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  1. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    mikethern replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    9 years of hell to retire at age 30 and have total freedom for the rest of your life isn't all that bad. Life could always be tougher. Like say, being an infantry soldier in Iraq wondering if you...

  2. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    mikethern replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    California nurses do. I work in Central California, and a large number of staff nurses here earn six figures. Also, let's take the OP out of the equation. A single nurse with no kids and no...

  3. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    mikethern replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Let's try a different interest rate using this calculator: http://partners.leadfusion.com/tools...ngs02/tool.fcs Save $2,500 a month for 9 years at the 15% (my average stock return) and you will end...

  4. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    mikethern replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I missed the part that his living expenses are $2,500. AlwaysLearning, what are your expenses

  5. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    mikethern replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Hi baglady. I was a travel nurse too. I made $35/hr plus free furnished housing. Yes, you pay tax on the housing, but it is still free housing. It's not the travel nurse agency's fault that you...

  6. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    mikethern replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Drawback of the military is you will move every couple of years and might end up in a country you do not enjoy. I was stationed on Guam for 2 years when I was in the Army. Yeccck! If you do join,...

  7. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    mikethern replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    $4,000 a month is $48,000 a year. Very do-able if you have no kids and don't buy stuff you do not need. Travel nursing is the way to go because you get free

  8. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    mikethern replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    By the way, open a Roth IRA right away. A Roth IRA allows you to invest $5,000 into individual stocks, and when you retire, you withdrawals with be 100%

  9. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    mikethern replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    True, but one year of experience is enough to become a travel nurse. A travel nurse working only 40 hours a week can easily save enough money to on invest in stocks and retire in 9 years. You just...

  10. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    mikethern replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I am an RN who has been picking and buying my own individual stocks since 1999. Your goal is easier than even you think it is. You only need to save $4,000 a month. $4,000 every month for 9...

  11. scrub people who throw off all their raytecs?

    mikethern posted a topic in Operating Room

    What do you think of scrub people who throw all their raytecs in the drop bucket when closing so he won't have to count

  12. or shoes

    mikethern replied to coconutt's topic in Operating Room

    Try running shoes with gel

  13. scrub people who throw off all their raytecs?

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    Well then, I guess you are not used to people sticking up for themselves when you talk down to

  14. scrub people who throw off all their raytecs?

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    No, I don't work in a third world country. The circulator and scrub person both have to look at the items being counted. If you're okay with the scrub person throwing off items instead of counting...

  15. scrub people who throw off all their raytecs?

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    Exactly. They think, "why count them when you can get the circulator to count them?" Scrub people already have gloves on. They also have the extra protection of a gown. To make the circulator...

  16. count sheets

    mikethern replied to joeshaf's topic in Operating Room

    Inside, but outside would be better so that the scrub person would never hand the circulator a bloody count sheet from a tray that was opened during the middle of a

  17. RN First assist.

    mikethern replied to divokevan's topic in Operating Room

    Do your research about this school.... http://www.rnfa.org/index.html Your hospital might even be willing to pay for your

  18. RN First assist.

    mikethern replied to divokevan's topic in Operating Room

    My workplace has about 15 RNFA's. I think they earn about a dollar more per hour, but it's worth it because being an RNFA is the easiest job in the O.R. Circulating sucks. Scrubbing is fun. First...

  19. ACLS a requirement for RN's?

    mikethern replied to medic2bsn's topic in Operating Room

    RNFA's are required to have

  20. Any suggestions?

    mikethern replied to ebonydoll03's topic in Operating Room

    You're going to need several years O.R. experience before you will be competent enough to do travel nursing. There's a lot more to learn than you

  21. Bombed My Or Interview

    mikethern replied to LV_ORnurse's topic in Operating Room

    Also, make sure you smile a lot during the interview. It shows confidence and

  22. Not Happy With My OR

    mikethern replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Exactly. That's why I did travel nursing. If you do not enjoy your job, you should at least make sure that you are being paid top dollar. Take advantage of the nursing

  23. Allright Sports Med Nurses polling for some advice

    mikethern replied to Rezidentura's topic in Operating Room

    If the puddle guppy ain't working, use the old fashioned method. Throw folded blankets onto the floor to soak up fluid. By the way, always wear eye protection when circulating on an arthroscopy. I...

  24. Cnor Exam

    mikethern replied to newname's topic in Operating Room

    I would just keep reading AORN standards and guidelines over and over again until I memorized the

  25. gowning off of the back table

    mikethern posted a topic in Operating Room

    Have you ever seen scrub people gown off the back table instead of gowning off the gown's wrapper opened up on a mayo or other separate