jobs on Glassdoor for 150-250k which seems extremely overpaid honestly. Even CRNA which is a million times more stressful and competitive average like 180k.

CRNA is definitely more competitive but the job itself is not stressful

BRB propofol intubate and then buy **** on amazon on your phone, I used to sedate people and intubate them on the ambulance as a medic, not hard



Regarding Psych NP salary 1099 make around $90-120/hour, I've already got a job offer for when I finish for $150k + 30k productivity bonus + option of working an extra day a week for $1k/day full benefits.

[fbreaker]

misc and covid-19 is a cesspool, i'd avoid any topics or threads having to do with the virus or the vaccine. lots of people living in their own little bubbles playing armchair scientists and tough guys. Hope everyone ITT is doing well

[alvin15tq]

Do you think, that Obama's reform of Health Care's field of business, helped a lot in preventing COVID-19, that occurred in the future?

[Barcode120x]

Came back to the old thread to just say y'all should follow your career aspirations. i received some heat on this thread from 1 or 2 miscers who laughed at my CRNA school chances. Well, here I am. Gonna be a CRNA in less than a year. **** them.

Grats my dude. Big chill $$$ coming your way. I'm expected to graduate my FNP program in July, but unfortunately, I'm behind on clinical hours so I will likely have to extend one more semester and finish/graduate in November. I've caught up on adult/geriatric patients, but I have yet to get an OBGYN and peds clinical site and I have just about 4 or so months left to get those done :c.

[fbreaker]

Grats my dude. Big chill $$$ coming your way. I'm expected to graduate my FNP program in July, but unfortunately, I'm behind on clinical hours so I will likely have to extend one more semester and finish/graduate in November. I've caught up on adult/geriatric patients, but I have yet to get an OBGYN and peds clinical site and I have just about 4 or so months left to get those done :c.

GL finding places to get those rotations. I am in a peds office and I turn down so many people asking for preceptorships, feels bad. Just can't support another staff member, not at our practice in any case

[supabeast1993]

Trying to decide between finishing out my CS degree or switching into nursing at my local
CC. I have all the prereqs done and they are saying I’d most likely be placed in the spring since I’ve been on the waiting list for about two years.

I have about 2 years of my CS degree left, so it’s about the same timeline either way.

Can some misc bros chime in and let me know if it’s worth it or not. I’m not really into programming, but can get through the material and math. Honestly, I could see myself enjoying nursing more especially with the schedule.

Looking for some insight here. Thanks.

[Barcode120x]

Trying to decide between finishing out my CS degree or switching into nursing at my local
CC. I have all the prereqs done and they are saying I’d most likely be placed in the spring since I’ve been on the waiting list for about two years.

I have about 2 years of my CS degree left, so it’s about the same timeline either way.

Can some misc bros chime in and let me know if it’s worth it or not. I’m not really into programming, but can get through the material and math. Honestly, I could see myself enjoying nursing more especially with the schedule.

Looking for some insight here. Thanks.

I don't know much about CS and the job market, all I know is nursing. Great pay, stability, get to work with hotties, the profound respect of being a healthcare professional, ability to self-schedule (certain job positions) that make traveling easier, and the best part, you can almost work anywhere with an RN license. It doesn't just have to be bedside.

[supabeast1993]

I don't know much about CS and the job market, all I know is nursing. Great pay, stability, get to work with hotties, the profound respect of being a healthcare professional, ability to self-schedule (certain job positions) that make traveling easier, and the best part, you can almost work anywhere with an RN license. It doesn't just have to be bedside.

Thanks man! I have heard a lot of negative things about the nursing profession such as the backstabbing and bullying and all that that goes on. Honestly, I’m not the kind of person to tolerate that and would speak up about it so I’m not sure if it’s an issue. What would you think the odds are of having to stay on night shifts? I’m more interested in ICU type work with a faster pace. I would like to work days if possible, and I can literally move anywhere to get a job. So I’m not sure that’s an issue. Basically from some people I know that are or have been nurses, they are urging me to do literally anything else haha. Just wanted to get some more insight.

[Barcode120x]

Thanks man! I have heard a lot of negative things about the nursing profession such as the backstabbing and bullying and all that that goes on. Honestly, I’m not the kind of person to tolerate that and would speak up about it so I’m not sure if it’s an issue.

I've heard about stuff like this and how older nurses eat their young. Then again, this can happen in any job field. It all depends on where you work too. I have friends that work at Kaiser and they say the staff/working environment is God awful but the pay is amazing. At my local community hospital, the pay is WAY lower than some of the other counties but I love the people I work with and I enjoy coming to work because of them. The lower pay sucks, but nursing is all about teamwork and if you have good teamwork, it beats the extra $ that you would make at a terrible place like Kaiser. There can be maybe a lil more drama in the nursing/hospital setting since the female hormones are more pronounced, but I think as a broski, you'll be fine. You'll find out that the male presence in the 99% female setting is actually a good thing and you'll more than likely get along with most of your coworkers.

What would you think the odds are of having to stay on night shifts? I’m more interested in ICU type work with a faster pace. I would like to work days if possible, and I can literally move anywhere to get a job. So I’m not sure that’s an issue. Basically from some people I know that are or have been nurses, they are urging me to do literally anything else haha. Just wanted to get some more insight.

I think odds getting to day shift are bit easier nowadays , but it all depends on the size of the hospital and the unit. If your unable to secure a new grad ICU position, you might have lower chances of getting a day shift position later down the road if you transfer over from another unit. Seniority plays a big role in terms of getting day shift position as well as vacation requests. I always tell new RNs to expect to work night shift for at least a year and be prepared for that.

If you're able, maybe do some volunteer work in the hospital or see if you can get some sort of a job position to get that hospital experience so you know what you are getting yourself into. Working bedside in the hospital fresh out of an RN program is typically the initial step before being able to move on past bedside nursing simple because many non-hospital positions prefer to see that "1 year hospital experience." Unless your network skills and people you know for and wide, be prepared to wipe ass for at least a year before being able to be consider for non-bedside positions.

[fbreaker]

Also, if you do decide to go the nursing route, your clinicals should put you through the different floors and give you an idea of what you might want to do. I had not so great experiences with cliquey floors and ****ty managers which turned me way off from inpatient jobs (at least from large magnet hospitals)

As Barcode said, bedside isn't the only option. I left the bedside 2 years ago and I'm making more per hour than I did at the hospital, however I get no differential/night pay. What I do get is a stable schedule, no weekends, and no holidays which works best for me. Overall per year I make about 1-2k less depending how much I work, which I'll take for the comfort of living. Working inpatient (at least on the floor I was on) was not worth the mental toil and physical stress for me

Hard to train consistently working 12.5+ hour shifts, especially if you're on for more than 3 days. Also might want to look into what you actually do as a nurse, because it's quite hectic and completely different than how school will go, for the most part. If you have any specific questions, let me know

[supabeast1993]

I've heard about stuff like this and how older nurses eat their young. Then again, this can happen in any job field. It all depends on where you work too. I have friends that work at Kaiser and they say the staff/working environment is God awful but the pay is amazing. At my local community hospital, the pay is WAY lower than some of the other counties but I love the people I work with and I enjoy coming to work because of them. The lower pay sucks, but nursing is all about teamwork and if you have good teamwork, it beats the extra $ that you would make at a terrible place like Kaiser. There can be maybe a lil more drama in the nursing/hospital setting since the female hormones are more pronounced, but I think as a broski, you'll be fine. You'll find out that the male presence in the 99% female setting is actually a good thing and you'll more than likely get along with most of your coworkers.



I think odds getting to day shift are bit easier nowadays , but it all depends on the size of the hospital and the unit. If your unable to secure a new grad ICU position, you might have lower chances of getting a day shift position later down the road if you transfer over from another unit. Seniority plays a big role in terms of getting day shift position as well as vacation requests. I always tell new RNs to expect to work night shift for at least a year and be prepared for that.

If you're able, maybe do some volunteer work in the hospital or see if you can get some sort of a job position to get that hospital experience so you know what you are getting yourself into. Working bedside in the hospital fresh out of an RN program is typically the initial step before being able to move on past bedside nursing simple because many non-hospital positions prefer to see that "1 year hospital experience." Unless your network skills and people you know for and wide, be prepared to wipe ass for at least a year before being able to be consider for non-bedside positions.

Once again, thank you for all the help. My biggest thing is that I would eventually like to work day shift. Nights for a year or so isn’t too big of a deal for me. I don’t have any problem with paying my dues so to speak. So if that’s what it takes then so be it.

[supabeast1993]

Also, if you do decide to go the nursing route, your clinicals should put you through the different floors and give you an idea of what you might want to do. I had not so great experiences with cliquey floors and ****ty managers which turned me way off from inpatient jobs (at least from large magnet hospitals)

As Barcode said, bedside isn't the only option. I left the bedside 2 years ago and I'm making more per hour than I did at the hospital, however I get no differential/night pay. What I do get is a stable schedule, no weekends, and no holidays which works best for me. Overall per year I make about 1-2k less depending how much I work, which I'll take for the comfort of living. Working inpatient (at least on the floor I was on) was not worth the mental toil and physical stress for me

Hard to train consistently working 12.5+ hour shifts, especially if you're on for more than 3 days. Also might want to look into what you actually do as a nurse, because it's quite hectic and completely different than how school will go, for the most part. If you have any specific questions, let me know

Yeah I would hope to get more insight while I’m actually in nursing school and going through clinicals. I guess one of the advantages I have is that I’m not tied down to one area. Really, I can move anywhere in the United States. I would assume with that being the case that I would eventually be able to find a specialty I like in a hospital I like and have good coworkers.

I definitely like the flexibility nursing provides. So I’m sure I could find something I am happy in down the line.

And yeah training is a big part of my life so that will be an adjustment for sure.

Thank you for your help.