medic1969

medic1969 has 1 years experience.

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1. Preparation for Grad School

   medic1969 posted a topic in NP Students

   So I'm an RN with 2 years Cardiac Experience. I've been admitted into Vanderbilt's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program to start this coming fall 2018. I've got about 5 months to prepare. What would you recommend by way of preparat...

2. CRNA school loans (for a guy like me)

   medic1969 replied to mattcbr's topic in SRNA

   $72k after taxes as an RN is some serious cabbage.

3. CRNA school loans (for a guy like me)

   medic1969 replied to mattcbr's topic in SRNA

   I know that I'm late to the dance on this post, but it seems like $71k/year is pre-tax. How much is your actual take-home pay? Seems like $40k/year tax-free would be awfully close, especially if you can also qualify for food stamps, etc.

4. LGBTQI and Psych Nursing

   medic1969 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Question for those of you who are MSN Psych Nurses. To what degree do you have to deal with psych patients who are also dealing with LGBTQI issues? - compared to the general US population? Especially, how common are transgender patients? When I was...

5. Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

   medic1969 replied to edogs334's topic in Relations

   Yeah, but those with the 2 year degree aren't in specialties making 90k/year. Did you mean to conflate the two, or am I reading this incorrectly?

6. Nicardipine via direct IV

   medic1969 replied to papoy's topic in New Nurse

   What possible reason might you have to do that? I can't imagine under what circumstances you'd wanna push nicardipine? Please offer more details.

7. Newgrad+Nights = Study Time?

   medic1969 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in Job Hunt

   The less sick a patient is, the more needy they become in my experience.

8. Be honest: do you feel valued by your employer?

   medic1969 replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

   I am but a little donkey, tied to a large cart It is my master's job to whip me as much as possible, that I may bring out more and more ore from the mine. It doesn't matter how much I did yesterday (working a triple in a CVICU with an RRT call and ...

9. Why Do Nurses Quit?

   medic1969 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I'm nearly finished with my first year as a nurse. I've seen a revolving door in my ICU. People leave for different reasons, school, better jobs, etc. Me personally, I can't stand my nurse manager. She's a sneaky weasel who plays favorites big ti...

10. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

    medic1969 replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    Critical Care Nurse and Paramedic here. I work in a cardiac ICU and see death on a regular basis. As a medic, I am on scene for the most horrible tragedies. Believe me, it's the kids that stick with you. I've worked drownings of children, so I kn...

11. Phd financial package question?

    medic1969 replied to Egeria's topic in Post Graduate

    I wouldn't mention the other program. I would simply say, "I'm trying to line up my finances and I need firm numbers so I can plan ahead."

12. Guidance for New ICU nurse?

    medic1969 posted a topic in MICU

    I'm a second career nurse, mid 40s. Infantry Officer, 12 years pastor, 3 years paramedic, ACLS and PALS certified for 4 years now, finishing my RN. I've just been offered my first job. I start in a Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular ICU in 2 months. What c...

13. Time Management Tips for New Critical Care Nurses

    medic1969 replied to nursey246's topic in Critical

    This is an awesome idea. Can you post a sample version of this?

14. Ivy League Schools worth it?

    medic1969 replied to medic1969's topic in General Students

    What would you consider the top tier schools to be for graduate nursing education? I'm looking at CRNA schools.

15. Ivy League Schools worth it?

    medic1969 replied to medic1969's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply. It means so much to me. Let me see if I can summarize your advice. Get BSN completion at nearest state university. Get Grad degree at top tier school for top notch education and contacts. Worth the ext...