vortex72

Thanks for the info. I'm planning on becoming an FNP. I've been an RN for almost 10 years and I'm starting next week to finish my BSN so I can go to an FNP program. Around here, NP jobs had been pretty poor. I personally know many NP's that were ...

I sent you a PM if you would like some suggestions/information

You asked for input. Why do people start a thread wanting feedback and then disagree with anyone who doesnt want to automatically agree with the choice they've already decided to make? I've had several friends to become CRNA's so I know how it wo...

I suggest you become a flight nurse when you graduate RN school. You'll basically be doing the same job you are now. Why become an RN anyway? You seem to be so impressed with your current job where you get to do so many exciting and impressive things...

I have great respect for paramedics. However, just because you've had quite a bit of field experience and have done intubations and maybe the occasional needle decompression doesnt make you qualified to be an RN. Sure, RN's in the acute setting do ...

I think it would be unwise to go that far into debt. CRNA's do make good money, but I think you are grossly overestimating how much you can make and pay back. Lets say you go 150k into debt, average crna salary is 150k year. Guess how much you'll ...

I'm male and I HATE the term "male nurse" Regardless of what anyone says, that description carries the connotation that being a nurse and being male is a gender anomaly and needs a special description. I have no problem being a male RN, but my probl...

Males are accepted fine and age is not an issue. In fact, most places I've worked love having male nurses since we tend to bring balance to a predominantly female area (testosterone diluting the estrogen). Ironically, in some of the areas that male...

If your concern is mainly income, then dont be concerned. You can make great money as an RN, and even better money as an ACNP if you are good at what you do, pick the right specialty, shift and place of work. I know an ACNP that rounds for a Cardiolo...

Acute dialysis is hemodialysis for hospital patients. Some may be very sick and unstable in the ICU or some may simply be ESRD patients who came in the hospital for something routine and need hemo while they're in. Typically, LPN's are not utilized ...

Heh, I feel ya man. I graduated back in 97 and I HATED wearing that ice cream outfit. Now I wear surgical scrubs to work and have a sweet job in acute dialysis making 80-100k/year. Stick it out, its worth it :chuckle

I average around 45/hour (flat rate, no overtime) doing acute dialysis in TN. This includes call pay. Yes this is a full benefits job. If I had to go back working for a regular hospital at 21/hour I'd go broke or probably have to change careers. I th...

I'm on call for acute dialysis. Our call pay is $2/hour. This doesnt sound like much but you get paid that every hour of every day you are on call. If you are on call 1 week a month, thats an extra $336 for the week you took call not counting whate...

A new acute dialysis job was just advertised where I live in TN. $40/hour with a 10,000 sign on bonus(yes this is a full time job with benefits) I make close to that hourly rate at my current acute dialysis job but the bonus would be nice. The mone...

Please dont have the assumption that $36,000 is decent money. This type of attitude is what keeps nurses' pay low. I wont take ANY job that pays less than 60k/year and that is in a relatively low cost area (TN). If you live in a relatively cheap area...

I'm a recovering RN. Just recently completed my 3 year contract in proffessional assistance. There are many addicts or potential addicts in the medical field. Basically, all you can do is gather information and report the information to your superi...

sounds like you spend too much time with the books and not enough time taking care of patients. like you, i can spew lots of textbook information if i desire(i'm a ccrn by the way) but the fact remains that it will be rare if ever that you see any t...

Baptist in Memphis is a big joke. They have lots of great commercials and billboards to convince you they are wonderful. Tell me how wonderful it is when you go into a unit and a patient is on titrated levophed with no bedside monitor and only a 15ye...

I'll break it down simply. When it comes to men, most male MD's see a male RN as another MAN first and an RN second. Basically, if he feels like blowing his top to a male nurse, he has to take into consideration that we can meet him out back and bea...

Transfusion reactions are notoriously overrated in nursing school. I've worked in various acute settings for 7 years and only seen ONE transfusion reaction. This was an increase in heart rate from 80 to 150 about 2 minutes after starting the transfu...

Tom, I've always found your posts honest and amusing but I have to take offense at this. I'm a "druggie". However, I prefer the term "addict". I agree with your assumption that once you are a druggie you are always a druggie. This is absolutely...

7 kids? I hope you are joking. If you arent, I could understand why you'd be looking for strikes to work year round! As for golf. When you get tired of working constantly and start looking for a place to relocate/retire, you should check into Fair...

True story, I saw the Xray. Man presented to ER hunched over and in great pain. Asked for a male nurse(my friend got him that night, I was up in NICU) Man had lodged a 12inch pleasuring device in his colon. The pleasuring device was complete with ...

Sounds like good money. However, everything is relative. A dumpy studio apartment in SF costs 1500/month. A house? fugheddaboutit! Unless you plan on working 168hours/week year round! I make 40/hour with full benefits in TN which is superb money for ...

If you find them essential, then you are probably a nurse manager or an educator. For actual clinical nursing, they are useless. I have no intention on being in management or education. Hell, I'm making considerably more $ than most NP's or NM's w...