Aliakey

Aliakey

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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...

  16. Need help with neuromuscular disorders

    Aliakey replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    While I can't really offer any good, clean, and acceptable (within this site's TOS) mnemonics for the other conditions, I do have one that may help you and still keep me legal here. Gullain-Barre...

  17. Micro/A&P

    Aliakey replied to mochasouter's topic in Excelsior College

    I had to take microbiology and A&P through Excelsior (my last microbiology class was over 2 decades ago ). Have two brick n' mortar nursing schools in my city that require micro and A&P to...

  18. 8 Hour Night Shifts

    Aliakey replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a rural area and work in the city. With fuel prices climbing and such, I prefer 12 hour shifts. Not only do I get to save fuel and vehicle wear n' tear by going into town less frequently...

  19. What should I know about a left ventricle assistant device (LVAD)?

    Aliakey replied to loubeav's topic in General Nursing

    That registration process is a pain... I just tried to do it, and apparently they manually-approve each applicant. And it's a weekend, and... lol! If it helps: During my EMS training on the Heartmate...

  20. Im a male and want to be a nurse

    Aliakey replied to Smith5's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'd agree that going the EMT-Basic route would be a quick way to get your feet wet and see if the medical field is exactly where you want to be. I notice that you want to "help people", but was not...

  21. EC quick?

    Aliakey replied to bmcnurse843's topic in Excelsior College

    From start date to graduation date, it took me 23 months to complete EC. But, I studied the heck out of everything and was aiming to keep my GPA as high as possible (looking towards an MSN track), so...

  22. Interview attire

    Aliakey replied to dspacc's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The first impression is a lasting impression... go with the business attire, not the nursing attire (if that's what you mean by work attire). I have been on both sides of the interview process, and...

  23. Doubts as a new grad med-surg nurse

    Aliakey replied to nightowlRN89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I stand corrected... Thank you for correcting me on Nexium. Next thing ya know, I'll be referring to chocolate as an anti-depressant.... Oh, wait...

  24. Does the ED stand for Emergency Department or the Everything Dumpster?

    Aliakey replied to whichone'spink's topic in Emergency

    Texas has Out of Hospital DNRs (OOHDNR)... if PA doesn't have 'em, sounds like something they need badly. As a Texas paramedic, if a photocopy of that completed OOHDNR is handed to me with, I will...

  25. Doubts as a new grad med-surg nurse

    Aliakey replied to nightowlRN89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The antiulcer drugs (in this case, Nexium [esomeprazole], a histamine2 blocker) are used prophylactically to prevent the formation of stress ulcers that can occur during hospitalization, after major...