OFFICIAL: Health Care Thread. Health Care Crew Unite!

[Autumnal]

I recommend you brahs who are looking for big money check out float pool. I've done a year of surgical tele, year of ER, two years of level 1 STICU, and people were absolutely throwing jobs at me. I also recommend a nice, small hospital after you get a bit of the initial adrenaline of the big dog hospitals, which inevitably burn out the most stoic of us. Currently making $50/hr FT with solid benefits and the ability to pick up bonus shifts (overtime+ $10/hr), so making $85/hr to do **** all. I'm still on orientation (aka passed around the entire hospital for a few shifts) and many of the nurses think I'm god's gift because I can: start IVs, have decent diagnostic abilities, remain calm during codes and somewhat carry out ACLS protocol while the chicken pen chits itself, offer simple but good explanations to patients, so on. This is, of course, because most people that remain at the bedside are pretty new. I hear a lot of nurses complaining about how chit their pay is, especially the floor ones---I tell them they should just join float pool, you don't need critical care experience to go to the floors, and I only make $1/hr more than the med/surg float pool. The hospital is probably so desperate to plug their holes that they'll take you.

It's not the $130k and easily life of a CRNA but it's not far off. Beats the annoyance of being a travel nurse---while I've had to orient over and over every 2-3 days to different parts of the hospital, at least I got to pick a cool city to settle down in, have an apartment, establish a friend group, etc. instead of being shipped off to Bum**** Idaho to clean trachs at a LTAC facility. My best friend is in CRNA school and it is brutal---take the most OCD ICU nurse you know, they are one of a legion in CRNA school---but a potential path in the future. For now, I'll take this. Maybe I'll get a chit assignment every once in a while but making $25/hr to take care of a maniac TBI violent incontinent withdrawing patient my last five STICU shifts in a row, come at me jeffrey

[murse90]

I start part time CRNA classes in 4 days then the fulltime program in June.

Real Talk.

How difficult is CRNA school? For reference, where does it rank in difficulty relative to the bedside career you left to go to school? Or if you prefer, where does school rank in relation to the hardest thing you've ever done in life?

[MiamiLife305]

I recommend you brahs who are looking for big money check out float pool. I've done a year of surgical tele, year of ER, two years of level 1 STICU, and people were absolutely throwing jobs at me. I also recommend a nice, small hospital after you get a bit of the initial adrenaline of the big dog hospitals, which inevitably burn out the most stoic of us. Currently making $50/hr FT with solid benefits and the ability to pick up bonus shifts (overtime+ $10/hr), so making $85/hr to do **** all. I'm still on orientation (aka passed around the entire hospital for a few shifts) and many of the nurses think I'm god's gift because I can: start IVs, have decent diagnostic abilities, remain calm during codes and somewhat carry out ACLS protocol while the chicken pen chits itself, offer simple but good explanations to patients, so on. This is, of course, because most people that remain at the bedside are pretty new. I hear a lot of nurses complaining about how chit their pay is, especially the floor ones---I tell them they should just join float pool, you don't need critical care experience to go to the floors, and I only make $1/hr more than the med/surg float pool. The hospital is probably so desperate to plug their holes that they'll take you.

It's not the $130k and easily life of a CRNA but it's not far off. Beats the annoyance of being a travel nurse---while I've had to orient over and over every 2-3 days to different parts of the hospital, at least I got to pick a cool city to settle down in, have an apartment, establish a friend group, etc. instead of being shipped off to Bum**** Idaho to clean trachs at a LTAC facility. My best friend is in CRNA school and it is brutal---take the most OCD ICU nurse you know, they are one of a legion in CRNA school---but a potential path in the future. For now, I'll take this. Maybe I'll get a chit assignment every once in a while but making $25/hr to take care of a maniac TBI violent incontinent withdrawing patient my last five STICU shifts in a row, come at me jeffrey

Yeah I thought of doing that

Also considering doing CRNA but fuk going through school again and being broke because school is fulltime rotations/study

Miring the money you're making as a Nurse

[RobParks2M]

130k is what you get as a CRNA? Huh I would have figured it would be more honestly.

[guyman123]

I start part time CRNA classes in 4 days then the fulltime program in June.

Real Talk.

How difficult is CRNA school? For reference, where does it rank in difficulty relative to the bedside career you left to go to school? Or if you prefer, where does school rank in relation to the hardest thing you've ever done in life?

Just remember that we're only SRNAs, not med students. CRNA should be cake walk compared to med school. #motivation

Starting my first class on Thursday Where'd you get accepted to?

[SwiftRick]

Lol at soyenergy.

Just lol!!!!!

[murse90]

Just remember that we're only SRNAs, not med students. CRNA should be cake walk compared to med school. #motivation

Starting my first class on Thursday Where'd you get accepted to?

You sure about the CRNA med school comparison, brah? idk, I'll see.

[guyman123]

You sure about the CRNA med school comparison, brah? idk, I'll see.

There are some stupid residents/physicians out there. If they can get through med school school, so can we.

What school you get accepted to?

[iHateDeadlifts]

graduating with my bsn this May and job postings for new grads for orientations has already started today at some hospitals here (live in a big city).


anyone remember how your orientation/new grad internship was like, scheduling wise? Like did you have to do classwork once a week and have a preceptor shadow you until you had a 40 hour work week? Did most of you guys work at the hospital you did you capstone at?

Thanks for any advice

[ralphlaurenbrah]

Just got into anesthesiologist assistant school! Yay I’m going to be an anesthetist😊

[Forgotten18]

Starting NP School in the summer, awaiting the onslaught of work anxiously.

[murse90]

Starting NP School in the summer, awaiting the onslaught of work anxiously.

What kind of np you wanna be? I feel like if I went that route I'd do primary and family care. It seems rewarding.

[ralphlaurenbrah]

You sure about the CRNA med school comparison, brah? idk, I'll see.

CRNA and AA school are hard as **** according to everyone that I’ve talked to. My friend in AA school said he hasn’t been outside besides walking to and from the hospital and his classes in a solid year. It’s basically school+residency at the same time so it’s a lot.

[murse90]

CRNA and AA school are hard as **** according to everyone that I’ve talked to. My friend in AA school said he hasn’t been outside besides walking to and from the hospital and his classes in a solid year. It’s basically school+residency at the same time so it’s a lot.

Thanks for the insight brah. I'm starting it late next month.

[Barcode120x]

I got my acceptance letter last week and start FNP school in fall, but I just applied for a new PICC line RN position that they're opening up at my hospital. New program, so it's a fresh start. If I get it, I might put NP school on hold and explore my options as a PICC nurse. Only thing I don't like about the PICC job is that I'm going from 12 hours, 3 nights a week to 5 days a week, 8 hours a day; however, the hours for an 8/5 job is good, 10am-6pm. Can hit the gym before, and still do stuff after work and sleep in. Just sucks to go from 4 days off to 2 days off. But it will be a nice change from PM to AM shift and have all holidays off.

[THE SAINT]

Is it worth it becoming a lvn, and becoming a nurse in 1 year?Or should I just go to school for my Adn Rn and hopefully finish in 2 years? I cant decide lol

[Rabbitw00t]

Is it worth it becoming a lvn, and becoming a nurse in 1 year?Or should I just go to school for my Adn Rn and hopefully finish in 2 years? I cant decide lol

Do Not do LVN. It's a waste of time. LVN and RN do not share similar path. Do ADN -> BSN online while working. If you have bachelors already, simply do accelerated BSN.

[Pregily]

Just got into anesthesiologist assistant school! Yay I’m going to be an anesthetist😊

sounds really cool! good luck!

[Pregily]

Just got into anesthesiologist assistant school! Yay I’m going to be an anesthetist😊

sounds really cool! good luck!

[petrucci_m3]

PharmD brah checking in. Just graduated and studying for my boards.

[Barcode120x]

PharmD brah checking in. Just graduated and studying for my boards.

Congrats my dood. My best friend recently graduated earlier this year and passed the test. I don't know anything about them exams for pharmacy but he said it wasn't that bad and that the practice tests were definitely harder than the licensure exam. Good luck getting a job. I've heard from my buddy that the job market has been pretty saturated with a lot of companies cutting costs by reducing staffing at pharmacies, especially big named companies.

[petrucci_m3]

Congrats my dood. My best friend recently graduated earlier this year and passed the test. I don't know anything about them exams for pharmacy but he said it wasn't that bad and that the practice tests were definitely harder than the licensure exam. Good luck getting a job. I've heard from my buddy that the job market has been pretty saturated with a lot of companies cutting costs by reducing staffing at pharmacies, especially big named companies.

Thanks man! I was very fortunate enough to hop onboard with one of the past companies I worked for when I was a tech. Was offered a full time staff pharmacist position. Thank the lord.

A lot of my friends are still looking for jobs. Pharmacy is so overly saturated with 15,000 new grads being pumped out each year.

If someone asked me today if being a pharmacist is the way to go, I would say fuk no! The poor souls starting their first year later in the fall will be most likely unemployed with 200k+ in student loans when they graduate Hah sorry for the doom and gloom.

But I'm super pumped to pass my boards and start chipping away at my loans. We're all gonna make it.

[Forgotten18]

Trying to pepper my angus right now. NP school starts Monday. Been reading advanced anatomy all day until my eyes bleed (trying to get a head start)

[imbored21]

Do you guys smash your coworkers? My last 2 jobs have been 80% female. I love healthcare.

[Barcode120x]

Do you guys smash your coworkers? My last 2 jobs have been 80% female. I love healthcare.

One of mine does. Other girls from the other units know that he's a player. He just got with one of the new girls too. I don't see how he can't just find one person to settle (I learned earlier that he left his other job cuz of too much drama dealing with this same issue lol). As much as I'd like to especially in healthcare, I'm staying away from dating on my unit. Can't really say that I'm "missing" out with my dude "getting in" on all the girls and I'm not one for sharing either or taking leftovers.

On a side note, I'm week 4 into my online MSN-FNP program. Lots of busywork and reading, but overall it doesn't seem too bad. Everything is self directed and as long as you got the critical thinking skills and do the assignments, you're good. Not really looking forward to skills day next month cuz we'll be tested on the advanced assessment (which isn't hard), but am a little anxious cuz we'll be working with live models for the pelvic and prostate exam. Honestly, pelvic exams and OBGYN are the LEAST things I'm looking forward to in my clinical setting. Fortunately though, they go easy on us this semester and I only have to do 3 clinical days/weeks as the 1st semester is to get us acclimated to school and this program. Once I start clinical, the count down of OBGYN patients begin....0/120 right now lol.

[SoyEnergy]

Brahs!! I got accepted into a CRNA school with 2 more interviews in the upcoming months

Dear diary,

First day of my Health Assessment Lab and I feel like complete crap. Everyone has kids, a job in the medical field, and seems so much smarter than me. I have no responsibilities at all and yet I feel like the dumbest person in the lab. Today we had to get health history from 4 patients (a deaf, a non english speaker, a crazy person, and a person that likes to go off topic). Everyone pretty much filled out their sheet, while I only got 2 lines filled out because I didnt know how to react. We also had to write a description about a cookie given to us then find that person's cookie using their description, I only wrote down the basic while people were in depth. I tried to answers the professor's questions and every time I answered, I was wrong. I have never felt so fckin dumb in my life.

Cant believe it was 6 years ago. Looking back at this post, i didn't even know what a crna was at this point and just praying i pass this class with the bare minimum. guess im not as dumb as i thought i was, considering i beat out 3 of my coworkers and 2 of my former classmates, whom i looked up to back in the days, for this crna spot!! started with an ADN now we're here!

[muscle beast]

One of mine does. Other girls from the other units know that he's a player. He just got with one of the new girls too. I don't see how he can't just find one person to settle (I learned earlier that he left his other job cuz of too much drama dealing with this same issue lol). As much as I'd like to especially in healthcare, I'm staying away from dating on my unit. Can't really say that I'm "missing" out with my dude "getting in" on all the girls and I'm not one for sharing either or taking leftovers.

On a side note, I'm week 4 into my online MSN-FNP program. Lots of busywork and reading, but overall it doesn't seem too bad. Everything is self directed and as long as you got the critical thinking skills and do the assignments, you're good. Not really looking forward to skills day next month cuz we'll be tested on the advanced assessment (which isn't hard), but am a little anxious cuz we'll be working with live models for the pelvic and prostate exam. Honestly, pelvic exams and OBGYN are the LEAST things I'm looking forward to in my clinical setting. Fortunately though, they go easy on us this semester and I only have to do 3 clinical days/weeks as the 1st semester is to get us acclimated to school and this program. Once I start clinical, the count down of OBGYN patients begin....0/120 right now lol.

JUST EL OH FUKIN EL

Online Degrees...what a fukin joke

brb Dr Nurse LOL BSN ROFL CCN DDR DDAVP CMP LMAO CBC RN

[Barcode120x]

JUST EL OH FUKIN EL

Online Degrees...what a fukin joke

brb Dr Nurse LOL BSN ROFL CCN DDR DDAVP CMP LMAO CBC RN

You should try it, it's pretty convenient tbh.

DNP too much schooling for me my dood. I'm done after NP.

[CaliNoob]

Brahs!! I got accepted into a CRNA school with 2 more interviews in the upcoming months

Cant believe it was 6 years ago. Looking back at this post, i didn't even know what a crna was at this point and just praying i pass this class with the bare minimum. guess im not as dumb as i thought i was, considering i beat out 3 of my coworkers and 2 of my former classmates, whom i looked up to back in the days, for this crna spot!! started with an ADN now we're here!

Congrats man! What was your GPA if you don’t mind asking and what kind of ICU did you work in? I’m barely 8 months in my nursing career, but I got in a new grad ICU residency program and currently work in a medical/trauma/Nuero ICU unit. I got my bachelors already and have a 3.79 GPA. Will I make it? Lol

[mck2349]

What is the difference in an RN vs. RPN?