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Two of my brothers married nurses. They have been in the business since the 70s and the supply and demand has always been cyclical. Whenever there is a nursing shortage, the schools fill up and in a couple more years there is a glut. It is not a new phenomenon.

One is still working as a surgical nurse. After two years of work in a nursing home, which she did not enjoy, she went back to school so she could get into surgical nursing. She was fortunate enough to get into a program and started working with doctors like Norman Shumway at Stanford Medical Center. She has been continously employed ever since.

My other SIL started as an RN working in hospitals, but after about 15 years she started working for insurance companies that handled medical billings. After that, she started her own business reviewing claims until she decided to retire.

Oldgringo wrote: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"?

Nurse anesthetist is a great gig if you can get it. It requires quite a bit more schooling, but pays extremely well. In fact, Baylor has a graduate program in that field.

One of my former co-worker's wife is one. She got the Air Force to pay for her schooling. She is now retired from the USAF, is an officer in the AF reserve and works in a private hospital!

Medic624 wrote:Shotgun approach...

Good advice, from a gun forum.

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

Does she keep in touch with any of her friends from school? Maybe they could share some searching tips or job leads.