Kara638

I'm not "choosing" any specialty yet before I have done my full research on them. I am doing research on multiple nurse specialties right now though. Any specialty I end up choosing I obviously would like the specialty, the job, and the work environment(s). Right now both CRNA and PMHNP are specialties I am doing research on so I am just getting more information about both. Obviously both anesthesia and psychiatry/mental health interest me.

Again, I am looking into different nursing specialties right now. If there is a specialty that seems to be a better fit, it would make sense to look into that option as well. Is there anything wrong with considering different specialty options to pursue?

How many full-time remote jobs are there for PMHNPs? I am looking into the PMHNP nurse specialty and I am wondering if there are many full-time fully remote PMHNP jobs paying well (over 150k). Can you get these jobs as a new PMHNP graduate?

Thanks for all of your posts guys. I really appreciate it. From my research, there are many full-time remote Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) jobs that pay well (over 130k-200k), correct? I have searched the job listings and there are many remote jobs for PMHNPs. One job listing is a full-time remote telemedicine PMHNP W-2 position that is paying 200k yearly. This is a specialty that I would be interested in pursuing after getting my RN license. Again, I am just trying to do research on various nurse specialties and jobs right now as I know I do not just want to stop at a RN license.

Are there many jobs RNs can do that do not involve direct patient contact and can be done in an office setting or remotely at home? I am planning to be a bedside and ICU nurse after nursing school but I may be having a family soon and I don't want to expose my children to any dangerous virus variants if things get worse later on. I am just wondering if there are a lot of jobs RNs can do that do not involve direct patient contact and can be done in an office setting or remotely at home. I assume that if you become a NP you can work full-time remotely very easily, correct?

Do CRNAs work mostly with COVID patients? I am planning to be a CRNA and I would like to know if CRNAs work with COVID patients mostly. Can you choose what population of patients/cases you want to work with as a CRNA?

Okay, got it. Also, there is no PPE shortage anymore in hospitals right? Do hospitals now have an oversupply of PPE for nurses and healthcare workers? Will they have an oversupply of PPE for nurses and healthcare workers in the future as well? I am just concerned about PPE for nurses, especially since I am planning to work in the ICU and become a CRNA in the future as well.

Basically, when I become a nurse I would like to wear an Elastomeric Half Facepiece Respirator (P100 masks) or better (and not a fitted n95 mask) when I am anywhere in the hospital. This is because I do not trust fitted n95 masks to protect me as well as P100 respirators or CAPR/PAPR respirators. I believe P100 respirators and CAPR/PAPR respirators protect better than fitted n95 masks based on the research. Based on news articles I have read, I have seen that some hospitals supply nurses with Elastomeric Half Facepiece Respirator (P100 masks) while other hospitals supply nurses with fitted n95 masks. Some posters are saying it is not possible for me to wear an Elastomeric Half Facepiece Respirator (P100 mask) if the hospital only supplies fitted n95 masks and others are saying that it may be possible depending on management.

Okay got it. Why do they not let you use your own respirator? Can you ask your manager if you can use your own respirator and have them approve it? Basically, I would like to use my own P100 respirator when working as a nurse and I would like to know if it would be possible for me to do so. I do not feel comfortable wearing n95 masks. I know other hospitals that have their nurses wear P100 respirators instead of n95 masks.

Well, according to the CDC website, there are 4 types of PPE respirators that healthcare workers can wear: 1. Filtering Facepiece Respirator (FFR) aka n95 masks 2. Elastomeric Half Facepiece Respirator (P100 masks) 3. Elastomeric Full Facepiece Respirator (Full-face P100 masks) 4. Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) I am wondering if nurses can choose to wear a "better-level" PPE at work in hospitals if they think it is better for them. For example, if the hospital only supplies P100 Elastomeric Half Facepiece Respirators, can you choose to wear P100 Elastomeric Full Facepiece Respirators instead? Also, can nurses wear Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) if they purchase it themselves or no? https://www.CDC.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/PPE-strategy/powered-air-purifying-respirators-strategy.html

Okay, if you think the hospital-supplied respirators are not sufficient, can you purchase better respirators to wear at work? I am just wondering if this is allowed at hospitals for nurses.

Do hospitals allow nurses to wear their own respirators of choice to prevent from getting COVID? Can nurses purchase any respirator and wear it at work at any hospital, or are there certain respirators that you cannot wear at work? Basically, I would like to know if nurses are restricted to the PPE they can wear at work in any way, or if they are free to purchase any outside PPE to wear at work in hospitals.

Should a pre-nursing student get a nursing related job to increase future nursing job prospects? I am taking my nursing pre-requisites right now for ABSN program. I already have a Bachelors degree. I am wondering if I should start working or volunteering now so I can be a good job candidate for RN jobs after I graduate and become a nurse. I don't have any nursing-related jobs on my resume right now. I also plan on becoming a CRNA. Please advise. Thank you!

Okay I understand. I assume that all nursing students will be given the COVID vaccine when they enroll and before they go in the hospital correct?

I am a pre-nursing student wanting to go into nursing school this year or next. I have finished most of my pre-requisites and also have a bachelor's degree in biology. Are there any downsides into going into nursing school right now amidst the COVID pandemic? I would like to start working as a nurse right out of nursing school. Becoming a nurse is my goal but I am just concerned about whether COVID will impact anything. Is nursing school run normally in hospitals now since we have the COVID vaccine or are all classes online? Thank you!