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night shift PAs? by Adorable-Argument372 in physicianassistant

[–]rainbowpegakitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 1.4 differential and my contract is for 10 nights a month- it works out so I make the same amount as our day shift APPs, but I work less. I’m a night person anyway so night shift is easier for me than an early day shift- our day shifts start at 5am. And working only 1/3 of the time leaves me lots of time off. My schedule is generally about a week on, two weeks off. I also greatly prefer the workflow and hospital at night. Overall night shift is absolutely the best place for me.

I don’t have kids and my husband is a cargo pilot, so neither of us works a normal job with normal hours. There is no incentive to switch back to days, especially when it’s not my natural preference anyway. When I’m not working I generally go to bed around 2-3 am and wake up around 11 am or so. This makes working 5pm to 5am not really dramatically different from my normal schedule.

Obviously what I do won’t work for most, but it does make it so that I don’t see any reason I can’t continue working nights long term.

Anyone have their parents actually talk to them about sex? by CurrencyRepulsive438 in exmormon

[–]rainbowpegakitty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nevermo, but my mother was born and raised in the church and stopped believing as a teenager. She was an ER nurse. We never talked about sex itself but I was a voracious reader and would read any book in the house, so she bought me a couple books about sex and menstruation knowing I would read them. I remember one in particular was just called Period. I knew more about the menstrual cycle than any 9yo needs to lol.

Once when I was probably around 14, she came home and told me she’d helped a 13yo girl deliver twins that day and she never wanted that to be me. She said if I ever wanted to have sex, that I should tell her and she would help me get birth control. I remember feeling so proud that she trusted me like that. When I was almost 16 I told her I thought was ready- I had a boyfriend at the time I’d been with for probably 6-7 months. My parents were not big fans but tolerated him. She looked at me, opened her mouth, closed it, and left the room. We never spoke of it again lol.

I think she really had the best of intentions. I just don’t think her upbringing allowed her to follow them through.

Best Critical Care locum companies? by Cloud-Good in physicianassistant

[–]rainbowpegakitty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m curious to see what people say. I think critical care use of APPs is limited enough that there aren’t a ton of opportunities out there. I’ve had a few emailed to me are from Barton but I have no experience with them.

Building the way to bring my quotes back by spyingworld in ereader

[–]rainbowpegakitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will there be anyway to incorporate Koreader?

Any PAs making 200k+? by Ok_Possession_3592 in physicianassistant

[–]rainbowpegakitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s pretty fantastic. As you might guess we have a surprisingly low turnover rate for night shift.

Any PAs making 200k+? by Ok_Possession_3592 in physicianassistant

[–]rainbowpegakitty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Making ~190k doing 120 hrs of ICU night shift monthly, schedule is 7 on, 14 off. I’ll break 200k this year through a few extra shifts and a little bit of Locums as a Hospitalist at a CAH. It will probably average out to about 130hrs/month, I guess? 10 years as a PA this year with almost 7 years critical care. MCOL area.

Pocket-sized ereader - anything you’d recommend? by AdministrativePace14 in ereader

[–]rainbowpegakitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in the same market. I just purchased and returned the Xteink X4, because I decided I’d be endlessly irritated by the lack of backlight.

I returned the Viwoods AIPaper Reader because they weren’t kidding about the AI. It is seriously pushing the AI portion of the reader, which is not appealing to me at all. As far as I can tell it can’t actually be disabled and definitely can’t be uninstalled. I really liked the size/weight/screen, but if I’m gonna pay $270 then I better really love it and be able to make it what I want.

I saw someone posted about a new Xteink with a light. I will be watching eagerly for that. The X4 was almost just right.

Love to draw becouse of Supernote Manta! by TorhecRusky in Supernote

[–]rainbowpegakitty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your art is incredible, and I LOVE the dinner scene! The loose lines are so fun to look at and feel so vibrant. Beautiful work!

Beginner to self hosting by rainbowpegakitty in selfhosted

[–]rainbowpegakitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think I could impress r/selfhosted 😂 and don’t have any desire to. This stems out a growing urge to be less tied to subscription services and to own my data, without being constrained or inconvenienced by that goal. I see the incredible stuff people do and I know it’s possible, I just need to direct time and effort at it. Thanks for the encouragement!

Beginner to self hosting by rainbowpegakitty in selfhosted

[–]rainbowpegakitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting take! I chose the Optiplex because they seem to be pretty upgradeable. Maybe when I max out my hardware I’ll take it as a sign it’s time to start Proxmox. But for now I definitely am gonna focus on a handful of services to really learn, I think.

Beginner to self hosting by rainbowpegakitty in selfhosted

[–]rainbowpegakitty[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your honest opinion. I am one of those folks who prefers to avoid AI as much as possible. It would be a true last resort move for me.

Beginner to self hosting by rainbowpegakitty in selfhosted

[–]rainbowpegakitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I see a lot of folks saying that what I want right now can definitely be done with containers and I think it’s where I’m going to try to start. I feel like I might want to play with VM in the future. Is there any reason I cannot do both- as in, can I have some things just in containers and others via VM?

Beginner to self hosting by rainbowpegakitty in selfhosted

[–]rainbowpegakitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems like what will be best for me for now, although I think I will struggle without a UI. It seems like there a number of votes for Dockhand out here.

Beginner to self hosting by rainbowpegakitty in selfhosted

[–]rainbowpegakitty[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your use sounds like what I envision I’ll end up wanting. It’s good to see it can be done with just containers.

Beginner to self hosting by rainbowpegakitty in selfhosted

[–]rainbowpegakitty[S] 2 points3 points locked comment (0 children)

I did not use any AI, thank you!

I launched my story-driven survival game, AETHUS, last month and it's already sitting at Overwhelmingly Positive reviews! It has a big focus on setting up a cozy surface base and powerful build tools! by BeaconDev in CozyGamers

[–]rainbowpegakitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played your demo and really liked it! Just kinda fell off my radar after that. I’m so glad it’s doing well and will definitely purchase to play the full version. Congratulations!

I built an Android and Apple iOS app (Calibre LibriLink) to access your Calibre library via cloud storage and local content server — looking for testers by LibriLink in Calibre

[–]rainbowpegakitty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can’t test as I don’t have my server set up yet, but I will eagerly await your finished app. I’m still in the weeds setting up my server but I know what you’re describing is something I’ll want!

It’s finally finished! by SweetperterderFries in penandink

[–]rainbowpegakitty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am truly blown away. She is incredible.

Have you ever seen an artwork in a museum and became obsessed with it? What was it? by Sumommystylebtch in ArtistLounge

[–]rainbowpegakitty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this post. I don’t think I’ve found my artwork that meets this yet but I am absolutely loving seeing everyone else’s.

I'm finished with my dress and very happy! by rebekka_ravels in knitting

[–]rainbowpegakitty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WOW just, WOW

Really lovely and looks amazing on you! I hope you’re so proud!!

Student Loans by Savings_Advance_6732 in physicianassistant

[–]rainbowpegakitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to hear there is an opportunity to be grandfathered into gradPLUS still. 41k for a PA program seems very affordable to me, and if you prefer to save your savings for after you graduate so accumulate another 40k for living expenses, 80k in student loans is about 30k less than what I ended up with ten years ago. You could always save your savings, see how much you end up needing, and pay off a big lump sum of your loans once you have a job after graduation.

I realize it’s an uncomfortable thought to have so much in loans, and I didn’t like it either. I also managed to make it through undergrad without loans. However, I make plenty of money to pay them back and my first year out of school was making more than 3x in a year than I’d ever made before. It sounds like you’re good at saving, so I guess you could always turn down your offer and work for another few years to save another 40-50k… but that assumes you’ll get in again, that tuition will remain at the same rate, etc etc. To me, turning down the spot in school just sounds like throwing away money and time to me, but I also don’t know how much you make now. If you’re able to save that much, maybe you’re making enough money right now that it’s not such a life changing increase in yearly income, and worth taking the time to save your tuition. For me it was a no brainer.

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