akai6

akai6 specializes in Hemodialysis.

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1. Looking for the PERFECT ink pen ;)

   akai6 replied to nkochrn's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I love the Uniball Jetstream RT. I LOVE a bold tip as I tend to write fairly large and quickly.. They come in red and blue, write like a gel, but are ballpoint. Pure perfection.

2. I Just Got My Acceptance Letter for RN-BSN!!!!!!!!

   akai6 replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in Online Learning

   Congrats!

3. OMG, I passed Lifespan Psych!.........

   akai6 replied to honeyblpn's topic in Online Learning

   Yay! I just passed to, same grade too. I am now on to A&P!

4. Need Excelsior Clarification

   akai6 replied to LilDKessler's topic in Online Learning

   My question , which the process has changed Im sure since this thread was started in 2005, I am currently doing my general ed classes, only need 2 more. I see some people are saying that I should save one for the end or something like that while I am...

5. Can You Refuse A Patient Assignment

   akai6 replied to gladtobeOB's topic in Safety

   I fell into this situation today. Not refusing an assignment, but refusing to travel to another hospital that I was not on call for. I was told I was not going to be needed after I was finished running a dialysis treatment on a patient, because I ...

6. OMG, I passed Lifespan Psych!.........

   akai6 replied to honeyblpn's topic in Online Learning

   I have the Lifespan Test at the end of this month and Anatomy next month. I am so tired here lately & am not in the mood to study. However I am glad that you are able to shine some light as to what is on the test. I am having a hard time stayi...

7. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

   akai6 replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior

   Once again I am so envious of yall! I am having some serious motivational issues with this. I have already enrolled and am already signed up for my tests, I just cant seem to focus. What were yall studying strategies?

8. Fresenius Dialysis Advice on taking the job

   akai6 replied to momofthree's topic in Urology

   My concern is that you dont have experience and perhaps the hospital only hires nurses with experience. That is the problem that many of the nurses I know are running into. Fresenius in my area, who I also work for, is basically the only company th...

9. Restroom usage requests during treatment.....

   akai6 replied to GabbyandAri'sMom's topic in Urology

   When I did work in the dialysis units we would rinse the patient back and stop the clock... While it does defeat the purpose when you have to increase the goal because you are in fact giving them an additional 500cc of fluid, if you have to go what ...

10. Airline Pilots and Nurses

    akai6 replied to sparrow's topic in General Nursing

    I agree wholeheartedly.. I am an Acute HD Nurse is an area where the diabetic community is very high, not to mention the ESRD patients. I myself have worked as much as 85 hours over 4 days and was told repeatedly that there was no help. I mean I a...

11. Need some Help

    akai6 replied to akai6's topic in Online Learning

    Ok so I scheduled my exams today. Lifespan is in January, (more than enough time since I am over half through) and A&P is in February. There is no turning back now.

12. Need some Help

    akai6 replied to akai6's topic in Online Learning

    Especially when I am working full time too. I have a good friend that is doing the program with me, we try to motivate each other. Still tough at times though... Guess I needed a lil rant

13. Need some Help

    akai6 posted a topic in Online Learning

    I have started working on the Excelsior Program in September, I got about halfway through some of the materials for A&P & Lifespan Development Psychology. Now I am having an extremely hard time regaining motivation to finish the material and...

14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    akai6 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    To the family of a non-US Resident: We have done everything for your son, there is not a BETTER medicine. He is dying, DIC, failed pancreas, liver, kidneys, ARDS, all because he drank liquor heavily. Had you cared enough before, and told him drin...

15. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    akai6 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    If you can use the call light and drink straight from the pitcher of water (to a dialysis patient), there isn't ANY reason you cant feed yourself and put pills in your own mouth. That means your significant other can feed himself instead of being at...