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  1. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

    Dranger replied to jdubu22's topic in Government, Military

    Welcome to government. If I had a dime for every decent GS worker I've met I could buy one item off the dollar menu at McDonalds. But seriously so many act like they are doing you a favor for simply...

  2. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

    Dranger replied to jdubu22's topic in Government, Military

    Reserves to AD is pretty much impossible nowadays even if you have the 2 years experience by the way unless you are a

  3. Considering Military Reserves but I'm a parent and husband

    Dranger replied to nursedaddy122's topic in Government, Military

    You would have to be an RN. In order to do something else you would need to do OCS or ROTC to qualify for other Army branches like aviation, logistics, infantry etc. Direct Commission only works for...

  4. $11/hr as a registered nurse

    Dranger replied to naikosbripad's topic in General Nursing

    For anything less than 25 bucks in an acute care setting I'd drop my job and go be a mechanic. That is pathetic no matter where you

  5. Help! I want to join the Army Nurse Corps

    Dranger replied to sarahmarie14's topic in Government, Military

    You need 2 years to direct commission into active duty and even with 2 years your chances are very small right now. Contact a local AMEDD

  6. SCHOOL SUPPLIES!!!!

    Dranger replied to AngPartridge3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a notebook, pencil/pen and books in my Dakine backpack. That's all you

  7. Does CNA job helps in Nursing School?

    Dranger replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Students

    Pros: Better knowledge of the hospital/caregiving and internal job offers Cons: Boring work and high

  8. Please Help RN to Med School Advice

    Dranger replied to futurecaregiver96's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This post always creeps up once in a while so I will copy and paste my usual response: NO NO NO NO times infinity No lol Statistically it is the worst degree path (MCAT and practicality wise) to go...

  9. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    Dranger replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    I went into nursing to pick up girls. Did I do it

  10. Best quality stethoscope

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

    45 dollar littman light, you can waste your money on a cardio III but you aren't a cardiologist and I bet my license that the actual difference for 99% of nurses is

  11. Need info on RN-BSN with nursing ROTC

    Dranger replied to jsbartl's topic in Government, Military

    If you are not prior service you HAVE to do LTC before you start the last two years of ROTC to catch you. Also, you better get on the ball fast because there a lot of changes coming to the ROTC...

  12. Need info on RN-BSN with nursing ROTC

    Dranger replied to jsbartl's topic in Government, Military

    -Yes I know a guy who did RN to BSN and it took him about a year and a half but he prolonged it to two years with filler classes. You just have to maintain full-time status always. He was prior...

  13. Need info on RN-BSN with nursing ROTC

    Dranger replied to jsbartl's topic in Government, Military

    I graduated via Army ROTC, what specific questions do you have? Put them in bullet point format, it's easier to

  14. Where's the tipping point???

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

    Sorry that's just what it takes and is why 20-25 year olds have less difficulty getting a job. 1/4 of my class roughly moved out of state to get a job. I had no qualms at 23 in moving across the...

  15. Planning on moving to Washington State - Future new graduate - RN Resid. Programs

    Dranger replied to Ecstatic2014's topic in Washington Nursing

    Any new grad program you can get into. This place is almost as saturated as Hawaii, I knew Hawaii grad who came here couldn't find a job and move to North Dakota...so that's an option. Took me 6...

  16. TNCC as a student nurse?

    Dranger replied to jglover4168's topic in General Students

    Yeah of course it's mandatory, but any decent hospital has cert and recert classes all of the time because existing employees are due. Sorry its not like ACLS, EKG-12 or PALS shows anything, I have...

  17. Prejudice in Nursing

    Dranger replied to registerednurse3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Woah don't flip your card out too fast, how do you even know they are prejudiced? A lot of people think I am the doctor, obviously sexist

  18. Scared to go into nursing.

    Dranger replied to cascadingbeauty's topic in General Students

    Every pre-nursing girl at my school who failed to get into nursing went into elem education. So that could be a

  19. TNCC as a student nurse?

    Dranger replied to jglover4168's topic in General Students

    Whats up with all these posts about students wanting to get ALCS, PALS and now TNCC. Chill...most of the info won't be relevant since you have 0 experience and I've had hiring managers tell me its...

  20. Licensure and Work Question

    Dranger replied to kimmie24's topic in General Students

    It would be kind of a waste of time and money for an employer considering that without your license you can't pass meds or do anything on your own...Why the

  21. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

    Dranger replied to jdubu22's topic in Government, Military

    You'll be fine! There are a lot of prior service people there willing to help as well. Just keep at the fitness stuff everyday because if for some reason you go in July the heat will have an impact on...

  22. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

    Dranger replied to jdubu22's topic in Government, Military

    Just curious did they give you an estimate on the number of 66P slots

  23. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

    Dranger replied to jdubu22's topic in Government, Military

    I am pretty sure LunahRN has a BOLC guide on here somewhere or there are a few threads you can search for. I'm probably a bad source for advice and I am not trying to be pretentious or arrogant in...

  24. Conflict with a coworker

    Dranger replied to phlebo2rn's topic in General Students

    I think people are missing the point, if someone was blatantly having a non-English (or hell even English) side conversation within earshot of me mentioning my name I wouldn't be too happy. It makes...

  25. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

    Dranger replied to jdubu22's topic in Government, Military

    You don't want to go to BOLC in July...trust me. Oh and "best fit" means needs of the Army which is probably in the