Dranger

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  1. Social Butterfly or stay to self?????

    Dranger replied to GodIs082010's topic in General Students

    Nursing school by definition is catty and cliquy. Lots of type A people in one cohort....wooooweee look out. Luckily as a male I avoided a lot of the BS. Be friendly but carefully choose your...

  2. such bureaucracy... (kind of a rant)

    Dranger replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in General Nursing

    At least you have a job...oh and if you think that is bad never go into government

  3. Air Force Nursing Questions

    Dranger replied to Inquisitive Nurse's topic in Government, Military

    You can tell them whatever you want but you are wasting your time until you have that BSN in hand or they can't start any of the

  4. Officially giving up

    Dranger replied to CuddleFox's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the OP though, it's pretty hard times out there. If I had to do it again I would have gone into engineering or accounting. Oddly enough there are WAAAAAY more entry-level positions available in...

  5. Canceled up to 3-4 times a WEEK. What do?!

    Dranger replied to murseBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately I am not in a right to work state so I know how this guy

  6. Officially giving up

    Dranger replied to CuddleFox's topic in General Nursing

    Not being insulting just realistic. There is no point in getting someones hopes up about something that is definitely not a possibility at this point unless you know otherwise. The person wants valid...

  7. Officially giving up

    Dranger replied to CuddleFox's topic in General Nursing

    Military is even harder than civilian nursing to get into by a LONG shot. The pay and benefits are good and with the wars dying down the services are full. Minimum 2 years experience to even have a...

  8. 16 year old Running Start Student. Interested in BSN.. But will my AA be help?

    Dranger replied to caseylynn97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    God I am

  9. Inpatient (Hospitalist/Internal, ED or ICU) NP

    Dranger replied to Dranger's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ok I will look around some more, I just don't want to back myself into an area that isn't mid-level friendly where I have to fall back onto my RN for work... My initial research just doesn't show that...

  10. Inpatient (Hospitalist/Internal, ED or ICU) NP

    Dranger posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So I searched beforehand for FNP vs ANP but didn't find exactly what I was looking for (info within the last year). Basically I am a RN/BSN interested in pursuing the NP eventually and I was wondering...

  11. Living in Seattle

    Dranger replied to sungrl01's topic in Washington Nursing

    Yeah I do after a lot of leg work. Yes, I would say go for it if you have the offer but your husband will definitely have

  12. 16 year old Running Start Student. Interested in BSN.. But will my AA be help?

    Dranger replied to caseylynn97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I always thought running start was a waste of time. Sure you save some money and knock out two years of college in high school but with this advantage comes problems: 1. Maturity, you finish college...

  13. Living in Seattle

    Dranger replied to sungrl01's topic in Washington Nursing

    99% of the time yes. Tech experience isn't all that helpful unless it was at Swedish. You also have to compete against experienced nurses who need the residency to switch from different specialty...

  14. microbio online?

    Dranger replied to eve2679's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Lab at home? Must have been a shoddy chem class to have lab at home.....One of those "nursing" chem classes? Never seen a real General/Inorganic class online. The chemistry materials and equipment...

  15. Living in Seattle

    Dranger replied to sungrl01's topic in Washington Nursing

    The market is saturated with new nurses up here and floods of people apply for those Swedish residencies. The cost of living is high, my two bedroom/2 bath apartment is close to $1300 a

  16. Volunteer abroad during nursing school

    Dranger replied to lauren_elizabeth's topic in General Students

    The poster GrnTea is just being realistic. What would she do there? She said herself that she wants to "observe the healthcare of those less fortunate". To me that translates as "I really can't do...

  17. Best hospital to work in Albuquerque, NM

    Dranger replied to mofraze12's topic in General Nursing

    Albuquerque? Have you ever been there? It's a giant cess-pool of a truck stop. Just passing through gave me temporary depression.... I knew a med student at UNM who liked the atmosphere and management...

  18. Turns out, I'm an idiot. Rotten clinical

    Dranger replied to PCTerrific's topic in General Students

    Where or what unit are you precepting? I could do an IV start blind by the end of my rotation in the ED. Skills are important but not everything. Are sterile gloves a big deal? Fundamentally yes but...

  19. Being a navy nurse and prior drug use, crimes.

    Dranger replied to Alex_x3's topic in Government, Military

    That's true, I doubt there would be a paper trail but for your second statement.... The Army is completely full on new nurses and arguably is tougher than the AF/Navy for direct commissions at this...

  20. Being a navy nurse and prior drug use, crimes.

    Dranger replied to Alex_x3's topic in Government, Military

    Even expunged crimes can be seen by the military, their people are sometimes all seeing and all-knowing and it doesn't matter if it was wiped clean he/she was still charged. I won't tell this kid to...

  21. Inpatient (Hospitalist/Internal, ED or ICU) NP

    Dranger replied to Dranger's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks, how many opportunities are there for inpatient NPs? I live in one of the most NP friendly states but I don't often see them on the floors. Am I shooting myself in the foot by only wanting to...

  22. Unsupportive fiance...not sure what to do

    Dranger replied to Ashley_Sam's topic in General Students

    Get a new fiancé. Nursing is a long journey and if he can't even support you now it's not gonna change when you are married. Plenty of supportive guys out there and you need to think about your...

  23. OB clinical experience ... a male perspective.

    Dranger replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    I was actually opposite, I enjoyed the theory portion but dreaded portions of clinicals because my instructor obviously didn't think men belonged in that arena (With so many words she made it clear)....

  24. Thinking about cross training to nursing

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

    Direct MSN to Nursing Informatics? Or do you want to do bedside nursing? RN/BSN. Do you want to be a provider like a doc? NP. Or do you want to do anesthesia for surgeries? CRNA. Lots of

  25. You won't believe.....

    Dranger replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the systems I had clinicals at, I had a friend who worked on another shift with CC students and got a dollar