Aliakey

Aliakey specializes in Emergency.

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1. Feel like quitting

   Aliakey replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

   Type1Nurse wrote: "...level 2 and we're ALWAYS short staffed (typical RN to pt ratio is 1:12)..." 1:12??? I really have no idea how you folks do it. I was working in a financially-strapped, busy...

2. Characteristic of a Emergency Department Nurse (My drive/endeavor seeking)

   Aliakey replied to Flightmed123's topic in General Students

   Flightmed123, I do apologize for running off topic with my post above. I do admire your motivation and your desire to help others lead healthy lives, and do wish you the best of luck in the path you...

3. Characteristic of a Emergency Department Nurse (My drive/endeavor seeking)

   Aliakey replied to Flightmed123's topic in General Students

   Horse excrement... where in the world did you get your ER RN perspective and information?!?!? I am an EMS paramedic (and happily remain so today). I am also a fulltime ER nurse. However, there was a...

4. How much did your EC degree cost?

   Aliakey replied to mom2many2012's topic in Excelsior College

   About $8000, and that's with buying new textbooks (can't stand highlighter-painted pages found with used books) and living only a half-hour drive from my CPNE testing site. The CPNE was passed on the...

5. Importance of good grades!!!

   Aliakey replied to BerryHappy's topic in Excelsior College

   (Emphasis on "proving" is mine) Not to shoot off-topic, and maybe I'm reading into this too much. But, while I do see some "textbook smart" students struggling with clinicals from time to time, I...

6. What else?

   Aliakey replied to exit96's topic in Emergency

   There's been a few threads in the past about an RN to EMT or paramedic... unfortunately, I remember at least one getting kind of debated badly enough that I stopped reading. I hope this one doesn't...

7. A Gaysian New Grad Murse Considering to Move to Austin, TX

   Aliakey replied to TurtleLittle's topic in Texas Nursing

   I was originally from California, but don't live in Austin or anywhere near it. However, I can offer some helpful comparisions with the cost of living for both states. In California, you pay a state...

8. For anyone that has done the cpne at Lubbock....

   Aliakey replied to lacnola's topic in Excelsior College

   I tested and passed my first time around in Lubbock last September. The examiners and Clinical Associate were all very fair and very supportive, and there was plenty of patient variety at the...

9. Possibly starting ADN at Excelsior as a Paramedic

   Aliakey replied to notaflyguy142's topic in Excelsior College

   I'm a paramedic and graduated from Excelsior in November. I really enjoyed all there was to learn from the Excelsior curriculum; never knew there was *so* much to learn about nursing until I really...

10. EKG questions - negatively deflected QRS?

    Aliakey replied to saralccc's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried a couple of different browsers, but as of the time I write this, your strip is not being displayed (errors in the link?). Are you seeing predominately-negative complexes like those shown in...

11. Is Excelsior the right choice?;)

    Aliakey replied to shawna19's topic in Excelsior College

    As a poster who mentioned that I was the only one in my group that passed that weekend, I do want to add some additional information so that is not 100% discouraging to those considering the Excelsior...

12. Tech vs. RN

    Aliakey replied to ER Soldire's topic in Emergency

    Just my humble opinion here: I'm an RN, a paramedic, and have worked as an ED Tech and yeah, there are bad apples that ruin the whole lot. The way this problem was fixed where I worked years ago was...

13. To those who have been published

    Aliakey replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure you've already read through the author guidelines at American Nurse Today What I find strange is that while they are a peer-reviewed publication, they actually limit your reference citations...

14. Should a nurse perform CPR to someone outside of the healthcare setting?

    Aliakey replied to jjones1728's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No question I would do CPR. No pulse. No DNR. I'm doing everything I can for you to offer that second chance in life. As an off-duty paramedic out of my region, my scope is limited to BLS unless...

15. Unsanitary practice?

    Aliakey replied to GraceNotes's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Absolutely. I just filled out my Press Ganey survey a week ago since I was recently hospitalized. I definitely remember the washing hands question... and it wasn't asking if the healthcare provider...