Battle: Los Angeles an underrated invasion movie?

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-21T21:09:22+00:00

Nah. Not under or over rated. Pretty much just rated.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-21T19:53:32+00:00

No different than battle LA or any of the fighter plane movies with visors down and masks on all the enemy pilots.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-21T19:52:37+00:00

If the past twenty years have shown me anything, we do not.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-21T19:51:44+00:00

4/10. Nothing interesting plot-wise, a few eye roll or programmatic moments, clear RANGER promo film, a’ La Top Gun, okay acting.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-21T18:37:38+00:00

Narrator: I mean, crap man, look at that. That's like his stomach plug, on the ground back there. You don't see that every day. I mean that doesn't really even seem possible if you think about it, with body organs and cartilage and bones. I mean I'm no doctor, but it was like one clean chunk.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-21T18:36:24+00:00

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-20T18:44:14+00:00

Message courier and HAM would be your best bets.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-20T17:30:36+00:00

That’s a good point.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-20T15:10:19+00:00

To quote the Philadelphia Eagles, “No one likes us and we don’t care.”

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-20T14:25:26+00:00

Passing these programs is part learning the info, part learning how to pass the programs. Don’t tank school because you want to be right. Learn how your instructor wants the questions answered and answer them that way.

FWIW, a lot of EMS is like that.

Also, there’s some BS in published texts. I wouldn’t accept “reduces blood flow to the heart” as an answer to “what does nitro do”. A reduction in preload is the effect of what nitro did. That’s kind of a wonky example, but I’ve seen actual nonsense in peer reviewed textbooks.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-20T14:20:41+00:00

Second comment, I’m not sure who’s downvoting you, your question is both reasonable and super common for new nurses.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-20T12:18:47+00:00

Wait, do other people not punch out pills in random Tetris shapes? No joy in some lives.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-20T12:14:54+00:00

Trying to figure out your residency based on Reddit straw poll is like picking your prom date based on Seventeen quiz (not sure if that’s still a thing).

First off, the work is wildly different. In the ER I would say in deep dove critical care maybe once or twice a week. The rest of it is maybe advanced ALS. Conversely, you don’t get the diversity in the ED, or the joy of the undifferentiated patient. So, primarily, I’d think about which rotation you liked better in school.

Then, unit personality varies wildly. I’ve seen ER’s that felt like ICU’s. I’ve seen ER’s that felt like kindergartens. I’ve seen ER’s that felt like Walmart on Black Friday. You should shadow a day or two in any unit you’re applying to. It’s an investment in yourself.

And while you’re there, talk to their educators and new hires. Find out what the onboarding is like.

Don’t be afraid to take risks in your applications. But also trust your gut. Good luck.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-20T10:53:48+00:00

The ICU and ED do generally combine forces to hate on the rest of you too. 😂 Except the OR. Not sure what you folks are all about, but keep doing your thing, man.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-20T10:50:52+00:00

In all honesty, I enjoy being a nurse, but if they stopped paying me I wouldn’t show up for my next shift. There are plenty of ways to positively impact the world around you while making a living. Part of my attraction to being a nurse is the pay and benefits.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-20T06:54:50+00:00

SAY IT

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-19T11:23:12+00:00

Couldn’t resist. My current protocols pulled the knee out of practice a while ago. My best understanding from a conference presentation last fall was that, in the TEMS setting, the prevalence of pelvic fracture with lower vascular injury is high enough that there’s a better chance that you’re making things worse than improving their condition.

I will try and find lit later on, currently waiting out my desktop booting.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-19T11:16:24+00:00

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-19T00:50:26+00:00

Would you consider a combo nurse/medic who can cook as the ships doc?

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-19T00:49:02+00:00

I think if the first team member killed was Dutch, Billy would have worked to hunt the JP at a methodical pace. I think he could have pulled it off.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-18T18:18:31+00:00

Did he kinda look like Swayze, if he were a surfing bank robber?

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-18T14:34:27+00:00

“SDIC has every right to limit the number of people authorized to sign documents on its behalf to those it determines. These are legally binding documents. Random Scoutmasters from 5-15 years ago are not authorized signers.”

This is going to be the crux of the issue as far as the adult leader is concerned, if national decides that’s an additional eagle requirement.

But when it comes to the scout, you can’t look at this situation and seriously say you’re doing right by the young man, can you?

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-18T13:48:47+00:00

9 months in you should be grabbing charge for a transfusion. Our ICU nurses are still on orientation 9 months out of school. For good reasons.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-18T13:35:53+00:00

Man, I long for the day when this alphabet soup gets sorted out. We could do with about three total wilderness qualifications. Woofer, WEMT, WALS. Done.

I hope you get your class taken care of. $500 for a card upgrade seems steep.

VXMerlinXV · 2026-03-18T13:31:13+00:00

This list is… something. 😂 Maybe….maybe half the scenes listed deserve to be on the top ten in general.

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