I'd encourage him to go get a job at Costco and delivering pizzas at night

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Mar 31, 2020
5:08:33pm

BlackBart All-American

I'd encourage him to go get a job at Costco and delivering pizzas at night

Seriously. Or UPS/USPS and delivering pizzas.

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My brother just moved to Houston to start a residency as an ICU nurse. Yesterday, they had orientation and got their

jaromp All-American

3/31/20 5:06pm

I'd encourage him to go get a job at Costco and delivering pizzas at night

BlackBart

3/31/20 5:08pm

Or drive for DoorDash or ubereats

4mack

3/31/20 5:14pm

That's messed up. Must be RE-deploying other nurses from elective areas to the ICU

Slim

3/31/20 5:09pm

Do not know how to help, but this is an issue for nurses in their final

Thrill

3/31/20 5:09pm

That is counter to what should be happening. Get them their caps ASAP.

cougfanblue

3/31/20 5:10pm

TX already did that a couple of weeks ago, I am pretty sure.

3/31/20 5:12pm

Meanwhile all the nurses on the empty surgical floors are looking for work and already somewhat oriented to the system

Slim

3/31/20 5:13pm

It takes months to train an ICU nurse. He wont be alone. Hell be tagging along

Backcountry

3/31/20 5:41pm

People in jobs not being affected by this are the outliers. Even people keeping jobs are seeing income go down.

3/31/20 5:14pm

Tell him to take a travel assignment in NYC.

slowhiteguy

3/31/20 5:16pm

This

Backcountry

3/31/20 5:52pm

United Way? I know they’re helping out with stuff like this.

Y'zcrack

3/31/20 5:19pm

Amazon and Walmart are hiring. Amazon is paying pretty good during this outbreak.

John Doe

3/31/20 5:21pm

In NY he would qualify for unemployment. He should look into his benefits.

HarlemCoug

3/31/20 5:22pm

If he doesn't have his heart set on doing ICU, I work in outpatient dialysis

KingDave

3/31/20 5:24pm

Thank you, but he does have his heart set on ICU, so if the opportunity is still there in July, he'd want to take it.

jaromp

3/31/20 5:44pm

Thanks everyone for the advice, some good ideas here.

jaromp

3/31/20 5:36pm

Travel nursing as said above. Tell him to get on the phone to as many agencies

Ironhide

3/31/20 6:00pm

The new CARES Act specifically provides

jsaskew

3/31/20 5:45pm

What exactly is a nursing residency?

SJS

3/31/20 5:46pm

Extended orientation. 8 weeks or so. At least in Utah.

Backcountry

3/31/20 5:51pm

Find travel work

Squirt

3/31/20 6:10pm

Have him work at an IHS hospital or other federal facility. He could also

OmahaThunderCoug

3/31/20 7:55pm

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