tulips134

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1. NP Salary vs. RN salary

   tulips134 replied to Health-Nut's topic in 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 edu reimbursement. i work for a well-known and very...

2. NP Salary vs. RN salary

   tulips134 replied to Health-Nut's topic in 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 which include being financially independent( milliona...

3. NYU nursing

   tulips134 replied to janerr's topic in New York

   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 nor hang up on NYU name. Don’t even talk to me until yo...

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

   tulips134 replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in 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. I wasn't happy that I had to pay tax(40%) on my s...

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

   tulips134 replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in 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 not graduate from Columbia or Yale or Duke. The be...

6. NYU nursing

   tulips134 replied to janerr's topic in New York

   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 and new graduates over the years and I can tell you ...

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

   tulips134 replied to FutureRNelizabeth's topic in New York

   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 of opportunities. It's like Sinatra's song " if you...

8. NP working as RN

   tulips134 replied to love-d-OR's topic in 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 a peanut pay. I personally know two ICU RNs who f...

9. How much do NY nurses make?

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

   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 $1200-1400/mo, so I decided to buy instead. It was one of ...

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 enormous amount of debt on my shoulders. So, I di...

11. How much do NY nurses make?

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

    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, Sloan-Kettering, Mt. Sinai.etc...I think they would hire ...