Dranger

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  1. RN to MD

    Dranger replied to SN2014's topic in Nursing Career

    I have seen it done but it is by far the most inefficient way to get into med school especially if you are an RN without the pre reqs done. Trying to get those science classes done while working is...

  2. Dealing with well-meaning but stupid questions?

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

    Well meaning people told me to go to medical/PA school. I became a nurse instead. I should have listened to

  3. RT vs. nursing?

    Dranger replied to RNtobe23's topic in Nursing Career

    Why do they have LPNs or RNs in medical offices when MAs can do all of the same

  4. Thoughts on the prevalence of name discrimination in nursing?

    Dranger replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To add on to that "normal" names that were popular 20ish years ago are falling by the wayside. Jessica, Joseph, Matthew, John, Nicholas, Jennifer, James, Amy etc etc are all falling out of favor....

  5. switching into PCU

    Dranger replied to springybaybee's topic in Cardiac

    I have never heard of a women's surgical unit but it sounds like a general medical or ortho floor. Those floors are usually fast paced because of the busy work involved not the difficulty or stress....

  6. How do you feel about the pay?

    Dranger replied to millhouse's topic in School

    Its's all about worth perception. A nurse managing vented patients on the brink of death working 12 hour nights will get compensated a lot more than a school nurse. I value school nurses for what they...

  7. I would like to become a Army Nurse but I have no experience

    Dranger replied to tayluhemm's topic in Government, Military

    OP wants active duty....totally different

  8. switching into PCU

    Dranger replied to springybaybee's topic in Cardiac

    Mother/baby is different than labor and delivery. Mother and baby is postpartum care after

  9. I have some ?s on ROTC/Nursing

    Dranger replied to incurrents's topic in Government, Military

    1. Yes you have an obligation even without a scholarship, for active duty its 3 years and 4 with a scholarship. 2. The Army Nurse Corps is full when I joined ROTC in 2007/2008 anybody could get a full...

  10. Can a Nurse Punch a Patient in Self-Defense?

    Dranger replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I've thrown people to the ground (ETOH/psych/HI) and shoved my knee hard into the back of a guys neck when he tried to rush me after I pinned him down. I wouldn't think twice about knocking a patient...

  11. switching into PCU

    Dranger replied to springybaybee's topic in Cardiac

    Depending on the level of the hospital yes it can be fast paced. If you don't want fast paced stay away from critical or the acute care setting in general. Mother/baby was the slowest environment I...

  12. Nurses are Not Doctors

    Dranger replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    NPs are in essence practicing medicine not nursing in the every day clinical setting. For medicine the absolute authority is a physician who attended MEDICAL school. If this were not the case why...

  13. Plans for After Graduation?

    Dranger replied to Ketsia_xo's topic in General Students

    I'd take a vacation after the NCLEX because it will be weighing on your mind when you are supposed to be

  14. ACLS, how much prep for the class

    Dranger replied to blondie1887's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely none IMO, the rhythms aren't difficult...very very

  15. "Floating" IV

    Dranger replied to Marti17's topic in General Nursing

    People on this forum or so paranoid regarding basic techniques. I float IVs all the time and yes it

  16. Do you think MacBook 11inch would be good for Nursing School? Or is it too small?

    Dranger replied to NRRN,IWP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ever cracked open a Mac? The parts are the exact same from identical Chinese manufacturers. Myths keep on

  17. Do you think MacBook 11inch would be good for Nursing School? Or is it too small?

    Dranger replied to NRRN,IWP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's called patient...I mean poster education. Don't we do that as nurses? Not one other person in this thread has in depth IT experience, I did IT for 5 years and am sick of people bolstering Apple...

  18. switching into PCU

    Dranger replied to springybaybee's topic in Cardiac

    PCU is critical care but not ICU level. I started as a PCU nurse and did the same residency as ICU nurses (minus a couple

  19. IPAP

    Dranger replied to 504 medic's topic in Government, Military

    I have friends who went to IPAP and I wouldn't mind throwing in a packet down the road, I just REALLY think it's stupid they make you take the SAT (even when I have a bachelors) when all other...

  20. Army Reserve

    Dranger replied to jedi88's topic in Government, Military

    Well if it's on a website it must be true right? Um no. If your recruiter says no the answer is definitely no. With all the threads on here about cuts and budget depletion I can't believe people still...

  21. BSN programs are harder than ADN

    Dranger replied to ExpBrittany's topic in General Students

    For nursing no difference.... BUT, the gen eds at my university (literature, philosophy, religion, history etc) were FAR harder than a CC. Like not even close. CC gen eds were a joke, I don't even...

  22. Should I be depressed?

    Dranger replied to nursingstudent018's topic in General Students

    You know how many guys I know who enlisted int he military and din't get their undergrad till 26/27? A LOT. Many of those guys are now in masters programs and a few even med school. You are still...

  23. Do you think MacBook 11inch would be good for Nursing School? Or is it too small?

    Dranger replied to NRRN,IWP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mac fanboy eh? Sorry man, my Asus laptop and home built desktop (both circa 2009) can outperform any Mac on the market in all aspects, especially gaming. Macs are for the hip and cool people nowadays...

  24. FNP student contemplating joining the Air Force

    Dranger replied to bryango's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Eh I would really clarify about those bonuses, the military is cutting hard and most branches are pretty full up on med providers. I would focus on just trying to get

  25. Feel so bad for calling out :(

    Dranger replied to ntvan07's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly, I can almost hear the disdain emitting from staffing workers when I call in. But guess what? At night they get to return home to comfy beds and wake up the next day to their cubicle and comfy...