Dranger

Dranger

Member
  • Content

    1,871
  • Visitors

    24,586
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    69

All Content by Dranger

  1. There could also be issues with skin integrity, pain, circulation, and infection with the amputation and previous osteomyeltitis. All possible nursing dxs. You could include amputation secondary to...
  2. Muslim nursing students

    Long sleeve is an infection control issue that's why I would see it as a no go. It really is up to the clinical site standard operating procedures. Even stating a religion might not get you out of it....
  3. Muslim nursing students

    I don't see why there would be a problem with the hijab, BUT the long sleeves as another person suggested could be an issue if you were looking into that as
  4. Jealous that I have no life

    Umm I did read the OPs post and gave several tips to avoid being overwhelmed. I am just suggesting that a lot of stress is self induced. I see this type of thread at least a couple times a week. I am...
  5. Jealous that I have no life

    Ok I will bite, I am not going to have a ego measuring contest with what school is harder. Nursing schools especially at the BSN level are almost all relatively the same and if it matters my school...
  6. Jealous that I have no life

    Your post added nothing as well, keeping the trend going. My point is people come on here and psyche each other out for NO reason. The work is manageable or we wouldn't have millions of nurses...
  7. It's typical when they are not actively recruiting hard. As you stated before the military is competitive and there isn't a huge drive by recruiters to seek out nurses especially if they don't have...
  8. Words of encouragment...please

    One test, there are many more to do well
  9. Where you can get a job. Strive for a job in acute care but not the whiny "Well that 's interesting but I really really want to be a X nurse when I graduate" attitude. You don't have that
  10. Pinning

    My school had them on sale for 50 bucks, needless to say I passed on that. Most of the people got the pin though. We also HAD to have some sort of pin for the ceremony, whether it was a generic pin or...
  11. Jealous that I have no life

    I REALLY don't understand these posts, I had almost a full time job through nursing school with heavy extracurriculars and I STILL had time to party on the weekends regularly. I think a lot of you...
  12. Lol whoever takes
  13. East Coast vs West Coast Nursing

    Dang I literally don't care enough I would go where the opportunity is. With that being said a breath of air that isn't 100% liberal all the time ( I live near Portland Oregon) would actually be nice....
  14. East Coast vs West Coast Nursing

    Cali nursing is one of the hardest to get into and the cost of living/taxes will kill you. I just like the west coast more
  15. Sigma Theta Tau International membership

    I always thought the memberships were a joke along with NSNA. Just more meaningless fluff. As much as I wouldn't want to, being a nurse tech at hospitals landed a lot of my friends jobs not filler...
  16. New RN Nursing Student

    Bartender....not even joking. Looking to go back to school for a masters in
  17. New RN Nursing Student

    Maybe....but as a recent college grad most of my BFA friends are literally the typical starving artists, in crappy retail management or working as baristas. You can't deny there is more opportunities...
  18. What specialty? How old are you? 2.8 is going to hurt you a lot Any medical issues? Simple things like
  19. Nursing supply vs. Demand in america

    Back during the beginning of the recession the media pushed and pushed the nursing field as the bastion of hope when all other job markets were crumbling. They were adamant in saying that baby boomer...
  20. New RN Nursing Student

    Great! Now can you convince my sister to not waste her time with a
  21. Nursing is nothing like a hotdog

    I always just lied when I was doing skills for the first time. I remember my first IV in the ER (unless you do ER as a preceptorship you will NOT have a lot of experience with IVs coming out of...
  22. How to prepare for Pharm and Patho next semester?

    Flash cards and
  23. I lift every day and did throughout college as well. Got to stay
  24. the feeling of being a nurse!!!!!

    lolwut, please check your spelling and punctuation before you post and make sure you look up the definition of a nurse as well. As per your other post, how are you already in med surg clinicals at 17?...
  25. Theres a big difference in doing a EMT-B program and actually working as an EMT. If you can actually get some work experience as an EMT I think that will help, just get the certification won't do...