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re: Male nurses??
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:31 pm to WylieTiger
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:31 pm to WylieTiger
I just graduated in May. I have never heard or thought about going into sales. I will definitely check that out. Any other advice?
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Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:34 pm to T_don
Like others have said work whatever unit you want to work. Every teacher I had in school told me I needed to work "ER to hone my skills", screw that nonsense. Started Day 1 in psych and hadn't looked back, jokes on these floor nurses that work like dogs all shift for hospitals making $1m profit per day
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:34 pm to armsdealer
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Really, when was the last time you heard of a hospital being fully staffed? The pay gap might narrow between travel and staff but opportunities will always be out there.
I said dry up, not vanish. Of course there will always be opportunities. And local level are not going to compete and raise salaries. It would cost them too much. The only reason why it boomed during covid is because all the money going into pockets from covid. They’re tapped out and if it continues you will see facilities close.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:35 pm to T_don
Once when I was in ICU recovering from a stroke, I remember getting a boner every time my nurse walked in. I’m glad none of them were male nurses….at least I hope not! 
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:35 pm to T_don
become CRNA- Nurse anesthetist. My family member did an he does very well for himself. Already has an investment rental property in his late 20's. Just moved to Colorado and is making bank and enjoying life. He is very smart, proficient, and disciplined though. It is a high pressure environment.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:36 pm to momentoftruth87
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Those travel gigs will dry up.
meh, not for experienced nurses, especially ER and ICU nurses. the p(l)andemic was a gamebreaker in terms of nurses retiring/resigning/changing professions on a large scale
there's a HUGE shortage of nurses all across the country, especially in ER/ICU in a lot of areas. now, will we see the $10k/week offers in California and NYC? maybe not, but there's still great offers out there
not to mention, if you're willing to bust your arse for a standard contract of 13 weeks at a podunk town (i.e. work 4-6 days a week), you can make GREAT money
source: me, an ER nurse who gets texts/emails every week
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:40 pm to MJackson
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meh, not for experienced nurses,
But OP isn’t experienced, only reason why I made the posts I did. You are correct though. Thank you for your dedication to healthcare and treatment to those in need
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:42 pm to T_don
Acute inpatient rehab is a relatively low stress job, if you want to go the laid back job route. Probably not that hard to move up to nurse manager compared to other units, if you have the ambition. The flight nurse dream sounds cool, until you have a wife and kids, and have to miss out on things due to work schedule.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:42 pm to BigAppleTiger
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become CRNA- Nurse anesthetist. My family member did an he does very well for himself. Already has an investment rental property in his late 20's. Just moved to Colorado and is making bank and enjoying life. He is very smart, proficient, and disciplined though. It is a high pressure environment.
CRNA is a master's degree. not saying the OP should or shouldn't do it, but it requires you to be an RN first (either ADN or BSN), and work in a critical care field (ICU, PACU, sometimes ER, depending on program) for 2-3 years, and then apply for CRNA programs
yeah, money is good, but you can only work in surgical settings to maximize your education
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:44 pm to BCBass
Other advice?
Don't be a bitch. There's a lot of toxicity in that female dominated workplace. Avoid that drama as much as possible. It will find you.
Don't expect too much. Just learn as much as you can and make the best of it.
Further your education as much as possible. Don't settle. The hospital doesn't care about you. They care about how many patients they can admit.
It's a business.
Don't be a bitch. There's a lot of toxicity in that female dominated workplace. Avoid that drama as much as possible. It will find you.
Don't expect too much. Just learn as much as you can and make the best of it.
Further your education as much as possible. Don't settle. The hospital doesn't care about you. They care about how many patients they can admit.
It's a business.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:47 pm to WylieTiger
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. There's a lot of toxicity in that female dominated workplace. Avoid that drama as much as possible. It will find you.
I keep my mouth shut as a tech and I can attest that it is very bad hospitals these days are reactive not proactive in my opinion
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:48 pm to T_don
I've been around it for 15 yrs. Morale is in the shitter.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:50 pm to WylieTiger
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I've been around it for 15 yrs. Morale is in the shitter.
Y’all experienced nurses are my inspiration and I truly feel for y’all if it means anything from a student I look up to y’all.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:51 pm to MJackson
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CRNA is a doctorate
CRNA is a great option, but it fricking sucks getting into school. I don’t know how anybody can be an ICU nurse for any significant amount of time.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:57 pm to cbi8
CRNA school if you’re gonna stick with nursing. Go work in a ICU, if you’re local Ochsner Main or UMC. Forget working the floor or anything like that.
If anything work a year or two locally and if you still want to wait for school go travel and rack up money then apply to school. You won’t regret it.
If anything work a year or two locally and if you still want to wait for school go travel and rack up money then apply to school. You won’t regret it.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 10:02 pm to T_don
Not a male nurse but former respiratory therapist. Worked in a large teaching hospital for about 3.5 years and moved into device sales. Best route to go outside of going back to school for NP/CRNA.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 10:09 pm to T_don
Huge money authoring life care plans for litigation purposes.
You'll need 3-5 yrs experience first. CCU is best.
Research Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP).
Good luck.
You'll need 3-5 yrs experience first. CCU is best.
Research Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP).
Good luck.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 10:13 pm to Ric Flair
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Not a nurse, but my advice would be to get a job in the ICU at a level one trauma center hospital right after graduation. After 9 months or so, take a traveling job in California where you can make 6 figures easily. Save money when traveling
Coming from a doc this is the best answer on the thread. We can not keep good ICU nurses for this reason and it sucks. Hell just this week lost a nurse to float pool ICU and they are paying her 90 dollars an hour. While the market will correct somewhat, great travel nurses will alway make great money.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 10:13 pm to T_don
I’ve been in the OR for the last 8 years and I’d recommend it to anyone interested. It’s certainly not for everyone, just like working a floor wasn’t my cup of tea, but the 1:1 patient ratio is pretty nice, even if the caseload can get a bit out of hand at times.
As others have mentioned, OR can get you a foot into sales which can be a good avenue to take, but the hours can suck depending on which company and type.
ER is another area that guys typically gravitate to. As are the ICU’s, which typically is the waypoint prior to getting into CRNA school and going back to the OR. That being said, if you were interested in CRNA, going the OR route prior to getting a job in ICU might give you a better idea of what they do daily and whether or not it’s what you want to pursue.
As others have mentioned, OR can get you a foot into sales which can be a good avenue to take, but the hours can suck depending on which company and type.
ER is another area that guys typically gravitate to. As are the ICU’s, which typically is the waypoint prior to getting into CRNA school and going back to the OR. That being said, if you were interested in CRNA, going the OR route prior to getting a job in ICU might give you a better idea of what they do daily and whether or not it’s what you want to pursue.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 10:18 pm to T_don
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any advice
Go to work in the ER of a busy Level I trauma center in an inner city that is stroke certified and has a cath lab with interventional cardiology. This way you'll experience everything you need to know about being an ER nurse.
EVERY hospital has an ER. Lots of hospitals don't have an ICU or Surgery.
Work for one year.
Start traveling. There will always be travel positions. Always. Travel everywhere you've thought about traveling in the first 3-5 years.
Then, find a place to travel to during the summer and in the winter. My summer time place was Cape Cod. My winter time place was Sacramento.
I made $150-200k every year for the 8 years working 36 hours/week and occasionally working 48 hour weeks that I traveled between these cities. I even worked at the same hospitals in each city.
After you get lots of experience and can handle yourself in a critical access hospital, work exclusively in these locations.
I only work ERs now that have between 4-15 beds. It isn't busy and I still make $100k+/year doing a minimal amount of work and only working 39 weeks/year.
These hospitals aren't usually in glamorous locations (think Indian Reservations), but what do I care about location?
Why kill myself at a busy level I trauma center and make the same money as a critical access hospital and have 3-5 patients per shift?
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