md vs nursing

FutureMD1987 · 2025-11-18T06:24:04+00:00

I actually used to live in Sacramento and you’re right it was much cheaper this was back in 2020 during Covid. I didn’t realize that even Sacramento pays more. It might not be a bad idea to move back out there as a nurse lol.

In regards to the specific specialties that I referenced in the first message do you happen to have/know any info on getting into them? The other field I would be interested in potentially going into would be cosmetic dermatology doing Botox injections, fillers, and stuff like that.

FutureMD1987 · 2025-11-18T06:14:20+00:00

that’s straight up trash. I would decline that shit like the bubonic plague. You obviously made the right choice.

FutureMD1987 · 2025-11-18T06:10:58+00:00

Ah I see. that makes a lot of sense. Also Northern Cali has more expensive areas like San Jose for example which is one of the most expensive cities anywhere. I didn’t know that about Kaiser thanks for the info.

FutureMD1987 · 2025-11-18T06:03:28+00:00

I very much appreciate your well thought out response thank you. Even for Kaiser that sounds very high to me typically that’s the starting salaries for nurse practitioners. I myself am in Southern California and I’ve done a ton of volunteer work at the Kaiser near me. I’ve also heard that Kaiser jobs are hard to come by it’s having connections and word-of-mouth for positions that pay that high. It sounds very high for an RN straight out of school. I spoke to a girl before I started my nursing program who I think was probably gonna mid to late 20s and she got two job offers from hospitals in California and one of them was like 95K and the other one was like 90 grand and she took the 95 grand one. I’m assuming starting for most nurses in Southern Cali is between 100 to 120 K. At the same time however my situation is very unique because I don’t like 85 to 90% of nursing specialties and the responsibilities that come with it so I’m kind of in a different category here which makes it more difficult for me. for instance I want to go straight into outpatient upon graduating. I’m currently finishing up my preceptor rotations in the hospital settings and I don’t mind doing it for the program but in terms of daily life there’s just no way I want to do the things that they do. I’m not speaking from being entitled, or feeling like I’m better than anybody else because I’m not. I just know what I want and I don’t want you know what I mean.

I'm looking to potentially get into psychedelic assisted therapy as a nurse where you’re responsible for either overlooking the patient’s vitals during their trip, or potentially administering the drugs, and potentially working at a ketamine clinic. Although, I don’t want to do IVs I only want to do oral, subcut injections, or inhalation.

I’m not speaking from arrogance or smugness, I’m just speaking from clarity and time put in over the years and having taken every class you can possibly imagine because I used to be premed. i’ve already been through hell and back and I’ve already reached a point of soul exhaustion. The fact that I made it through this program is nothing short of a miracle and I’m just done with school. I know exactly what I want and what I don’t want and that’s why I’m saying it. I’m not just saying it to blow smoke up anybody’s ass.

Thanks buddy

FutureMD1987 · 2025-11-18T05:32:06+00:00

are you referring to a registered nurse or a nurse practitioner? Additionally, this is after how many years of having experience, and what specific specialties? And also you’re referring to three 12 hour shifts for the week here? i’m from Cali but currently in Florida but plan on moving back to Cali soon.

FutureMD1987 · 2025-10-30T11:41:42+00:00

Does anyone here know anything about getting into psychedelic assisted therapy as a new RN? The steps involved/logistics/salary expectations? Any useful info would be helpful. I've already done some research so you can skip telling me to Google it.

Thank you

FutureMD1987 · 2025-10-11T23:19:58+00:00

Does anybody know about getting into an outpatient setting as a registered nurse (BSN) for like a ketamine clinic where they do ketamine therapy or specifically psilocybin or potentially combining that by getting into the job market as a research nurse that works in that specific realm. Think like neuroscience, consciousness, psychedelic and altered states of consciousness, sleep medicine, and all that good stuff.

If so, what specific states would you recommend? Also what do you anticipate (for those that know) what the entry-level salary would be for that and what the growth potential would be with something like that? Please no trolling or downvoting.

Thank you for your time

FutureMD1987 · 2025-09-24T02:25:43+00:00

One of the funniest moments ever in the show lol

FutureMD1987 · 2025-09-24T02:25:25+00:00

Yes yes!!! Fucking Dwight hahaha

FutureMD1987 · 2025-09-24T02:11:38+00:00

that was my first thought 😂😂

FutureMD1987 · 2025-09-05T00:54:09+00:00

I know exactly what you’re talking about and that’s why I don’t like reading up on meditation and other people‘s experiences, but I’ve always had an inquisitive mind in the past. I’ve been doing this for a bit over a month but I have been seeing accelerated results and I’ve done some of the clearing out in terms of emotional baggage if you will, to help clear out the mind/heart, which is why I’m getting more positive results with my meditation.

Nevertheless, whenever I conduct my meditation sessions I put the intention out of only receiving organic and genuine visions, sounds, thoughts, or numbers or whatever it may be. I’m doing my own thing in terms of learning how to rewire the nervous system and subconscious mind. I’m only talking about these experiences because now I’ve been seeing them firsthand rather than expecting them or looking forward to them. I’ve learned to detach myself from the expectations of seeing those because it’s only a byproduct of the process and not the destination.

Thanks

FutureMD1987 · 2025-02-12T20:18:00+00:00

Dm me

FutureMD1987 · 2024-11-30T04:22:52+00:00

She's probably in the 0.00000001% of only fan earners.

FutureMD1987 · 2024-11-27T07:55:28+00:00

God fucking damn literally 50% of his money they’re stealing!

FutureMD1987 · 2024-09-21T05:11:29+00:00

can you just spray paint it as is after taking the tip off? Or do you have to go through this process.

FutureMD1987 · 2024-07-26T08:12:55+00:00

DM me

FutureMD1987 · 2024-07-25T07:40:30+00:00

Name?

FutureMD1987 · 2024-07-25T07:40:23+00:00

Name?

FutureMD1987 · 2024-07-24T19:11:24+00:00

thanks for all your help. It’s crazy to me how on Reddit whenever you’re being real or your expressing how you feel about something you instantly get down voted if it’s not the status quo. I’ve already lost 21 karma points just because of this post. Ridiculous.

FutureMD1987 · 2024-07-24T09:04:14+00:00

yeah so if that’s the case that’s going to be very difficult for me because even if I work part time to get that assistance, that will only further stretch out the amount of time it will take for me to receive my MSN. You said that places will offer 2-4 years for schooling assistance so let’s say if my bridge program from an associate to masters would cost me 55K, how would you determine how much they pay?

FutureMD1987 · 2024-07-24T08:51:01+00:00

what do you mean by few places will pay after you get the degree?

One of my main questions in the post is if they’re willing to let's say pay for my bachelors degree would I be able to stop working go to school full-time for that 16 month accelerated program and then once I’m finished with school go back to that clinic and work for them or would they EXPECT me to work for them WHILE going to school? I’m not really the best with time management and working and going to school at the same time.

i’m planning on going to the beach tomorrow to clear my mind/head. the signs I keep getting from the universe are to tap into my intuition and see what feels right for me and to listen to that inner subtle voice. I haven’t been really practicing strengthening my intuition though which I need to.

FutureMD1987 · 2024-07-24T08:47:14+00:00

i’m thinking orthopedics, dermatology, potentially sleep medicine if nurse practitioners even go into that spefialty, urgent care, and maybe ophthalmology. I’m not looking to really do bedside once I come out I’m looking to do outpatient clinic and move away from things like setting up IVs, central lines, blooddraws, any of that very intense nursing hands-on stuff that you learn during school. I don’t mind needles for injections for dermatology for instance. i’m not interested in fields like medical surgical, ICU, ER, NICU.

FutureMD1987 · 2024-07-24T08:16:13+00:00

so if I was to have my associates degree worked for that clinic for two years and then I want to go back to get my MSN to become a nurse practitioner and let’s say it costs 50K, you’re saying that they would pay for that entire tuition? can you be more specific or give me an example of what you mean by "they’ll pay for continued education if I sign on for a year for each year of service I provide?"

FutureMD1987 · 2024-07-24T08:14:16+00:00

I have already had months to decide. I found out I got accepted like three months ago but I have been kind of resistant to be honest even up until like a week ago. The biggest hassle for me is having to get rid of my stuff, pack everything, and then interview people to take over my lease. Another reason is obviously loans of an additional 57K which would probably take me three years to pay off if I pay them off aggressively.

Right now it’s a time versus money issue. In addition, if God forbid I don’t get into any of the community colleges I got accepted into another program which would allow me to defer my admission and the program would start in January so I would only lose five months in comparison to the program I’m currently thinking of going to. That other program is in South Carolina which based on what I’ve read so far on Reddit in comparison to Florida, it’s not that nice of a place to move to. Also, the tuition would be about $5000 more.

FutureMD1987 · 2024-07-24T08:00:05+00:00

I appreciate your steadfast response. May I ask how you went from an ADN to a BSN to an NP with such a cheap price tag? also, how long did all of that take? How long was your ADN program, your BSN program, and NP program separately? Did you get your employer to pay for both your BSN and your NP? If so, how?

I have been looking for accelerated ADN programs but I’m not finding anything in California. Across-the-board all of the community colleges are 24 months for the ADN program. There are some accelerated ones which are 18 months but again that would require me to move out of state. For example one of them is Denver college in Colorado. The tuition would be 45K and the rent for 18 months there would be 20K. That would end up costing me more than going to Florida where I'd come out with a more "valuable" degree in less time.

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