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  1. Books on cost control for surgery usage ?? (or intraop usage cost)

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I know this is a bit of a long shot, but there's a huge opprotunity in front of me at my hospital. Where they're getting incredibly serious about cutting cost and reducing the price of implants usage...

  2. Nurses and Financial Freedom

    mhy12784 replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    Renting is risky One bad tenant especially early on can be a financial nightmare Especially depending on the state you live in Be exceptionally careful how you

  3. Nurses and Financial Freedom

    mhy12784 replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    Financial freedom is about spending more than anything Thats the single biggest

  4. Picking a specialty or three....

    mhy12784 replied to brighidh's topic in Operating Room

    I think surgeons are surgeons. But something like eye's is in an extremely different realm. I also think that the nature of eyes and eye surgery that means eye surgeons are more reliant on customer...

  5. Older nurses-what's your advice on working towards retirement?

    mhy12784 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    One key detail is how old you want to work until For example the difference between retiring at the minimum age to college social security vs max (I think like 70.5?) is HUGE. If youre willing to...

  6. Getting more hours as an OR RN?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I love what I do, but my issue is I don't have opprotunities to pick up OT like other nurses. I work OT whenever offered, but it's not that much and definitely not that often. Any suggestions to how...

  7. Day Surgery Center Nurses: How do you like your job?

    mhy12784 replied to pamgri's topic in General Nursing

    Well I work in the OR itself in an ambulatory center. But it seems the preop nurses where I work are happier than the pacu nurses (though theyre all MUCH happier than nurses in other areas of the...

  8. New RN (almost), 401k, and Retirement

    mhy12784 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    Im not suggesting save nothing. But 30 grand in emergency funds for a healthy 23 year old sounds absurd to me. 2~ grand in emergency cash, plus 5,500 in a roth ira (which you can withdraw the...

  9. New RN (almost), 401k, and Retirement

    mhy12784 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    This is a young healthy 23 year old with virtually no expenses. They're living at home with their parents which means there's no rent, so they dont have to worry about getting evicted. They're 23 so...

  10. New RN (almost), 401k, and Retirement

    mhy12784 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you quite understand how retiring works. You don't stockpile a mountain of gold, and just take away from it. You build up a portfolio then use dividends and interest as supplemental...

  11. New RN (almost), 401k, and Retirement

    mhy12784 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    No you dont establish the emergency funds first. While that would be wise, why sit on money while paying interest on debt ? Not to mention since youre living at home and are young (presumably...

  12. Getting more hours as an OR RN?

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    heh guess you work at a much bigger hospital than I do. Theres no teams call wise (ie heart team). Just one call team, and they cover whatever comes in. 8/hr shifts only get 37.5 hours a week (unpaid...

  13. How to get into a service you like ?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Ive been in the OR for about a year (as a new grad) and have found a service that I very much like. Any advice how to get thrown in there so that it sort of becomes "my service?" Outside of the...

  14. Osteoarthritis in my mid 20's and thinking of nursing

    mhy12784 replied to fiba's topic in General Nursing

    Ill just say that im also in my 20s, and went into nursing with significant arthritis in my lower extremities + hands It definitely sucks, and youre going to develop a strong relationship with NSAIDs....

  15. Opinion on using the word "retarded"?

    mhy12784 replied to abbypoo's topic in General Nursing

    Should i carry around a list

  16. Hippa and confidentiality

    mhy12784 replied to maybabe's topic in General Nursing

    A personal rule of thumb is I would NEVER give out info about pregnancy involving minors without something either in writing, or approval from someone up the food

  17. Opinion on using the word "retarded"?

    mhy12784 replied to abbypoo's topic in General Nursing

    I only say sexually malfunctioned, or romantically

  18. PA vs. NP

    mhy12784 replied to mayleesa423's topic in General Nursing

    From a cost perspective ($$$) the most cost effective route would be to go associates in nursing > bsn > NP If you can get a BSN just as fast as an associates (ie you already have some college...

  19. Opinion on using the word "retarded"?

    mhy12784 replied to abbypoo's topic in General Nursing

    The article was by teachers, about youtube videos. And all I got as the take away (I briefly skimmed it) was that attitudes and treatment of "cognitively impaired" people was far more important than...

  20. Opinion on using the word "retarded"?

    mhy12784 replied to abbypoo's topic in General Nursing

    Intellectually disabled or cognitively impaired are stupid vague terms that nobody would understand. If you told me someone was "intellectually disabled" I might think that's a polite way of saying...

  21. Tenebrae, regarding 'low cost' RN-BSN programs

    mhy12784 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I think what state you live in is pretty significant in regards to what's cheap. For example I'm on long Island and Stony Brook is pretty much the only "cheap" option. And two years (4 semesters)...

  22. Becoming a (d)NP with only OR experience?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Ive been considering switching from my generic MSN to a DNP program. But my biggest worry is I never did bedside nursing. I have no experience (at all) starting IVs, I very rarely give medication,...

  23. Becoming a (d)NP with only OR experience?

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Im curious what from the OR helped you the most in your NP program ? And what do you plan on doing once you pass your boards

  24. Becoming a (d)NP with only OR experience?

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Im not completely certain, but all of the things in this realm (minus the other field) interest me. I actually know an anesthesiologist who desperately needs an NP for his patients, but of course i...

  25. Becoming a (d)NP with only OR experience?

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Im actually looking at Stony Brook Its local, cheap (state school) and ive gone there before so I personally know some of the faculty (whose opinions ill be seeking in February) Its a blended program...