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first i think you need to realize that most staff nurses on this site have no clue who mckinsey is or bcg for that matter. your mentor is right. i think if you can get on with that caliber of a consulting firm then go for it. realize u are not just competing against lawyers and mba's. alot of times these firms go after freshly minted md's with impressive credentials. the idea that taking an np degree and moving into management is possible but it will be a long hard fight to get there and take u 15-20 years. thats what people know and see and it resonates to them that its the way its done. if u join one of those two groups u discuss u will more than likely find doors opening down the road in major insurance companies, c-suite hospital positions, quality and safety, and on and on. what you re contemplating doing opens far more doors than being an np or middle manager with an np ever will. just think if you went to mckinsey for two years with an np background you will probably touch more things at a c-suite level than u ever would have access to as an np. your mentor is right. your strategy and thinking is spot on. the one thing u may not see is that the road u go down eventually should u choose this path will prob be a road u haven't even considered at this point. my advice would be to prepare your best for those interviews. those jobs open up entire new worlds for your career. besides mckinsey associate starting salaries are closer to np experienced salaries. long run you make much more and have a plethora of opportunities and experience going the consulting route. the drawback is you wont be doing bedside care, but i think you made your peace with that already. good luck on your interviews you will need it!

when u have vasopressin running and another drip like say dobut or dopa or whatever. do intensivists or critical care docs like to wean off the other drips first and then vaso. Or do they prefer to get them off something like levophed first? Whats the rationale. Im sure there are many different situations but in general if u could try to explain this to a new grad I would be most thankful.

otterbein is a new program. the nursing school is very highly regarded. the crna is new. the class i believe is small. grant is a good hospital where most of the trauma patients go. grant is in downtown columbus. otterbein is in an upper middle class suburb. one thing about otterbein that stuck out for me was they dont require GRE.

I would like to know if the hours I spent in orientation (12 weeks) on a critical care unit count towards the required 1750. Im almost at a year on the unit so I have enough hours if they count. If they dont count then I need to wait a few months. Anyone able to shed some light on this?

uh which icu book? title please

68k a year based on 36 hrs? 40hrs? 44hrs? Can you shed some light on the pay. Is overtime available? What is the overtime rate? Do you get paid in dollars or Saudi money?

While they are not union and may not pay the highest, I would have to say the folks at Mt. Carmel seem the happiest to me. Mt Carmel East is a very supportive environment. The folks at MC New Albany surgical center have an awesome facility and its kinda dreamy to work there from the folks I talk to. Just my 2cents.

3 questions.... 1. Which agency? 2. What is pay rate? 3. How did u manage to get a family contract like the above poster stated I have only heard of single status contracts. Overall, I have heard alot of good feedback regarding working in Saudi. Only downside is less Americans are there now as were 15 years ago due to fears of terrorism. However, those I have spoken to that have been there have loved the experience. I say go for it.

I'm going to be applying to be an IP in Ohio and would like to know a few things. 1. Are there referrals available on the directory for Franklin county or is finding patients going to be a real challenge? 2. Who determines the amount of visits per week? Is that something I do or is it already done for me?

As an RN if I do a SOC and then the visits are performed by LPN's am I responsible for what happens with the patient on all the LPN visits? If I am hired to do SOC for multiple patients but dont receive the subsequent visits is this something I should be concerned with....is it a red flag? I feel somewhat confused where my responsibility ends if I only see thepatient to open the case and I am not the case manager. I am very concerned I will go do SOC on multiple patients and have my license at risk for tings that may happen that Im not even aware of happening. Please advise.

University of Toledo has a program for nurses that trains them to be an organ/tissue donation coordinator. I want to say its a masters level nursing course but Im not certain on that. I have been told it's the only program like this in the country.

What do public health army nurses do? Are they sent to disasters in foreign locales alot? What do they do conus versus oconus for example. Can anyone shed some light on that or personal experience thanks.

What do public health army nurses do? Are they sent to disasters in foreign locales alot? What do they do conus versus oconus for example. Can anyone shed some light on that or personal experience thanks.

The dog is something you would need to speak with the recruiter about. Surely they have a job somewhere they can accomodate the two of u and a dog they are a big agency. Standard contracts are 48 or 60 hours. I think your plan is awesome and will allow the two of u to save alot of my for the future. The companies the above poster mentioned are notorious for low pay. Fastaff is notorious for paying top dollar. I say go for it.

From what I understand the VA travel corps is new and it is still in its beginning phase. It will gradually grow larger in scope. I am really interestred in hearing some replies as well. Maybe u should post the question in the Military/VA forum also. Since u will be working there soon keep us updated as well to what u find out. Thanks.