akulahawkRN ADN, RN, EMT-P

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    Abandonment?

    I'm an ED RN. When I leave work, I give report to my replacement and I chart to whom I reported off to. After that, I clock out and leave. That's not abandonment. If my supervisor called me threatened...
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    Do employers care where you went to nursing school?

    I would tend to agree with the statement that local employers care where you went to school, if you're a local grad and you're reasonably new. Once you're no longer a new grad, they'll look for a...
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    Pain scale

    The pain scale as we're used to is probably close to junk but it's about the best tool we have, though it's easily able to be manipulated by the patient. We just have no way to objectively rate pain...
  4. Your chances of landing an acute care job in the Chicago area as an ADN new grad are slim for quite a number of reasons, already explained above. Something to consider is that since you're almost (but...
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    EMT Course or EKG Course before applying to the RN program?

    Of the two, I might suggest the EKG course if the course is more than a simple "lead placement and STEMI recognition course. There's a LOT to being able to interpret the 12 lead and quite honestly,...
  6. Six weeks is just not enough time to properly orient a new grad. It IS enough time to orient a new employee that's already an experienced nurse. They're setting you up for failure and they may or may...
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    Sacramento City College ADN Spring 2018

    I'm not that plugged in to various programs and such like that but I would suggest that you ask around to see if the various ED managers or directors would be willing to have you with them for a while...
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    Cannot seem to pass skilled portion of BLS

    When you're relatively short and light, you need to really get over the patient, more than you might think you should. When you're properly in position, your head will be almost completely across the...
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    Sacramento City College ADN Spring 2018

    That would be something you'd have to take up with the program staff. I wouldn't give up my seat before discussing this with them and having a written agreement that would allow you to defer your...
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    Sacramento City College ADN Spring 2018

    NURS 407 really is, for the first 6 weeks, basically learning to do CNA stuff. You'll also start doing some RN-only stuff too, but they're going to focus primarily on the vary basics of nursing that...
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    Stethoscope for nursing school?

    My school provided us with some relatively cheap Sprague style stethoscopes. Most of us bought our own and most of those were the entry-level Littmann Lightweight or the Littmann Select models. My own...
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    How old is too old to begin nursing?

    Dead is too old. If you're able to read this post, then you're still alive. That means you're not too old. Whether or not you feel that you have the energy/stamina/drive to do all the prerequisites,...
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    RN to...Paramedic?

    Some states have a method/means to challenge the Paramedic license. Some states recognize some nurses as "Prehospital RN" or PHRN and these nurses function basically as paramedics. If you do not live...
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    How late after your shift do you stay at work?

    The only time I clock out after my scheduled end of shift is when I'm actually doing work (like dealing with charting or similar activities) or giving report or being required to do some other...
  15. I also hold two degrees: a BS in Sports Med and an ADN. I also hold two professional licenses: Paramedic and RN. Most of the time I do not list my educational or licenses at the same time, usually I...
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    RN non- degree programs?

    If you do a "career mobility" program, you do have to do all the prerequisites for a traditional RN program but you only do a year of the program. Then you graduate with an ADN and can more easily...
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    DNR Turning Into Do Not Treat?

    Part of the whole problem surrounding "DNR" is your intent matters as well as what's legally considered "resuscitation" in your state/area/hospital. For me, someone that has a DNR order is someone...
  18. One major reason not to study nursing in the Philippines is you will have an exceptionally difficult time getting a license in California. If you will never, ever work in California, then you might...
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    American River College ARC Spring 2018

    You will find that Sac City's program is tough, but doable. You'll soon learn to hate doing the nursing care plans that they'll make you do. They'll be very complete and through but eventually they'll...
  20. There are only two outcomes with the NCLEX: Pass or Fail. There also is only 1 thing you can deduce from having your exam stop at 90 questions, that your results were close enough to the pass/fail...
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    Can I get an advice for LVN to RN program?

    Because you're investigating LVN to RN courses, something you have to be extremely cautious about is if the program you plan to attend is offering a "career mobility" or if they're offering a "30-unit...
  22. If this is what is shown publicly at the end of your process: charges, guilty plea, and sentence of probation, then you will be considered to have been convicted of whatever you plead guilty to. I...
  23. I'm no lawyer. I do not know if you'll clear background or not. What I do know is that much will entirely depend upon whether or not your record will be actually be clear of convictions and whether or...
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    American River College ARC Spring 2018

    I would be one of those candidates that applied unsuccessfully semester after semester. I was qualified beginning with my first application. It took me eight consecutive semesters before I was...
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    To late to start?

    Since you've posted this, I'm going to assume that you are not actually dead. Dead is too old. I started nursing school at 37. I've been an ED RN for 3 years now and I really love the work! Yes, I'm a...