Mahage

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  1. No financial Aid for second Bachelors degree?

    Mahage replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have previous bachelors degree along with masters and was able to get both subsidized and subsidized Stafford Loans. I had a little glitch upon entering the bachelors program as my schools financial...

  2. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

    Mahage replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey Music, As a second career nurse (actually third) I was talking to a younger but more experienced coworker about my similiar concerns early on and how I compared it to my competence as a Social...

  3. Chattanooga area

    Mahage replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    OOOh I am sooo jealous and I am in the San Fran of chattanooga, North Chatt.

  4. Am I too old to just be starting?

    Mahage replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    :yeah:What is Div 2? Are you in the states?

  5. Am I too old to just be starting?

    Mahage replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    Wow, you are one of the two people I have found on here who are actually older than me when going into nursing. You know it is funny that I didn't think that much about age when I first went into...

  6. Am I too old to just be starting?

    Mahage replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    Roxy, that is just funny. You are a kid! I was 55 when I became a RN. I will be 60 by the time I get my MSN to become an FNP. I love nursing. I am working on a very busy Intermediate care unit....

  7. Are Transgendered nurses not liked?

    Mahage replied to tmwhalens's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, don't think we are getting punked, but op sounds very much like all 4 of my TG friends who found it neccessary to go forward and sacrifice a lot along the way other than her statement that she...

  8. Are Transgendered nurses not liked?

    Mahage replied to tmwhalens's topic in General Nursing

    I feel we are born with the ability to feel however we feel, and are on a continum from extreme heterosexuality to extreme homosexuality. Many people, possibly most fall some where at the top of the...

  9. Are Transgendered nurses not liked?

    Mahage replied to tmwhalens's topic in General Nursing

    I

  10. Are Transgendered nurses not liked?

    Mahage replied to tmwhalens's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Matthew, I agree with everything you said in principal. However I notice you are in Fort Lauderdale. I have had a lot of gay friends from this area migrate to Ft. Lauderdale because of the...

  11. Are Transgendered nurses not liked?

    Mahage replied to tmwhalens's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have never had a co-worker who was transgendered though I have a close friend who was an attorney and transitioned from male to female. She gave up her job as an attorney because of difficulty...

  12. I hate nursing

    Mahage replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    Well, I agree with what you said in general, however the OP was/is almost through nursing school. Since there are so many different areas in nursing or in which her nursing background can be used, it...

  13. Anybody else worried about MSN being right decision?

    Mahage posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started this journey with the full intent of becoming a FNP. I had NO desire to be a nurse, but since I didn't get accepted in the Direct Entry program at Vandy, (I was wait listed) I decided to...

  14. Anybody else worried about MSN being right decision?

    Mahage replied to Mahage's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been working as a nurse on a very busy Intermediate Care Unit for a year now. We are mostly trauma and vents with a spattering of other issues requiring monitored bed thrown in. I am very tired...

  15. What a terrible way to start off the new year

    Mahage replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    Hi Monkey, I got in a program that was summers only and I went very part time on my job. I took out a load of loans, and am now on a government repayment program because I work at a disporportionate...

  16. can I Find A job at 62

    Mahage replied to hospice 3601's topic in Retired Nurses

    Hi Neonatal, Fast approaching 60 here and a fairly new nurse to boot! I just get bored so easily. I believe my unit will probably always keep me from being bored but I doubt I can handle the long...

  17. What a terrible way to start off the new year

    Mahage replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    My dear, you need to decide what you really want, plan your route, and do it! That is one of the advantages of being young, you get to pick your self up and dust your self off a bunch of times!...

  18. What a terrible way to start off the new year

    Mahage replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    Why would you have to chase it? Just apply till you get accepted and go for it, finish it, don't let anything get in your way if that is what you want, and you do sound as if it is. There is no...

  19. How many schools did everyone apply to?

    Mahage replied to NHRNmomof3's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Southern Adventist University has a great program and it is not real well known other than in Adventist community. It is small, and very supportive. Option of FNP, ANP, Acute Care NP, and Nurse...

  20. What I Love About Nursing Is....

    Mahage replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep me too, and I learn something every single day! That is such a great feeling. Had a nasty patient the other night but had 3 other folks, one who was non-communicative due to head injury but even...

  21. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    Mahage replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    I have spent roughly 43 years paying taxes. Since many programs are public programs I really want to see my tax dollars equally available to others who have already proven themselves as capable and...

  22. Anybody else worried about MSN being right decision?

    Mahage replied to Mahage's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I rarely feel inferior, but I like to feel superior, LOL! Seriously, I did find that I was so used to being considered super knowledgable as a LCSW and then as a student that it was a rude awakening...

  23. Anybody else worried about MSN being right decision?

    Mahage posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I started this journey with the full intent of becoming a FNP. I had NO desire to be a nurse, but since I didn't get accepted in the Direct Entry program at Vandy, (I was wait listed) I decided to...

  24. Chattanooga Hiring Freezes?

    Mahage replied to MtGypsy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I hear Parkridge is hiring. Hopefully they will resume hiring at the big two after Christmas.

  25. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    Mahage replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    Wow, wish I had startedd at 43. On the other hand I would probably have gone to med school! Big congratz!