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  1. Mom of 2 looking into becoming Lvn put down by recruiter at kaplan

    Dranger replied to Rose90's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Switch and bait as another poster said to steer you towards a less filled program. 37K IMO is ridiculous for a LPN program and this is coming from someone who had their RN school cost 185k when it was...

  2. Making the transition to night shift - new nurse

    Dranger replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Nursing

    It's easy for me to stay awake especially in a critical care environment. Your days off are what

  3. Masters Option List

    Dranger replied to nic k's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am literally surprised you can''t find a breakdown of the different specialties anywhere on the internet. Even here the topic regarding differing specialties has come up dozens of times. Wikipedia...

  4. MICU VS SICU

    Dranger replied to froggy8's topic in MICU, SICU

    Grass is always greener. I work MICU and much rather do CCU or SICU. MICU has varied patients with some really big issues but is also more depressing IMO. Most of the patients in my area are get...

  5. Administering Fentanyl

    Dranger replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    In the ICU it is very common in IV infusion form as an analgesic along side a sedation med. We also use it as a push for agitation/pain control over benzos/sedatives. Very short acting but potent....

  6. Explaining the NP role to pts and everybody else

    Dranger replied to npstudent22's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Doesn't matter if the program is direct entry or not, many NP programs take BSN to MSN/DNP students with 0 experience. Even the big name schools frequently do

  7. Ethics: Does knowledge of a patient's blood borne pathogen change your care?

    Dranger replied to JMed18's topic in General Nursing

    As an addendum, HIV really doesn't bother me. Transmission rates are extremely low with healthcare workers (0.3% needle stick transmission rate last time I checked) and the virus is very weak outside...

  8. Ethics: Does knowledge of a patient's blood borne pathogen change your care?

    Dranger replied to JMed18's topic in General Nursing

    Considering every other patient I have has Hepatitis C... It's all universal precautions but I do take some extra care with known blood borne pathogen carriers and suspected carriers. Anyone who...

  9. If you had a reset button, would you choose nursing again?

    Dranger replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing

    No. I would have gone to college did ROTC again and branched combat arms for 4 years (infantry, field artillery, armor etc). After that i would have gone to medical or at the least PA

  10. The Ship Is Sinking

    Dranger replied to beachtomountainsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yarrrrr mate the ship be sinking and you aren't dey Captin. Abandon ye ship before dey sea monster and sirens take ye

  11. University of Washington DNP application '16

    Dranger replied to RunLove13's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Have you all seen the tuition prices? Might as well be a private

  12. Nursing report ED to Floor

    Dranger replied to TRAUMARN05's topic in General Nursing

    I have much to say on this but I don't feel like opening a can of

  13. Documentation for Readmission

    Dranger replied to aenermd's topic in General Nursing

    I always love the AMA---->re-admit the same day. We better not get dinged by Medicare for that

  14. Maternity discrimination

    Dranger replied to Kmendi's topic in General Nursing

    Problem is you would be cutting residency in half if they hired you. So by the time you came back your skills will rustyish and they would need to start again from ground zero. For you and your...

  15. Nurse Practitioner School

    Dranger replied to sweetnsugar123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What do you mean 6 months of work? Yeah residency is 6 months but around where I live they want a 2 year contract after your residency is finished if you specialize (ICU, ED, OR) or 1 year for...

  16. Getting your own preceptor / shadows

    Dranger replied to fetchfelix's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If I had a chance I would go to a brick and mortar school. Problem is, my state has one ACNP program at our flagship university and it is ridiculously expensive (almost as bad as my private undergrad)...

  17. NP Stats

    Dranger replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I find that docs rarely talk against one another (at least not to nurses) even when glaringly obvious errors or lazy work ups were done. They usually take a diplomatic or a passive approach. This...

  18. Biology degree???

    Dranger replied to Joveal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Curious, why do you want to

  19. Pros and Cons to becoming a Nurse Practioner (NP)

    Dranger replied to savedbygrace1228's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Bro I always PWN. Aww my World of Warcraft days.... Who am I kidding I still game

  20. entry into a nurse practitioner program just as competitive?

    Dranger replied to sakuragirl24's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    LittlepeopleRNICU I sent you a message about our patho test but your inbox is

  21. Fentanyl Drip

    Dranger replied to FirstLadyRN's topic in Critical Care

    15mcg/hr of Fentanyl didn't touch your HR, it was the propofol. I have gone over 200mcg an hour per order with no big changes Precedex is usually the big culprit, I have seen it work well and not...

  22. Nurse Specialities

    Dranger replied to JosueRamos's topic in General Nursing

    Leave P.R., there really is no other option if you want to make money. All those salaries are terrible in any part of the US. While progressing it is still a "Second" world country and salaries with...

  23. Nurse Practitioner Restrictions

    Dranger replied to travelNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As a bedside MICU RN I have at least a baseline proficiency with everything you copied and pasted. It's not secret knowledge and most of the disease states you listed I deal with on and a day to day...

  24. What are the 3 most dislike RN duties in demand?

    Dranger replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Nursing

    Or when they twist your words. "You said John was going to die today so I call all of his relatives in!" No I never said that....Usually with younger sickies (usually people who are critical because...

  25. Professional contacts

    Dranger replied to Jules A's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I get what you are saying Jules but my state NP organization doesn't seem as robust with contacts/events so I have resorted to Linkedin which produced so-so results. Unfortunately or fortunately for...