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  1. only 1 year of experience

    piper_for_hire replied to jessicah67's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It's really hard to say. There are some people in my unit that got into a couple of school with only 6 months experience with totally average GRE scores and GPAs around 3.7. Who knows? There doesn't...

  2. Another year?

    piper_for_hire replied to Floridanurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Ah, such wonderful words of encouragement. Floridanurse - don't listen to the flamers. It sucks that you have to undo what happened in the past. Just retake the classes, kick butt and move on. Good...

  3. where are the nursing shortages?

    piper_for_hire replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    WOW. I hope I never get sick in Kentucky! This is why I'll never work in a non-union shop.

  4. ICU exp. (I am sure you've seen before)

    piper_for_hire replied to Dreamweaver2be's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It's a bit of a catch-22. You need to get clinical time along with your IABP cert, so you need to be ready to take care of hearts. So - they usually won't train you until you think you're going to...

  5. how many recomendations?

    piper_for_hire posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm in the middle of applying to 6 programs around here and all I need now are the recomendations. The problem is that I already feel strange asking people for recomendations in the first place and...

  6. where are the nursing shortages?

    piper_for_hire replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if men entering the field will in itself increase the pay. Here are some disturbing things I have observed in my short time in nursing: 1. Some nurses actually say that you should get out...

  7. Male and lazy?

    piper_for_hire replied to DapperRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I work in a busy inner city ICU and everyone is running around. Still - there are a handfull of nurses who say that men are lazy and will all end up in management. Oh - and my favorite - "they can't...

  8. Im in the dumps

    piper_for_hire replied to chadday21's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    where did you hear that you need a 4.0?? that's crazy. whomever told you that was making it up. jeez - even medical school isn't that hard to get into. i don't think anything is that hard to get into....

  9. Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

    piper_for_hire replied to Noodles's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm not sure there is a way to really measure that, but I'm told by recruiters that the job market is pretty much the same "in the English speaking world" - she was specifically talking about the US,...

  10. Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

    piper_for_hire replied to Noodles's topic in Male Nursing Students

    There is demand for all kinds of

  11. Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

    piper_for_hire replied to Noodles's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Agency nurses here make $47 flat rate. There are so many shifts available, you can work 7 days a week. Maybe get cancelled 2-3 times a year. So work 4 shifts a week => 47*12*4*52 = $117K. Not bad....

  12. Accelerated BSN/pursuing nursing career

    piper_for_hire replied to fulwood's topic in General Nursing

    I went to an accel program that was (gasp) 12 months long and most of us did fine. You won't have any play time, but there were plenty of people in their 40s and most did really well. Go for

  13. My fear of nursing

    piper_for_hire replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    Why don't you just work day shift? Not hard to find day shift gigs - at least in the cities.

  14. Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

    piper_for_hire replied to Noodles's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The hospitals around here are all 12 hr shifts, so there's no 3rd shift. They're always hiring for days and nights.

  15. Nurse NOT among the fastest growing jobs/careers

    piper_for_hire replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Computer Software Engineers?!! This proves that this list is nonsense anyway. Those jobs are few and far between these days and layoffs are frequent. How silly!

  16. Do you ever get called, 'Doctor'?

    piper_for_hire replied to Ekklesia's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm always getting called Doctor - and many times patients familes will only talk to me if there is a female doc in the room. It's really over the top. The funny thing is that this has me thinking...

  17. Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

    piper_for_hire replied to Noodles's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Wow - it takes 10 years before you get tired of it? That would be great!! I get bored with anything after two or three years.

  18. Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

    piper_for_hire replied to Noodles's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Just started a few months ago. So far, so good. I know all about loosing your motivating for your current career. I just couldn't see myself sitting behind that desk saying "we'll touch base later"...

  19. Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

    piper_for_hire replied to Noodles's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I was a software developer for 12 years before becoming an ICU nurse. I don't miss my corporate jobs at all.

  20. It To Nursing..??

    piper_for_hire replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    I spent about 12 years as a software developer before going into nursing. I was completely burnt out! I graduated from nursing school in March and I work in a very high acuity ICU. It's really cool -...

  21. who do/did you ask for recomendations?

    piper_for_hire posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Okay - I'm not quite sure who to ask for recommendations. My boss and preceptors openly trash CRNAs and anyone who wants to go that route, so they're out. There are a few people in the ICU to ask. I'm...

  22. starting salary for new icu nurses?

    piper_for_hire replied to bk2va03's topic in MICU, SICU

    Philadelphia - 24.60 plus 15% for nights.

  23. starting salary for new icu nurses?

    piper_for_hire replied to bk2va03's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yeah - but do you end up getting canceled all of the time?

  24. Unrealistic goal to get job as new grad in ICU?

    piper_for_hire replied to AKav8trix's topic in Nursing Career

    Make sure you are listening to the right people. In other words, why take advice from people that have not actually done what you're intending to do? They may really be trying to help you, but they...

  25. What's nursing school like?

    piper_for_hire replied to Doug85's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well - know that nursing school COMPLETELY sucks - but actual nursing is nothing at all like school. Just look forward to school ending ...