Reminisce

Pot - kettle. :)

Hi guys, I been on this nursing forum for a little over two years now and I am just going back to school now to finish up my high school education. I really like the topic of anesthesia and the idea of doing it, I have also seen it being done a few times and love it, the only negative about it is that it's the only study of medicine and nursing I love, is it stupid to try to become that if it's the only thing I want to be? if I wanted to go to med school only to become that is that stupid or if I wanted to go all the way through nursing school and practice as a nurse for 2 years just to become that is that not smart? I really need to know if I am making a mistake or if it is a reasonable idea.

I wish this had happend for me as it played out for your husband, I waited for the er as a last resort though, I called every podiatrist in town, I called every urgent care and clinic, and all of the family doctors that I could find, sadly it just didn't work out well for me, I was also begining to get very scared because as I would seek peoples opinions they would say it looked so bad thatI really needed to get it taken care of and it was begining to puse as well and I heard that is a very bad sign which is why I was begining to fear the idea of geting gangreen, I believe it was the right call though, the doctor removed my toe nail and gave me a lot of meds for the infections and a lot of pain meds, it did heal quite well. I think if I had to do it over again, I would given the same circumstances :)

I went into the ER for a ingrown toenail, it was 3 weeks old, it was infected, I couldn't walk on it, and I didn't have health insurance nor $400 that the free clinic wanted in order to take care of it and no one would bill, and all the other specialist needed money and even if I could come up with the money they wouldn't be able to see me for 5 more days from the day that I needed it done and couldn't wait anymore. This was about 2 weeks ago haha, I am not a nurse but I would like to be one, I didn't think it was a stupid reason to go to the ER though, in fact, a lot of people recomended it. oh and I will have health insurance in a couple of days, yay! :)

oh my god, thank you guys so much for posting this, this is exactly what I been looking for, for so very long. I want to do this as well, I would like to become a lpn but I also have creative dreams of being a film producer and things like that. I really hope it is possible.

Before enter a adn program, you need to do your pre reqs right? at a community college, is it the same with bsn at a university? or do they include the pre reqs into one of the 4 years?

Hi guys, thank you all who have posted, I just wanted to update everyone. after changing shoes, the problem went away. I am happy to report that my feet feel great after work.

Hi guys, I am not a nurse but I do want to be one, one day. I work in a well known retail store and I am on my feet for 4 - 8 hours a day, after the long shift I drive home and when I get out of the car I walk funny to the door because I am not able to walk right, then usually in the night, after I get out of my bed about a hour or so after work my ankles hurt too like they are going to break along with my feet. I am not used to being on my feet much, I been working at this job for about 6 weeks, is this normal? will it go away? is there something I can do to help this go away? I ask this because you are all nurses and are on your feet a lot too. is it my shoes? any response would be appreciated. thanks everyone :)

what was the statistic and who published that? also, is there any links to this article or publication? and finaly, was there any other factors in this study? such as how many days of this shift or the movement or lack of movement you may be doing on this shift? is it stress related or just in general work of a 11 - 12 hour shift?

Hello readers, I really hope to get some opinions and maybe some advice, After reading a lot about anesthesia providers both CRNA, and MDA I have developed a really great interest in the field, I am young at 19 years of age, and am curious, if I started at a lvn program and eventually did a lvn - bsn bridge, would this negativly affect me when all is said and done while I am trying to apply for a CRNA program?

oh my, I would hope not, it was taken away for a reason.

I wish you the best of luck.

wow, sounds like that place is a accident waiting to happen.

I do think you should ask your employer first, I also think you should keep in mind what other future employers would think if you choose to leave the current job you have at the moment, Just my opinion, best of luck with what ever you decide to do. :)

I guess I am kind of confused, I can see why you would worry what someone else is doing if it is affecting a third party, such as "oh yes I am a nurse, let me start your iv and get your meds" when the person saying this is in fact a (CNA), but a random person claiming to be a doctor (MD) while passing and not giving medical advice doesn't seem to be that big of an issue, it just seems to be a sensitivity issue of prestige of both parties and some insecurity issues to the person whom is misrepresenting themselves. just my .

Personal attacks are not nice, lets not attack each other please. I agree with one of the previous posters in saying I have a personal appointment. This makes me understand the "you are too over qualified for this job." line. I think I would be upset if I took the time to train someone and then they get another job right away, kind of a waste of time unless the employer knew you were only going to be there temporarily, I also understand that you need to do the best thing for you and need to be happy :) Best of luck, I hope you get it and all goes well for you :)

sorry for my dumb question, I am 18 and I like watching heart surgery, Do nurses get to help during open heart surgery in the operating room and watch the surgery? what do cardiac nurses do?

I am not a nurse, I am just trying to educate myself but don't all rn's treat wounds? and rashes? and things like that?

Guys, Can we be a bit more mature please? I don't need to be lectured on what to go to school for and what not to go to school for, That was no where in the question, If you can't answer the question then please don't post, There have been four answers so far (from when this is posted) and only one person has truly answered the question, Lets stay on topic, I am not looking for any type of debate, I am just looking for a simple on topic answer, please respect that, thanks. - Reminisce

:yeah:Thanks for the information I DIDN'T ASK FOR! If I go into nursing for the money then it's my business not yours.

Do/Can CRNA's make as much as MDA'S, say if I was a CRNA and I was making 150k a year for 3 12's a week, if I worked 60 hours every week (like a md) would I make 300k that year? would they pay me that much overtime? would they let me work that much overtime? Do any of you know anyone who works this much?

I was just wondering if any of you have a second passion or job other than nursing, I want to become a nurse and eventually a CRNA but I also want to find something else to do when I am not working as a nurse, maybe a part time business, Do any of you have a part time business or a second job - passion? What do you like to do when you are not working?

I hear this a lot, this is kinda like how the original poster used "the right reasons", In my personal opinion I think this is over used, If and When I ever have to go to the ER I would pick the nurse who got the 4.0 GPA and did Outstanding in his or her clinicals that went into nursing for the paycheck and the 3 12 hour shifts a week, over the nurse who got a 2.0 GPA and just did OK in his or her clinicals but went into nursing because he or she is passionate about helping people, Maybe it's just me.

"Nurses make a lot of money" you have to remember this is a subjective quote, what is a lot of money to someone doesn't mean it is a lot of money to you, to someone who is making 20k a year, 40 - 80k a year is going to be a lot of money to them, to someone who grew up with millions 40k a year will not seem like much, in my personal opinion nurses do make a lot of money, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve it, "a lot" and "too much" are two different things.

lol this has to be the funniest thing I have heard this week!