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  1. federal scholarships or loan repayment anyone?

    denver nurse posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I was wondering if anyone has received any of the HRSA scholarships or loan repayments for the whole commitment to work for under served hospital after graduating? I don't think I can qualify for the...

  2. Grad Plus Loan vs Private Loans

    denver nurse replied to flyingfish2u's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i talked to a hrsa rep not to long ago and private loans do qualify as long as it is spent for tuition and anything for cost of living related to a nursing related field aka rn or crna in our cases....

  3. info please

    denver nurse posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was wondering how one sets up a 1099 contract? Most crnas I know are hospital employees but I know there are the 1099 self employed crnas out there. Guess I am wondering if this is something you...

  4. info please

    denver nurse replied to denver nurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Have you worked a 1099 then? If so, did you prefer one to the

  5. Advice!

    denver nurse replied to believe17's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Getting into school not that bad, getting through school will be a different story :) There are def some hoops to jump through as far as applying to school...gre, ccrn, specific pre reqs, letters of...

  6. Advice-posting here too for CRNA's to chime in

    denver nurse replied to criticalRN10's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    you already got 10 months in an icu and have level one ER experience...you will be just fine in crna school. Remember, you don't have to be some bad ass icu nurse to do well in crna school...crna...

  7. Anyone traveling to NCH in Naples this winter?

    denver nurse replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the info! Very Helpful, I talked to Diana and sounds like they don't have a lot of opportunity for my wife cause she is a peds nurse...might just be best to look for a full time gig in the...

  8. Anyone traveling to NCH in Naples this winter?

    denver nurse replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Travel

    Thank you so much for the info!! Very helpful!! :) I tried PM-ing you, but it says your private message box is full and can't take anymore messages. feel free PM me as well!! So here is our situation:...

  9. Anyone traveling to NCH in Naples this winter?

    denver nurse replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Travel

    I know this thread is old, but my wife and I are moving to Naples in October...i am an adult icu nurse and she is a nicu/icu pediactrics nurse with a lot of experience. I was wondering about the pay,...

  10. federal scholarships or loan repayment anyone?

    denver nurse replied to denver nurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    yeah, I have been talking to hrsa for the last month...their reps are some confused on their information it's crazy. They told me crna's were eligible for the NHCS scholarship but come to find out...

  11. CRNA thoughts on my chances, would you practice with me? Am I ready?

    denver nurse replied to SIguy_RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    you are golden, and no worries about if you are needing a booster or not, hell we all need a reminder as to why we do things in this life. As far as your experience, you're a great candidate and I am...

  12. Using your Individual Retirement Money to pay for School

    denver nurse replied to flyingfish2u's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    With a 403b and traditional IRA (not roth) you will pay income tax on it even if your income is 0 for the year such as in crna school...you will still have to pay taxes on the money you pull out...

  13. federal scholarships or loan repayment anyone?

    denver nurse replied to denver nurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    thanks for the incite! It seems to be getting a bit harder for crna's to get loan repayments or scholarships these

  14. CRNA debt load, plus mortgage, kids, single income

    denver nurse replied to simvee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I will be exiting florida the second i graduate...hopefully find a private practice or something that supports the hrsa loan repayment program and start hacking at the debt. I am really interested in...

  15. CRNA debt load, plus mortgage, kids, single income

    denver nurse replied to simvee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    According to mint.com which is my financial adviser at this point, i have approx 136k of debt...my wife's bsn, my finance bs and then my acclerated bsn helped accumulate all that. the college i will...

  16. CRNA debt load, plus mortgage, kids, single income

    denver nurse replied to simvee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Try 300k on for total debt...that makes me want to drop an NG tube before I puke

  17. Using your Individual Retirement Money to pay for School

    denver nurse replied to flyingfish2u's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have considered that as well...you make a strong point and i definitely need to talk to another adviser again to get my ducks more in a row. my wife and i have already racked up 140k with our...

  18. Using your Individual Retirement Money to pay for School

    denver nurse replied to flyingfish2u's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I talked to a financial advisor about withdrawling money from my roth IRA and my 403B...if used for higher education you can avoid the 10% penalty tax, but there are quite a few loop holes to jump...

  19. Using your Individual Retirement Money to pay for School

    denver nurse replied to flyingfish2u's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    what is the tax penalty on that bad boy for rolling over? I am looking at ten million ways to try and avoid adding more debt to my mound i am already sitting on before starting my program in

  20. CRNA's working with AA's

    denver nurse replied to OscarRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    A little off topic, but how does one go about getting into private practice? Do you set up contracts with various hospitals and other places one can deliver gas? How do you figure out the billing and...

  21. Just finished my first semester. Ask me anything.

    denver nurse replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Awesome thread, thank you so much for this amazing info: I will be starting at Wolford this October and was wondering where i should live? I have a wife and and my son will be 8 months old. I am...

  22. How much do you make?

    denver nurse replied to Topher53's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Morificeko: Thank you, my thoughts

  23. CRNA's working with AA's

    denver nurse replied to OscarRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I just shadowed a crna yesterday at childrens hospital here in Colorado. They opened a AA school here in Denver at University of Colorado but of course not a crna school. Colorado and Utah are very...

  24. How much do you make?

    denver nurse replied to Topher53's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Is the pay less cause you got loans taken care of and officer pay during your schooling or cause it's a government gig? I worked at the VA in sicu and micu and can firmly say i will never take a...

  25. How much do you make?

    denver nurse replied to Topher53's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    IndiCRNA: thank you for your feedback, very informative! As a new grad did you start out working the ACT model or is there opportunity to work as an independent contractor? I am extremely interested...