Angie_Baby

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1. NP & PA payscale

   Angie_Baby replied to nev's topic in NP

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

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

   Angie_Baby replied to sun_chica's topic in Career Support

   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 on nurses to work as Clinical Research Associates...

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 physically restrained, etc, etc. I got to be there w...

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 frightening.

5. No CRNAs in Reno area?

   Angie_Baby posted a topic in Nevada

   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 odd.

6. Anyone taken Paxil? Need info.

   Angie_Baby replied to JenMarie82's topic in General Students

   It was brief, because after two weeks, I couldn't take the side effects, which were mainly feeling very low energy all the time, and like my head was congested, or the sensation of being stuffed with cotton. And dizziness. I told my physician I would...

7. 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 nurses, how long did it take you to transition from nig...

8. 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 future, in the case of my mom's sister ? S was alw...

9. 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 tarot cards and psychics became as commonplace as they...

10. Crying about my job...

    Angie_Baby replied to LearningRN's topic in Med-Surg

    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 breathing exercise I do - inhale for 5 seconds, ex...

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

    Angie_Baby replied to browsing's topic in Career Support

    ...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 degree and is doing very well now. She does make a ...

12. Are there any combined BSN/CRNA programs?

    Angie_Baby replied to Tracee22's topic in 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 the field in which I have been working (field bio...

13. Are there any combined BSN/CRNA programs?

    Angie_Baby replied to Tracee22's topic in 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 approximately equivalent to 3 years at 14 units a...

14. $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, and thereafter drop to $4,600 for the years(s) af...

15. $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 http://www.fastweb.com.