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Sadly, masters students aren't eligible for perkins loans!! Even though I'll be a bedside new grad with a masters, i can't get that type or assistance or repayment!!

They really just had low enrollment....that's all!

The cost of living in nY is very, very high, so do not fret:)

I'll be graduating next may with a Clinical Nurse Leader degree...I have a bs in biology, too.........I don't care too much about salary as a new grad; I just need my loans paid off....anyone have advice on where to look? I've heard that with the shortage, certain places will pay back up to half... thanks!!

phenergan drops blood pressure, no? And all my condolences:(

Does being a paramedic galvanize your skills as an ER/critical care RN? Can it be detrimental?

I agree, thank you......I might ask her for some clarification about her thoughts, but only after I think carefully about how to word it all......when I was a nursing assistant and an emt, i felt strongly about complementary forces at work, and I think medic/micu is the same, just on a grander scale.

That was such a fabulous answer to that post!! I want MICU when I graduate, but it can be so daunting..... Thanks for breaking it down..very intelligent!

Hi siri, I think she's a little old school, and i honestly felt she was implying that being a paramedic has no place in your career once you become an RN. (PS, we're being groomed to be nursing leaders). I was kind of taken aback by her statement, but am trying to get an opinion before I jump to conclusions. Thanks

I'm a paramedic, and enrolled in a CNL (accel. bachelors/masters) program. I was told by a prof that I'm going to have to let being a medic go, but I love prehosp. medicine, trauma nursing, love MICU for its complexity and knowledge base plus continuity of care. I think prehospital medicine and ICU nursing are complementary. Any opinions??