muddywaters

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1. starting out/50 yr/w/pre-existing

   muddywaters replied to muddywaters's topic in Career Support

   Thank you for your advice and response! Funny, I called some hospitals re: their health plan policies and getting info was like pulling teeth (Human Resources). It seems that University Hospitals are the best but my dream is to work in a rural ER say...

2. starting out/50 yr/w/pre-existing

   muddywaters posted a topic in Career Support

   Contemplate w/ I finish nursing school, I'll be a vibrant, strong 52 (or am now). Good question however: If work in a hospital, whether med-surg, icu, hopefully er later, will a pre-existing condition preclude me from obtaining the health insurance I...

3. Agism: realistic appraisal?

   muddywaters replied to muddywaters's topic in Career Support

   Thanks all for your help. Non-traditional careers? Now that sounds interesting. Male nurse to a decadent movie star, snacking on pate late at night. Best regards, muddy

4. Advice pls: Future of Trauma/ER nursing, one school too!

   muddywaters replied to muddywaters's topic in Emergency

   Hi traumaRUs, Happy New Year. There is no cure for hangover, I'm convinced. Can I infer from your writing, that it might be better to start out in the hinterlands than Big City? I hear Agency nursing doesn't provide medical insurance... Alaska's look...

5. Agism: realistic appraisal?

   muddywaters posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi. I'm pretty convinced that nursing is for me, even after reading how horrible it can be. (Seems a challenge to tough it out and I havn't forgotten how cool nurses were to me when I was hospitalized). What does concern me is my age: I'm 49, startin...

6. Advice pls: Future of Trauma/ER nursing, one school too!

   muddywaters replied to muddywaters's topic in Emergency

   I found the article, LA Times, Tues, Dec. 25th edition, pt. B. Title: "Promising Year Ends Up Leaving Health Care Advocates Heartsick". Subtext: "Plans to insure more poor children and mend the trauma care system were dashed by an ailing economy". Es...

7. Advice pls: Future of Trauma/ER nursing, one school too!

   muddywaters replied to muddywaters's topic in Emergency

   Sorry I don't have the exact issue as the apt. was inadvertently "cleaned" recently. It's seemed important and if you go to latimes.com (or Google search: Los Angeles Times) and type in "trauma nursing", "emergency nursing", etc. you'll find it in th...

8. Advice pls: Future of Trauma/ER nursing, one school too!

   muddywaters posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi, I'm in LA and was considering applying to the LA--County-USC Nursing School for an RN (second career, heard plenty of warnings!). My question is this: Having read an LA Times article how there's going to be a big crunch in trauma/er funding (and...

9. Changing career to nursing, some q's..

   muddywaters replied to muddywaters's topic in Emergency

   Thanks for the real-world down n' dirty truths. ER nursing at my age, changing careers sounds utterly horrible, especially one who inherently questions doctors inwardly (nothing like being misdiagnosed by young punks) and hates taking orders from stu...

10. Changing career to nursing, some q's..

    muddywaters replied to muddywaters's topic in Emergency

    Dear Kaycee, I appreciate you taking your time to help out. Happy Thanksgiving. mw

11. Changing career to nursing, some q's..

    muddywaters posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi, I'm a forester in his late 40s (master's deg.) and want to be an er/trauma nurse. I know this sounds crazy to some and I know the grass isn't greener but rather a differerent species on the other side.....but: I have some questions that I hope ca...