anyone's husband also a nurse?

zambezi, BSN, RN · Jan 15, 2004

My husband unfortunately HATES the hosptial, however, I work with a guy whose wife is also an RN...acutally she was the one that put him through school. It works out really well for them because they can coordinate their schedules, they both work nights and acutally have the same schedule. They do work in different departments. The only time it is an issue is when she is charge in ER and he floats to ER because spouses can't be in a direct leadership position over the other. It works well for they and they make a good living...

Noney · Jan 15, 2004

Alot of units have self sceduling. It can be a very good thing. Most places nurses are expected to work every other weekend, so if you can get assigned to the same weekend it would be nice.

When you interview ask the manager about schedules. Remember there are alot of jobs for RN's right now so if one place would work with another will.

Noney

SmilingBluEyes · Jan 15, 2004

thank Heaven NO!!! one of us is enuf.:chuckle

TiffyRN, BSN, PhD · Jan 15, 2004

I helped my husband through nursing school years after I graduated. I was even able to still pass the practice NCLEX!!!! We work at different hospitals now but hopefully that will change in the future. We try to keep our schedules the same (both work nights). We both have "self-scheduling" but mine is way more flexible and usually works out but sometimes we do go several days without hardly seeing each other.

Our dream is to travel nurse one day once the kids (my stepkids) go to college in about 5 years.

We uesd to work the same hospital, same shifts exactly, just different floors. It worked very well for us and I got chauffered to work which appeals to the queen in me :)

dragonfly954 · Jan 15, 2004

I have a similar situation. I am an RN.He is a firefighter/emt,soon to be in paramedic school because of his job requirement.He was not in the medical field before this,so all of this was new to him.At first he was in awe of me being a nurse.he acted like nurses were super human.Then after emt/ff school and a few shifts on a rig for a tranport company,he thought that him and his friends were experts on it all.Now after a year of actually working in a real firestation and a real ambulance,he has discovered that just because it says it in a book,doesn't necessarily mean it is so. :devil: It has been an interesting journey to see him come to appreciate the meaning of the words"wow,you wouldn't believe the shift I had today":chuckle He keeps asking me when am I going to get a real nursing job again.I work agency on a contract in a county jail right now.He thinks a real nursing job is in an ICU or ER only.Let him do what I do for a day!

ladytraviler · Jan 15, 2004

I am currently putting my hubby through nursing school. He is getting his prereq's out of the way and is wainting to hear from three schools. Our plan is for him to work for about 2 years in either ER or ICU then to travel together. This way he is there when our kids need him for the first 2 years of college. I work travel right now to do this.

We worked as medics together and he put me through nursing school and now I am returning the favor. It can be hard but will be worth it in the future. The first year he works, I am going to Sydney, Aust. I can't wait.

:devil:

Tweety, BSN, RN · Jan 15, 2004

It's really helped our relationship. It helps to have someone to vent to who understands.

Good luck!

hbscott · Jan 15, 2004

Let me see....

My wife was a nurse (but decided to move on eventually to other things); my mother was a family nurse practitioner, my grandmother was a LTC nurse, my mother-in-law was a staff nurse, my brother-in-law is an ICU nurse, several of my sister-in-law's are nurses, and yes I used to be a nurse but soon moved on to "bigger and better" things.

-HBS

kc ccurn · Jan 15, 2004

My husband's not an RN, he's an RT. We used to work together at the same hospital, which I loved. He now works at a sister hospital. We stagger our days so that one of us is home with the kids all except for one day of the week.

It is very helpful because when you are venting at the end of the day, your spouse knows the medical-ese of what you are saying and you don't have to spend precious "complaining time" explaining what you mean by "tubing a person, code brown, familes that are PITA's, etc."

nursethis · Jan 15, 2004

I'm on board with two thumbs up for 2 nurses in a relationship. My wife works med-surg and I work outpatient psych. It's great to be able to rant after a long day without having to explain all the nuances of nursing. It also makes the relationship feel very.... equal, we're on equal footing. (even though she makes more than I do:) I don't think the scheduling is any more complicated than it would be with any other two jobs. Still have kids to shuffle about, shopping to do, and always trying to get enough time to ourselves.

robrn · Jan 15, 2004

I know of 6 couples that are both RN's that work in the same hospital some in the same unit. With about 70 years of marriage between them. A few couples have traveled together and they loved it. The couples I know seem well adjusted to each other's roles and respect their individuality. A hospital is big enough place for both of you to work, and remain your self. Besides it gives you someone who understands the view from the other side of the rail. God bless you and good luck.