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  1. Pre-med or Nursing?

    Dranger replied to redhead89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    2 semester of Bio 2 semesters of Gen Chem 2 semester of O Chem 2 semesters of Physics 1-2 semester of Calculus Various Bio classes to pad CV, genetics, comparative anatomy etc. 95% of these classes do...

  2. Career Change?

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

    For the love of god, stick with engineering. Wanna

  3. Help....I Can't Take it Anymore! - Nurses Coping with Stress

    Dranger replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Physically the job is easy but I am a mid 20s male who regularly exercises with no health problems. However, the job is beyond frustrating with most stressors coming from patients, families, previous...

  4. Feel so bad for calling out :(

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

    I call in because I just want to call in sometimes, I don't bat an eye. This job is draining and work conditions at my hospital have degraded severely over the last couple years. Our staffing is...

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

    Dranger replied to tayluhemm's topic in Government, Military

    Reservist here with RN experience (AN officer), not to be mean but your packet will be going no where in the near future especially as a new nurse. It's a numbers game. If you don't have 2 years...

  6. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    Dranger replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    Same with NPs....nice generalization I work with some PA studs in critical

  7. Pre-med or Nursing?

    Dranger replied to redhead89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1. Getting into med school is next to impossible considering the average pre-med. Most either drop out of pre-med or fail to obtain adequate stats for med school entry. 15-20% of 3000 of my freshman...

  8. Capnography help

    Dranger replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever taken ACLS? Capnography is vital but for your unit I am really not

  9. Slamming in IVP meds and Running Incompatible Meds Together: Is it as bad as they say

    Dranger replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient Medications

    I usually push IV meds pretty fast but I always check IV compatibility along with y-site/stopcock

  10. An Unapologetic Reasoning On Why You Don't Want To Be A Nurse.

    Dranger replied to Mr Midwife's topic in General Students

    I hate people now and I do my job fine. You don't have to like anyone to be a nurse, in fact you WILL dislike a lot of your patients. Just do your

  11. Need at least 6 months experience to be Army RN?

    Dranger replied to _Skittles_'s topic in Government, Military

    ****Sorry correction, DA form

  12. 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

    The issue with most people is they don't know how to maintain their PC thus it inevitably fails within a few years. Macs are made "stupid" proof but for a hefty price tag and gimped because they are...

  13. 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

    That's funny I can build a PC that can blow any Mac out of the water performance and capability wise for half the cost. For anyone who knows a a tiny bit about technology, a Mac is just a money...

  14. 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

    I have an iPhone 5s because I bought into the hype and was decently pleased with my 4s. What a waste of money, there literally are very few differences between the two. I am going back to Droid ASAP...

  15. Need at least 6 months experience to be Army RN?

    Dranger replied to _Skittles_'s topic in Government, Military

    2 years at least for active and they prefer specialties like OR or OB. Even me being critical care with outstanding OERs and 1080s wasn't enough too bring me from reserves to

  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

    Spend thousands on a Mac or get another laptop for a few hundred bucks.?Your

  17. Who is eyeing the job boards, frustrated with your job?

    Dranger replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Why? Crappy staffing, budget cutting and bad patient populations, Unfortunately all 3 of these categories are subpar at my job. Nurses are leaving droves and the one sticking around lament on how bad...

  18. Combat Nursing responsibilities and risks

    Dranger replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    Reserves to active is close to impossible I have tried multiple time to go to Afghanistan....no dice Unless there is another war you will not be going anywhere when you

  19. Why the NP degree will be the next MBA with 7 simple, quick reasons

    Dranger replied to chillnurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    You ever hear about the great stories of antiquity regarding pretenders to the throne of Rome or Ptolemaic kingdoms and their vying's for power against those with the true claim? Even those with...

  20. Not using an Alcohol swab before injections

    Dranger replied to newgrad1988's topic in Patient Medications

    If that gives you anxiety, you won't want to work with central lines or ports in a hospital where a patient could have multiple arterial lines or tubes coming out of every body area. The kid is fine,...

  21. Which prereqs are the most relevant to nursing?

    Dranger replied to lux libertas's topic in General Students

    Wait you went to nursing school and din't take patho? OP, patho by far....then micro or chem. But nursing chem/micro are the baby versions of the real

  22. Anyone Stationed at Fort Hood?

    Dranger replied to Reeshemah's topic in Government, Military

    With the wars winding down slots are small ( I had a Germany slot though) and you will be gimped with experience.My friends in Germany sit on their thumbs most of the time....not enough

  23. Anyone Stationed at Fort Hood?

    Dranger replied to Reeshemah's topic in Government, Military

    I am from WA so I am biased for Lewis but it is in the top 5 posts easily. Great weather, scenery and people. Carson is great IMO, everything is new and the environment is similar to Seattle except...

  24. nursing, but not bedside nursing?

    Dranger replied to AspiringRN27's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really love bedside nursing in the inpatient setting but I double (at least)whatever a clinic nurse makes every year at

  25. Anyone Stationed at Fort Hood?

    Dranger replied to Reeshemah's topic in Government, Military

    Fort Lewis Fort Carson Fort Richardson Fort Bragg (for some odd reason) Germany Tripler/Scholfield Walter Reed for medical