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Bill wrote:Interesting update, now several Hospitals have called back, but of course she is not interested now. I told her she should keep the info close because she take a 2 part physical/drug test and a calculation test next week

The fat lady has not sung yet

Tell her the calc test is really easy and don't sweat it... Memorial Hermann gave me one also and they let you use a calculator.

Thats awesome buddy... Congratulations to your wife...CVICU...Wow thats a big step good for her!! Im sure she will do amazing!

Oldgringo wrote:

Bill wrote:does not want to travel and did not qualify

Old gringo, shes only 45, but i guess hospitals are like Airline were 40 years ago and only want 20 year old

Our RV neighbor in Colorado is a traveling contract anesthesiology nurse (age early 60's) in a BIG motor home. She works where and when she wants to and drags down REALLY BIG bucks for her efforts. Her husband, a retired Boeing engineer, is quite happy to be an able mobile/house husband/driver. They are a neat couple.

Is it time to to start, "thinking out of the box"?

Travel nursing is great if your
A. Single
B. Married no kids or single
C. One spouse doesn't work or is retired or you're single
D. Have your own insurance
And...
Unfortunately for some...Nurse anesthetist is a 30 month highly competitive course that they require you do not work during school...
I can understand their frustration... nursing 3 years ago was touted as one of the most stable and fairly lucrative as well as available industries to get into... Now, thanks to Medicare/Medicaid cuts the fact that the dollar is worth only 70 cents on the world market and the upcoming implementation of Obama Care has the medical industry circling the wagons and cutting as much fat as possible!
It's still a good and stable industry just not as available as before... Like any and every other industry right now... They're holding fast and patching the holes as best they can...

Shotgun approach...

I was a Paramedic for 15 yrs and actually moved here from WA last month for family but I'm working as a RN (2 yrs ER experience in WA) at Memorial Hermann

Apply for any and all open positions on every Hospital website...

Once she is in she can then transfer to the dept she is actually interested in working...

Oh and although it's not fun... Nursing homes maybe?