Angie_Baby

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1. NP & PA payscale

   Angie_Baby replied to nev's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   How could a mid-level practitioner such as an NP or PA be responsible for generating anywhere close to $1 million

2. Frustrated & ready to leave nursing... (long)

   Angie_Baby replied to sun_chica's topic in Nursing Career

   There are medical device companies (like Medtronic) and biotech/pharm companies that use nurses to run their clinical trials and/or do sales. I worked at Genentech for a while, and they relied heavily...

3. I went and shadowed in the ICU....

   Angie_Baby posted a topic in General Nursing

   and those nurses are my heros. Car rollover victims, motorcycle accidents, gunshot wounds, internal bleeds due to alcoholism, prisoners with sheriff's deputies guarding them, patients needing to be...

4. New nurses: night shift to day shift?

   Angie_Baby replied to Angie_Baby's topic in General Nursing

   Did I read that right?! There's a human resources assistant job with a local surgical center with no experience required that starts near that! That amounts to only about $33,000 a year, which is...

5. No CRNAs in Reno area?

   Angie_Baby posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

   I was speaking with someone at Washoe Health who indicated there are no CRNAs working in the area, and that all anesthesia is done by MDs. Anyone want to comment on this? Seems really

6. New nurses: night shift to day shift?

   Angie_Baby posted a topic in General Nursing

   In asking around some of the hospitals here, it appears most new nurses get assigned to night shifts, and that seniority dictates who gets to move onto days. I was curious to know from the newer...

7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Angie_Baby replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I have indeed wondered about the "free will" aspect of it all. I have begun to think some things are preordained, otherwise how to explain how S was essentially forecasting forty years into the...

8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Angie_Baby replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   The posting above about Amelie and her prediction prompts me to talk about someone else with an uncanny gift. My grandfather's cousin had a reputation for being something of a clairvoyant. Before...

9. Crying about my job...

   Angie_Baby replied to LearningRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I have been a fitful sleeper all of my life, and grad school just makes it worse! However, there are a few things that may sound really basic but have helped quite a bit, especially lately. There's a...

10. Should I or should I not BECOME A NURSE??!

    Angie_Baby replied to browsing's topic in Nursing Career

    ...and I have a sister who is a social worker. She too, thought about nursing, and it was the chemistry coursework that made her reconsider. She was able to use her coursework toward her Social Work...

11. Are there any combined BSN/CRNA programs?

    Angie_Baby replied to Tracee22's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Once you've completed your BSN, you get to go work for a while, meaning you get to go earn money. I hear a lot of complaints from nurses on this board about how little money they make, but compared to...

12. Are there any combined BSN/CRNA programs?

    Angie_Baby replied to Tracee22's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Vanderbilt University also has a direct-entry MSN program. To be eligible, you need to have a BS/BA in some area or 78 units, which include what they're considering as prerequisites. Since 78 units is...

13. $30,000 for nsg school tuition????

    Angie_Baby replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I think the big difference is whether you're a resident or not. I would really like to go home to Montana and do my schooling. My first year there would cost me a little over $14,000 in tuition,...

14. $30,000 for nsg school tuition????

    Angie_Baby replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    Search for the thread on "alternative loans". There are also two web sites to check out: http://www.discovernursing.com and

15. ISU Fast-track program?

    Angie_Baby posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm looking at applying to Idaho State's Boise-based fast-track program. I know it's a relatively recent one, but was hoping there might be a few people out there who have gone through it or know...