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It's a great quality when they take the initiative to help and do what they have been told is a part of their job description. We have techs on our unit that sit A LOT when all us nurses are running around like chickens with our heads cut off. It's exhausting when they don't take the initiative and have to be constantly asked to do this and that.

go up on pressors or start dex.

I agree. Critical Care and Tele are very different worlds. The CCRN is an exam for nurses who take care of critically ill patients.

bcgrad - these numbers are encouraging. i have been thinking about getting my master's for a few years now and everyone on my unit is telling me that anesthesia is the best option. while i think i would enjoy anesthesia, i think i would like np better for many reasons personal to me. i have heard from many people that np's make less than us staff nurses. this is a problem only because on top of my loans from my first two degrees (career changer also), grad school will be another 70k most likely. scary to think about paying that back with making less than i do now. do you know what other grads from bc are making now as np's in this area? i wanted to pm you but for some reason could not. Thanks!