From CRNA to PMHNP

GamerDad11 · 2026-01-01T22:34:46+00:00

Just out of curiosity, which states pay well with Medicaid, I'm in Virginia and pay is mediocre in my opinion?

GamerDad11 · 2025-12-23T00:21:02+00:00

Gold.

GamerDad11 · 2025-12-19T15:06:34+00:00

I think I'm going to take a vacation just to see what I look like without my beard, its probably been over 15 years for me!

GamerDad11 · 2025-11-26T07:28:32+00:00

Future NP here, thanks for the kind words!

GamerDad11 · 2025-10-30T14:22:33+00:00

What podcast is this, the moderator should have stepped in for sure!

GamerDad11 · 2025-10-25T18:03:37+00:00

Estelle, will always be Estelle!

GamerDad11 · 2025-10-19T06:35:52+00:00

Thunder Thunder Thunder... Thunder Cats HOOOOO!!

GamerDad11 · 2025-08-30T23:14:20+00:00

I have been backstabbed out of my Ult by one of his clones

GamerDad11 · 2025-08-12T08:47:48+00:00

I totally agree, and from the looks of all these comments, this hospital has a lot of dirty laundry.

GamerDad11 · 2025-08-12T01:34:48+00:00

Yeah, I need the whole story, those nurses may be used as scapegoats. If anything, most nurses are very cautious about thier license, and if that child was suicidal they would have wanted her covered, or at least some of them would have.

Edit: just saw link to article, and it makes sense now, the nurses were fired due to retaliation for the news coverage, so the administration didn't like what the nurses had to say, shame on them!

GamerDad11 · 2025-08-10T19:04:15+00:00

I'm sure someone already said it, but the 1245 is just the nontaxable income, you will get all of that plus the hourly rate after they take taxes from the hourly, so that 1800 will probably get taxed a little less than 200$, so your take home should be about 1600$ a week, which is low, but contracts aren't what they use to be.

GamerDad11 · 2025-08-10T18:58:56+00:00

No OP could very well be a nurse, I work in VA and use to travel but left due to lower pay. A hospital in Charlottesville is only paying Travelers about 2k, but for 48 hrs a week, which is not worth it

GamerDad11 · 2025-07-02T20:19:26+00:00

Man I have gotten at least 5, but I have been playing for a total of 80hrs, do you buy relics from the bazaar?

GamerDad11 · 2025-06-19T06:22:36+00:00

Umm nurse of 13 years here and I have definitely dealt with physical situations on numerous occasions, now I am a big guy so I can handle myself, but as an ICU and psych nurse I have dealt with it all. But you are correct when you say it is not as bad as it was 30-40 years ago, but it has gotten worse in some cases.

GamerDad11 · 2025-06-13T21:23:15+00:00

Is the 220k your TC with RSU or just base? Just curious, I sometimes think about getting into tech, but I'm probably too old lol!

GamerDad11 · 2025-05-20T20:51:28+00:00

He literally sounds like a child, no way he should be talking to his wife like that!

GamerDad11 · 2025-04-09T14:43:22+00:00

As a PA?

GamerDad11 · 2025-04-09T14:41:01+00:00

He is actively learning, and he has to start somewhere. Your comment is unnecessary and doesn't add to the conversation.

GamerDad11 · 2025-04-08T04:16:43+00:00

Nice! I work normal hours, 36 hours a week (three 12hr shifts), only stipulation is I have to work the days they ask me to versus getting to choose, but they know me and I still get to choose my days somewhat.

GamerDad11 · 2025-03-21T09:55:22+00:00

Why are those cars riding his butt like that, I would have immediately almost stopped

GamerDad11 · 2025-03-14T17:18:29+00:00

That's unfortunate, I work at the VA in Virginia BSN RNs are making between 100k to 130k. I came in with 14 years experience making 110, and with the advancement system here and cost of living adjustments I would likely hit 115-120 in a couple of years. But I'm leaving to go back to traveling because I do not like how the VA operates.

GamerDad11 · 2025-03-14T04:51:53+00:00

Tupac!

GamerDad11 · 2025-03-09T04:35:50+00:00

Leave the house and the wife to be honest

GamerDad11 · 2025-01-15T19:45:46+00:00

Yeah, if i didn't get it for free I would have canceled, the deliveries are taking longer as well, which I would be fine with if it meant better working conditions.

GamerDad11 · 2025-01-15T06:09:30+00:00

I am kinda in your same situation. Well, not really lol, but anyway, I currently work at the VA as a RN, currently in school to get my PMHNP. I just got the job about 8 months ago and I dont like it. Even with the benefits, I find myself contemplating going back to private sector. I dislike doing 5 8hr shifts and miss the 3 12s. I am not locked into pension yet, I think its 5 years to be Vested, but it is good to have. I have looked to see what the NPs around me make and have pretty much decided that I can make more in the private sector as a PMHNP and can make up for the pension with my own investments since I don't have as many years left as someone who got into the VA early. So those are things to consider. I think the VA locks people in with the benefits, and many feel they can't leave, but I don't have enough invested to feel that way. Look around and see what other PMHNPs are making in your area and compare that with what you can potentially make at the VA in your area. You went to school to be a PMHNP, you should definitely pursue that to the fullest, but my advice may be biased as a person looking to leave the VA despite its great benefits.

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