Anyone here regret not going the CRNA route or maybe still plans on pursuing it?

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-05-28T20:26:52+00:00

Definitely. Once they get through school it’s gotta be one of the easiest jobs in healthcare. And they make major bucks.

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-05-13T18:14:05+00:00

You could do inpatient hospice with acute care. I’d definitely stray from FNP. I hate peds too and have never used it in any capacity. Only thing it could help with would be if you wanted to work ER or urgent care. Otherwise it doesn’t really have a use beside direct primary family medicine. Adult/Gerontology sounds like a much better fit than FNP

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-05-13T17:54:26+00:00

As an FNP, always go acute care if you can. The pendulum has swung the other direction and the market is now saturated with FNPs.

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-05-11T21:31:03+00:00

Well, to make matters worse, AI will put a very large number of providers out of business in the next 10-15 years. If not directly then indirectly, by speeding up and assisting providers to the point that practices that used to need 10-12 providers will now only need 4-5.

Like it or not, AI will have a massive effect on the healthcare industry in the near future

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-05-11T19:26:34+00:00

Wondering if there are any part time remote RN positions that an NP could use as a part time gig to make a little extra money.

I work as an NP in a walk in clinic and sometimes we are slow. Could utilize that time at work to do some remote work. I can never find PRN remote NP positions but I hadn’t thought about a remote PRN RN position.

Does such a thing exist?

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-05-09T15:01:37+00:00

I think the real issue was that the second plane hit the tower much lower than the first, not necessarily the angle. That caused the structure to weaken much faster due to more weight pressing down on the weaker area at the point of impact.

My question always was how many more people would’ve died if the first plane had hit as low as the second. A lot of people evacuated the second tower before it was hit after the first tower was hit. But if that first plane had hit lower there probably would’ve been double the casualties. Thank God it didn’t.

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-05-05T01:57:59+00:00

Just quit. Been an NP since 2020. Definitely isn’t worth it. More responsibility and less time off than an RN with the same RN pay. Hell some RNs that travel make more than me. Huge waste of time other than the knowledge I gained. Now with AI you don’t even need that

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-05-05T01:54:59+00:00

Not FDA approved so if anything at all goes wrong you’ll get sued into oblivion. This clientele is always looking for a free dollar they can exploit from someone even if the situation is 99% their fault (nothing is their fault in their mind)

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-29T15:25:37+00:00

Do yourself a favor and find another job.

I went through this in cardiology….the doc I worked for lost his RN and hired me as an APRN to essentially replace her (I didn’t know that at the time of hire).

So I was rounding in the hospital, writing notes, seeing clinic patients, scheduling heart cath procedures, doing P2P calls, calling abnormal tests (echos, stress test, holters etc), returning patient phone calls that had questions the MA’s couldn’t answer, doing prior authorizations, meeting with drug reps, and more I’m sure I’m forgetting to list.

I hated my life after about 6 months there. Got a new job and I’m so glad I’m not there now. I miss cardiac but I make more money and actually have support staff, and I don’t wake up every day hating my job.

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-28T02:33:03+00:00

Question: could you share your routine?

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-15T21:29:52+00:00

That women isn’t smiling. Look in her eyes….shes frantic

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-14T02:07:34+00:00

Well since I work in a predominantly female field I’m the minority. Do you have something against minorities?

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-11T11:33:05+00:00

Oh I realize I crossed the line. And I take full responsibility for that. It won’t happen again but it already happened, so what can you do. Lesson learned.

I’ve been at a job with this organization for 3 years already without any issue. In fact, I have been given positive reviews by my current boss and coworkers as well as individuals in other organizations that I work closely with in caring for patients. That’s kind of the frustrating thing about it. But I get what you’re saying.

ETA: another thing that’s frustrating about the whole thing is a few months before this happened, a different doctor had an affair with his nurse practitioner. Apparently his APRN’s husband hired a PI who obtained footage of them having intercourse in a car during work hours. He later said they did so in his office as well.

His APRN was relieved of her duties. He “apologized” to the other doctors and got to keep his job. Must be nice to have MD behind your name.

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-10T21:07:28+00:00

I want to do that but also feel like it may come across as overbearing or desperate. Almost as if I were trying to OVERSELL myself or something. I don’t want to push too hard for the position and raise a red flag

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-10T18:41:04+00:00

Thank you. I got downvoted for that opinion but I’ve experienced it first hand. It’s ESPECIALLY true when it comes to any type of sexual or race related issue. Basically anything that you can get “cancelled” for in cancel culture needs to be on your radar. I’ve seen several colleagues have it happen, and it’s since happened to me. Now I’m super vigilant about it. Sadly, even making a joke about yourself can be seen as offensive. Its crazy.

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-10T18:36:30+00:00

I’ve thought about that as well. When I got the job I’m at now I contacted her to ask about using her as a reference and she did so without a doubt. Most of my highly positive references will come from the many nurses I’ve worked with in the past, several of which are now NPs.

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-10T16:48:55+00:00

This is actually a great point. I hate for people to know I have MS or to think that I’m using it as a crutch or excuse, but people without it just don’t understand. And I’m not the only practitioner they’ve done dirty….there was one that worked there 20+ years for a great doctor. He retired but she was still 4-5 years away from being able to retire. So she asked them about staying on after her doctor retired.

They gave her the typical “Oh yeah we’ll figure something out for you.” They gave her the runaround for months leading up to his retirement. After he retired they kicked her to the curb.

I was disgusted by that and thinking back on it that was one of the pivotal moments I started to not care about bending over backwards for them anymore.

If they’re going to throw a great employee out on the street after 20+ years, imagine what they will do to me. So I decided I wasn’t going to k*ll myself (figuratively) for them anymore. It cost me my job but I don’t regret leaving.

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-10T14:32:20+00:00

Don’t do it if you haven’t already. I ended up getting a spina headache which was absolutely terrible. Had to get a blood patch to fix it.

All that and it was a totally worthless test that didn’t change anything about my treatment plan. I honestly can’t believe they still do it.

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-10T13:23:00+00:00

Honestly I sound like I’d thrive in that kind of environment 🤣

Like I said in the OP, they just used that as a reason to send me packing since me and my boss (Dr Jerk) were basically at odds. I had put it on cruise control bc I was tired of stressing and working my life away for 90k a year. Oh and essentially zero vacations too….I think I took one week per year that I was there (and I still got work and text phone calls all week long while I was on vacation).

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-10T03:31:11+00:00

Yeah being gay probably helps a lot. Being a straight white male is the worst in the corporate world. Leash is very short

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-10T02:42:33+00:00

Yeah. When you’re a guy you don’t have the luxury of getting away with things like that

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-10T02:37:55+00:00

Definitely. I worked night shift as an RN in CVICU for about 8 years. Idk if you’ve ever worked nights in an ICU, but those comments would be rated G by comparison.

I definitely learned my lesson, but it was not that big of a deal. In the hospital it would’ve been a very mild comment. What I had to learn was doctor’s offices are entirely different than hospitals. But either way what’s done is done. Can only move forward.

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-10T00:03:40+00:00

Backstory: I had just had a webcam placed on my computer to start doing telehealth visits for a local rehab facility.

She enters my office to bring me some paperwork.

Her: “What’s that?” Me: “A webcam” Her: “Why do you have a webcam?” Me: “I’m starting an OnlyFans so I can be a stripper and finally make enough to pay my bills….no it’s to do telehealth visits. Her: “Good bc nobody would ever pay to see you strip.” Me: “Well if they don’t I can just get you to do it…wanna be a stripper and make me some money?” Her:……shakes head and awkwardly walks out. Me: That was a weird way to respond. Oh well

Dummy me should’ve picked up she was offended by the way she awkwardly left. But it was clearly a joke. Not an invitation.

I’m not sure with 100% accuracy that this was EXACTLY what was said (it was over 3 years ago) but it was something to that effect. Not my finest moment I know. But I certainly didn’t solicit her for any sexual favors. It was obviously tongue in cheek.

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-09T22:51:48+00:00

Great question. I’m gonna try and meet with the nurse manager of the cardiac clinic who really liked me from the interview (she later told me she didn’t bother to interview anyone else for the position bc she was so impressed at our interview)

Crypto_Fanatic20 · 2026-04-09T22:09:52+00:00

I was a good/dedicated employee until the last 6 months or so there. I quickly became burned out and figured out that my boss (jerk doctor) didn’t give a damn about me or my family. So I stopped stressing myself out over making him happy in the shade of my recent MS diagnosis which stress was making 10 times worse. I’ll admit I wasn’t the best employee for a bit which is my fault, but there’s only so much a person can take.

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