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  1. BSN to NP School?

    Dranger replied to auson16's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    3 classes No I switched to part time, just because I didn't need the money. But for non-clinical semesters I think full time would pretty doable. You will be crunched for free time

  2. Online vs. Brick&Mortar NP Programs

    Dranger replied to kvisintine's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Finding an online program that will set up clinicals is next to impossible. What contacts will a school in New York have in California? You have to be realistic. The best scenario is to have a hybrid...

  3. Can they do this to me?????

    Dranger replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't think we are getting the whole story. While the OPs post was long it was very very

  4. Which online MSN program??

    Dranger replied to homehealthWCN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are tons of NP programs out there that will take your money and accept you. Problems come when you have to find your own preceptors. For many this challenge is harder than the program

  5. ENP Network

    Dranger replied to Slhengy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Anecdotally I have not seen good results. One of the reasons I transferred to a school that provides

  6. BSN to NP School?

    Dranger replied to auson16's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you do not live in South Carolina (or one of the approved states), do not go to USC. They are not apart of the SARA compact agreement and the only state contracts they have are with are: Texas,...

  7. FNP wanting to specialize

    Dranger replied to Newgradnurse14's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's different than a lot of places I have worked. Our inpatient neuro is exclusively ACNPs, even the outpatient clinic is 50/50

  8. Resilience Training

    Dranger replied to PeruRN's topic in General Nursing

    The US Army is huge on it to the point where we have to do 3 hours of training every monthly drill. Unfortunately since it has been beat into our skulls so much, it has kind of lost its value on the...

  9. Outpatient Clinic vs. Floor- What's the Difference?

    Dranger replied to littlenewnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Money Money Money. Inpatient almost always pays substantially more especially with differentials. Inpatient schedules in my opinion are better. 3 12 hour shifts versus every day 8-5. I can't speak for...

  10. Inserting an NG tube post arrest

    Dranger replied to abidingpanda's topic in General Nursing

    Realistically, they should just go to comfort care and not torture the brain dead soul for the rest of their life. I always get angry when I see PEG/Trach with individuals who will never come back. I...

  11. Inserting an NG tube post arrest

    Dranger replied to abidingpanda's topic in General Nursing

    Realistically, if this person arrested they are going to be intubated for at least a day or so (depending on length of arrest, hypothermia therapy etc etc). During that time a dobbhoff will most...

  12. Inserting an NG tube post arrest

    Dranger replied to abidingpanda's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is tubed there is no reason NOT to use an OG and then tape it to the

  13. Using Both Ports Of Central Line

    Dranger replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    If it was actually bad practice I am sure at least one of the facilities I have travelled to would have had a policy against it. In addition with delayed reactions and abx allergies if there was a...

  14. Using Both Ports Of Central Line

    Dranger replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    I wasnt referencing them being ordered together, that would be odd and redundant. Either way, if two antibiotics are ordered at the same time I am going to give them both. No place I have worked has...

  15. Using Both Ports Of Central Line

    Dranger replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    The initial bonuses for us do but all the doses after that are 3+

  16. Using Both Ports Of Central Line

    Dranger replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Zosyn and Merrem run over hours. I am not going delay giving a time sensitive antibiotic because of being able to discern a low probability medication

  17. Nurse to clinical social worker?

    Dranger replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    To a SW? I mean I am sure there are but the pay is almost universally worse resulting in not many nurses making the switch. I could see nurse to OT and maybe

  18. Breaking Internship Contract?

    Dranger replied to pamela812's topic in General Nursing

    Almost all of the broken critical contracts I have seen have resulted in the the nurse paying up. Fight it further? Lawyer

  19. Using Both Ports Of Central Line

    Dranger replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    I use the red lumen (assuming that's the power PICC lumen?) all of the time for medication. Just flush it before and after and waste with blood draws. Alteplase as necessary. What is the issue? I am...

  20. Nurses leaving the field?

    Dranger replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    More often I see nurses leaving the bedside to NP or CRNA

  21. Is your ICU staffed with mostly New Grads?

    Dranger replied to Morguein's topic in Critical Care

    Yes mostly new grads or new ICU nurses. Most experienced ones retire or go on to grad

  22. MD hung up on me lol

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

    I have sworn at a few MDs who were being pr*cks and I didn't get fired. Shocker... I have heard of docs hanging up or being evasive towards the end of the shift. It's not uncommon. Its best to be...

  23. Would you have moved OOS for FNP school?

    Dranger replied to Williss2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I didn't move when I was going to to PA school, so probably not. I don't mind travel and driving. If online or hybrid wasn't an option then most likely I would. I just don't want to be that shmuck who...

  24. Sepsis

    Dranger replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    SIRS Sepsis Severe Sepsis Septic Shocks Lots of broad categories and lots of reasons for sepsis occurring leads to so many of these

  25. Imaging for recurrent UTI in male?

    Dranger replied to Pachinko's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You need to tell our ED that, they CT everything that hurts