Dranger

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  1. Preceptorship

    Dranger replied to Bourne's topic in General Students

    I would go for tele or even PCU if you have that option. ICU in many ways will be over your head until you spend a while in the area and the rest of the options are too specialized to really give you...

  2. Am I being unrealistic? Is nursing maybe not for me?

    Dranger replied to beckyboo80's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will set yourself up for fail if you gun for one area out of the gate. No offense to L&D or M/B but you don't use the wide range of nursing skills you are expected to perform on a daily basis...

  3. Army nurse recruiting

    Dranger replied to Castle bean's topic in Government, Military

    Army rarely uses NPs, I have seen 1 so far in my career and from what I hear most of the others are civilians. PAs reign supreme as the midlevels in the military with exception to CRNAs. I know many...

  4. For All Air Force and Army Nurses

    Dranger replied to GroupXZ's topic in Government, Military

    Also note many OCONUS slots are drying up fast especially in places like Germany. Landstuhl isn't as hot of a place as it was during the early war year. There are only a handful of new nurse slots...

  5. Questions for Jehovah's Witness

    Dranger replied to hodgieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know lots of nurses and doctors that would refuse blood tranfuses, so don't always think it's just for religious reasons. There are lots of scientific reasons to not want one that why we have a...

  6. What are the most common positions for new grads?

    Dranger replied to RHill9919's topic in General Students

    You are limited to what's available and its usually slim

  7. What are the most common positions for new grads?

    Dranger replied to RHill9919's topic in General Students

    I started as a new grad in ICU/PCU but the majority are on some med or tele

  8. So tired... Fully burnt out. Wish me luck...(vent)

    Dranger replied to DatMurse's topic in General Students

    Because it's just school, its homework and tests with some clinicals thrown in. Everything is inconsequential until you have 3-4 patients that are critical with multiple trips and you are on your own....

  9. Being the mom and the nurse you want to be.....

    Dranger replied to leighgwin's topic in General Nursing

    Need to maintain that

  10. Being the mom and the nurse you want to be.....

    Dranger replied to leighgwin's topic in General Nursing

    As a new RN (more so in a union facility) you will work 12s, holidays and weekends. That's acute care, either go with it or move to

  11. So tired... Fully burnt out. Wish me luck...(vent)

    Dranger replied to DatMurse's topic in General Students

    If school stresses you working as a nurse will kill you. I'm

  12. What aspect of nursing do you pride yourself in?

    Dranger replied to lgripe's topic in General Nursing

    Breaking doctor garble down to patients Anticipating diagnoses and orders/treatments Critical

  13. Stethoscope/BPcuff?

    Dranger replied to FrogRN15's topic in General Students

    As an addendum, I am talking about stethoscopes for nursing students. If I really need to hear something I will borrow a colleagues for better sound to pick up murmurs or other little things. Then...

  14. Stethoscope/BPcuff?

    Dranger replied to FrogRN15's topic in General Students

    Lol I work in critical care and have a Littman Lightweight, it works fine. I never understood why nursing students went out and bought these $250 stethoscopes. Unless you are some cardiologist you...

  15. why so many negatives about nursing?

    Dranger replied to confusedstudent20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Honestly, my old job was non-union and I liked it a lot more. I am reserve military so benefits are kinda meh to me and I hate the idea of seniority>merit. Just because you have been at a place...

  16. Dream=Serving Military Families, L&D Nurse/Womens or Public Health nursing in HAWAII

    Dranger replied to IndyGypsyNurse's topic in Government, Military

    M new grad pay was better than a 2LT, it's the non taxable BAH/BAS which

  17. Nursing Textbooks. Keep or Not to Keep?

    Dranger replied to laKrugRN's topic in General Students

    Those are the useful ones, I still look at my med surg book from time to

  18. why so many negatives about nursing?

    Dranger replied to confusedstudent20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well my state is mostly union and it isn't

  19. why so many negatives about nursing?

    Dranger replied to confusedstudent20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Money as well. When you get into a career with bills and a mortgage you can't just say one day, "I think I am done doing this". You have to keep working, this isn't like switching a major in college...

  20. FNP w/ ?s about Air Force for fy2014

    Dranger replied to CarolinaFNP's topic in Government, Military

    As a general rule (at least for the Army) in the military FNPs are not used as often as the civvy world so it wouldn't surprise me that there was only 1 spot or less with this recruiting atmosphere....

  21. How do Female View Males in the Nursing Profession?

    Dranger replied to JUN3UG's topic in General Students

    Never any problems really, in fact most women I meet (non-nurses) think its really cool and like that I am actually in a profession and not a dead beat. I take that back, only slight issue I had was...

  22. Ain't nobody got time for DEBT! (paying for nursing school)

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

    Right now there isn't, Army is accepting 10 applicants nationwide this year for standard entry and the AECP is just as competitive. People always say go military as if it's a last option, they are...

  23. Army Nurse Corps FY2014

    Dranger replied to jdubu22's topic in Government, Military

    Whoever told you there were a plethora of Med-Surg spots wasn't telling the truth, there are almost none and a lot of ROTC grads were forced reserves this year which usually NEVER happens. As for...

  24. Family not supportive

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

    I have never heard of a CNA to RN bridge program, you mean

  25. Nursing to Med School

    Dranger replied to Cg37387n's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Check your facts next time, the only reason I'd be a PA over an NP is in the military. PAs do all of the fun stuff and have a lot more autonomy. NPs are mostly used in clinics or not at all (At least...