tulips134

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1. NP Salary vs. RN salary

   tulips134 replied to Health-Nut's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   i'm sorry that you are having a hard time believing it. what's not to believe? i don't know where you work but here in nyc, many if not all hospitals offer some kind of tuition assistance/continuing...

2. NP Salary vs. RN salary

   tulips134 replied to Health-Nut's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I guess it depends on how you view your life and your expectations. I have a very different mindset when it comes to financial well-being than most of the nurses. I have goals that I am working on...

3. NYU nursing

   tulips134 replied to janerr's topic in New York Nursing

   OMG…you, freaking 1st semester nursing student, not even a nurse yet, telling me I’m ignorant? How old are you and how many years have you work in health care? Unlike you, I am neither ignorant...

4. Does what school you go for your FNP matter?

   tulips134 replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   BTW, I did not choose to go to NYU/Columbia because I thought they would train me a better nurse/practitioner... I went there because the hospitals I worked, had free tuition policy to those schools....

5. Does what school you go for your FNP matter?

   tulips134 replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   NP grad from top tier school does not mean she/he is a good NP. Trust me I went to NYU and Columbia for undergrad and masters/post masters APN. Most of my clinical preceptors/instructors I had, did...

6. NYU nursing

   tulips134 replied to janerr's topic in New York Nursing

   I hate to break the reputation to you all who thinks NYU nursing is great. It's NOT. You are just paying for the name. You are not getting a better education. I have precepted a lot of NYU students...

7. How much $$$ do you get after taxes?

   tulips134 replied to FutureRNelizabeth's topic in New York Nursing

   To Op If you put your wants over your needs, you'll never get ahead in this city. You will have an enormous amount of debt which includes student loans,car loans, credit cards etc... NYC is the city...

8. NP working as RN

   tulips134 replied to love-d-OR's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I have seen this trend of NPs working as RNs here in NYC. The hospital I work at has a starting salary for brand new NP is about 90K and for RN is about 72K w/ differential . For a seasoned RN, 90K is...

9. How much do NY nurses make?

   tulips134 replied to Michele G.'s topic in New York Nursing

   I live in Queens, one of the outer boroughs of NYC...about 25mins train ride to Midtown. I own my apartment since 2003. I figured, renting a 1br apt (800sf) where I live, would cost me about...

10. The Largest Student Loan Actually PAID OFF!

    tulips134 replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in General Nursing

    It can be done. I did it. When I graduated from a BSN school, I had over 32K student loans. My parents didn't have the money so I had to put myself through college. I was scared to death that I had an...

11. How much do NY nurses make?

    tulips134 replied to Michele G.'s topic in New York Nursing

    Many big name hospitals in NYC start around 62-65K plus differencial for evening and nights. Bachelor gets $1500-2000 more than the base rate. Some of them hire only Bachelor degree RNs...NYU,...