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  1. Thesis or not?

    Dranger replied to Dranger's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    But for those not pursuing a doctorate at this time? I really enjoyed clinical seminar class in undergrad and I rather focus on topics like that rather than a large research

  2. Attempting to find NP preceptors in Chicago area

    Dranger replied to Bumex's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Unfortunately there are VERY FEW programs that offer up preceptors whether it be online or even onsite. I have read stories where student have to sit out a semester or two because of

  3. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    Dranger replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    I was referring Toradol being an NSAID not Tylenol, look at the OPs post I quoted: OP: Is toradol an anyipyretic? Wow. I still have so much to learn. Thank you! Me: Do you look up drugs before you...

  4. Choosing GN positions

    Dranger replied to bbmeg02's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree I went from step down to ICU after a year internally and some ED on the

  5. Shortest brick and mortar and online MSN PMHNP programs please?

    Dranger replied to lakshma3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yeah OP wants online . It's pretty easy for brick and mortar schools to set up clinicals but when you throw online into the mix it makes it 100 times harder. I mean what contacts does a school in...

  6. Critical Care ACNPs

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

    I am an RN but I can provide some feedback on NPs in the ICU. We have a pulm group contracted for our hospital that just started hiring NPs/PAs and their role is mainly night call and coverage. During...

  7. Joining the military with BSN

    Dranger replied to Sam_walsh17's topic in Government, Military

    It doesn't make a difference for the nursing mission. Anyone can call up an AMEDD recruiter and ask what the reality of the recruiting situation is. They will start a packet for you but in general...

  8. PRN blood pressure medications??

    Dranger replied to AREED12's topic in Patient Medications

    Labetalol and hydralzine are pretty common PRN BP meds Clonidine PRN is usually used for alcohol withdrawal symptoms, but can be used for hypertensive urgency or other times when BP control is needed....

  9. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    Dranger replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    Me thinks something else went wrong for this course of events to occur. I highly doubt someone just happened to audit a PRN med list and saw Tylenol given for 0 pain if nothing serious

  10. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    Dranger replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    NSAIDs are also anti-pyretic in nature and indicated for fever. I never said Tylenol was an NSAID, however Toradol is. NSAIDs inhibit the COX enzyme which blocks prostaglandin proliferation thus...

  11. Staying comfortable vs. hastening death

    Dranger replied to RNMarykay's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever disease process at work is finishing the job. Drugs that we use for comfort care generously do not in my experience cause respiratory/hemodynamic depression as much as we think. The body is...

  12. Joining the military with BSN

    Dranger replied to Sam_walsh17's topic in Government, Military

    It is VERY competitive. Your chances of getting in right now are close to 0 unless you are super specialized with a ton of experience. If you are a new nurse and didn't do ROTC I wouldn't even bother...

  13. Choosing GN positions

    Dranger replied to bbmeg02's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I first started I had a job offer for step-down the same day I got an interview for a trauma ICU. Unfortunately I had to go for the sure thing as they gave me 2 days to decide. Personally I think...

  14. Staying comfortable vs. hastening death

    Dranger replied to RNMarykay's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me. Ativan, morphine or versed will not hasten their demise. Totally appropriate to give and give frequently. DNR is a lot different than comfort measures though. DNR can be full

  15. Every other weekend & holidays??

    Dranger replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    Well 28 an hour is substantially less than I make and it is very rare for outpatient jobs to pull that kind of cash for new grads. Do you have a source? There are one weekend a month jobs but they are...

  16. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    Dranger replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    Do you look up drugs before you give them? It's an NSAID like ibuprofen, thus it treats

  17. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    Dranger replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    Wow you guys are paranoid. No one is going to care if you gave Tylenol that is indicated for pain for fever instead. Even in ESLD you can give Tylenol in lower amounts. You just have to critically...

  18. Every other weekend & holidays??

    Dranger replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    There are many non-acute job out there for nurses but you will not make the money I make, not even close. If you are okay with making low 20s an hour or less then go for it but don't whine that can't...

  19. Unit nurses...how do you feel about an outsider becoming manager?

    Dranger replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Outside. Too many conflicts of interest with an internal

  20. Name some part time work for NP's

    Dranger replied to nyc2011's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You can but that is shifting over to the realm of ACNP. More and more job postings require

  21. Every other weekend & holidays??

    Dranger replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has a family and most people don't like weekends. YOu have to deal with

  22. Too Young..Rejected from Graduate School

    Dranger replied to MyPrnPleaseBSN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Get relevant experience and

  23. FNP to ACNP

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

    You go back to school and a post-masters cert. You can't just take the

  24. What is your nursing "joy?"

    Dranger replied to jamisaurus's topic in Nurses Rock

    Turning a patient and finding no

  25. What State are you in and nurse/PT ratios

    Dranger replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Icu 1:2 pcu 1: 3/4 m/t