"Mommy Job"...RN or NP...?

introspectiveRN · Aug 8, 2009

Winning the lottery. :wink2:

just_cause, BSN, RN · Aug 8, 2009

I'd say as an RN you have opportunities to be more likely employed as an hourly worker vs a salaried employee. However it would be dependent on your specific job and area. It also varies by what is family friendly ? Lol your family or someone elses - meaning do you want hours that enable you to be a mom... like nights.. or to work part time... or 'family friendly' meaning you want to work in family practice as an FNP?

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a.malone · Aug 8, 2009

"Family friendly" as in...I was hoping I would get some replies from NPs regarding their hours and what is required of them so that I might have a better idea of what challenges I would be facing as a FNP opposed to a RN. This is indeed different for everyone but i'm asking the obvious. Thanks!!

carachel2 · Aug 9, 2009

I think the Mommy job hours you want are going to change as your kids grow and their needs change. I always thought being an RN was family friendly and it has been for the most part. But there comes a day when you don't want to work one more $%%&% holiday and weekends stink because you miss all that time with your school-aged kids.

I have several NP friends who work three days per week, no weekends, no holiday, no call. Now that would be MY ideal Mommy job, but if you are the primary breadwinner that won't be *enough* Mommy job, LOL!

I think it is what you make it. If you take your time to find the right fit it can work out.

Trauma Columnist · Aug 9, 2009

As your kids age, you have different needs. When my kids were younger, I wanted night shift because I could be home with them in the afternoons for homework and I could be a room mom.

When they got older, we needed the money, so I continued nights.

Now that I have grandchildren, I work days but as an APN I have a much more flexible schedule too - I can take off an hour here or there to go to things for them.