PhilaGuy

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1. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

   PhilaGuy replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Well what fun would it be if there wasn't anything new...

2. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

   PhilaGuy replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

   That's a really good point. I'm the one that made the grass comment... And here I am getting ready to take my pre-req classes for nursing this fall

3. Question for Any of You That Have Switched Careers to Nursing?

   PhilaGuy replied to PhilaGuy's topic in Men

   HAHAHA, don't worry -- Family taught me the lesson on that one. Thanks for the response all. I haven't had science classes since high school (back in the late 80s / early 90s), but I was good at them. And with IT... I've gone through several calcu...

4. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

   PhilaGuy replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

   P.P.S. I just re-read your post, and I think you have some anger issues. I only stated that I have an eventual goal of becoming a Nurse Practitioner or getting into management. Since when did having goals equate to demeaning others (in this case, ...

5. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

   PhilaGuy replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Was this to me?? I have ZERO plans of being in management right away - or even 10years down the road at all!! I completely agree, I need to know the job and do it for a while (and well). I'm starting from the beginner level, and understand that com...

6. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

   PhilaGuy replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yep, totally agree -- And the pay gets better as you go (and my eventual goal is to be a nurse practioner or possibly a manager of some sort - y'know, actually put my MBA to use ), but I want to have a few years under my belt first of actually doing ...

7. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

   PhilaGuy replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Whew, thank you -- And yeah, I'm fine celebrating on different days. I figure possibly (since you don't necessarily have to work them all - somebody's off!) losing the three major holidays a year is worth all of the extra time you suggest. Plus, as ...

8. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

   PhilaGuy replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like me, and the reasons I want to get into it. However, I expect most of my family to think I'm nuts since I'll take a 50% pay cut to do so (at least at first) I'm not expecting low stress (and that's OK), but what's unnerving is the loss o...

9. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

   PhilaGuy replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not a nurse yet -- Just looking to get into the career -- And I don't doubt what you're saying is true. However, I can say with 13 years in software systems development that the grass isn't always greener. Arrogant doctors: Replace that with ar...

10. Managed Care

    PhilaGuy replied to shabbychic23's topic in Student Assist

    I can try to explain it more from the insurance side of things (looking to become a nurse eventually). Managed care or HMOs (Health Management Organizations) are structured health insurance programs. The way they work is requiring you as a patient ...

11. My Plan

    PhilaGuy replied to PhilaGuy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all. Its not going to be a short process (going to school part time, and need pre-reqs), but lining stuff up. There's an open house for a community college program I want to get in on Wednesday; They are full for fall 08, but since I have p...

12. Part Time Programs?

    PhilaGuy replied to PhilaGuy's topic in Pennsylvania

    Well, after taking a look around it looks like I'm going to be stuck waiting for next fall - Widener would be too expensive, and the other local schools have waiting lists. May not be a bad thing actually. I'm going to an info session for DCCC, and ...

13. My Plan

    PhilaGuy replied to PhilaGuy's topic in General Nursing

    The good news is I get what you mean - I work for an insurance company, so I know all about the codes... Dx codes, Proc codes... So many codes... Ugh

14. St. Christopher's in Philly

    PhilaGuy replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in Pennsylvania

    While I haven't worked there (not in the field yet), I can tell you it has a good reputation, although it gets dwarfed by CHOP. Horrible neighborhood though.

15. Part Time Programs?

    PhilaGuy replied to PhilaGuy's topic in Pennsylvania

    It looks like DCCC already has a waiting list for this fall, ugh. Any other ideas on schools in the Chester County area (willing to go in a decent radius around there though!). We live really close to West Chester U, but not sure how difficult it is...