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    How Expensive Is Nursing School?

    akulahawkRN replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How expensive is RN school? Mine is supposed to run about $5000 all-told. However, your cost could very easily be different, depending upon your scholarship situation (there are nursing scholarships),...
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    How much to study?

    akulahawkRN replied to beccaboo322's topic in General Students

    It really depends upon your learning style and how well you retain information. What I found over the years is that if I am actively learning new information, I have to spend about 3 – 4 hours per...
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    CA LVN allowed to set up TPN?

    akulahawkRN replied to theleaf's topic in California Nursing

    To clarify the question, you're setting up the TPN but not actually connecting it or running it? I believe that actually RUNNING the TPN is out of the LVN scope of practice but the setup of it? Good...
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    American River College Fall 2013 Applicant Pool

    akulahawkRN replied to ShyeoftheTiger's topic in California Nursing

    Congratulations to all of you that got into your desired schools! My only suggestion is that even though you have been accepted for school, you should still follow their directions about how to...
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    Is it really necessary to learn to read an ekg? anyone really use it?

    akulahawkRN replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    In short, yes it is very necessary for you to least gain a basic understanding of how to read an EKG. Learning how to read a basic EKG strip is really not that hard. With ACLS, you only have to learn...
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    Feeling really discouraged... Why do I suck so bad at IVs

    akulahawkRN replied to francoml's topic in General Students

    First off, congrats on the job! There are many tricks to starting an IV. First off, it takes time to become good at them... Here's something that I used to do when I was starting an IV: I used to...
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    How to Become IV certified.

    akulahawkRN replied to Jgun359's topic in General Nursing

    Here's something else to consider... I used to work in the prehospital arena. I'm a Paramedic and I've done quite a few IV starts. Guess what? Unless your patient is a really hard stick, starting an...
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    Is it presumptuous to have your steth engraved RN when you're a student?

    akulahawkRN replied to ~Melissa~'s topic in General Students

    I'd just have my name engraved because if I just had my current stuff, it'd be hard to fit RN on there
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    How to Become IV certified.

    akulahawkRN replied to Jgun359's topic in General Nursing

    At the CNA level, I would completely agree... you're going to be better off with a phlebotomy cert than with an IV cert. Why? You'll actually be able to use that skill and you'll get experience...
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    different types of shock

    akulahawkRN replied to CrystalBlackford's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In a way, it is. However, this also (hopefully) gives you a better understanding of the concepts behind the shock states and why they present the way that they do. You'll delve deeper into those...
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    different types of shock

    akulahawkRN replied to CrystalBlackford's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Put your thumb over the end of a flowing garden hose... you get a high pressure spray, right? Doesn't matter what's going on downstream of that, you still have that high pressure spray. If you were to...
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    different types of shock

    akulahawkRN replied to CrystalBlackford's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds like you're on the right path to understanding the topic! Good work. The more you delve into this, the better you'll understand it and (hopefully) be more able to apply what you've learned to...
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    Is there anybody out there doing well in nursing school?

    akulahawkRN replied to StayHumble11's topic in General Students

    I am someone who is doing generally well in nursing school. With one very small (one unit) exception, all of my postgraduate coursework has been 4.0 until I got into nursing school. Since I got into...
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    different types of shock

    akulahawkRN replied to CrystalBlackford's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Esme provided an excellent reference for you. Read through that and come back to us and tell us what you think! Don't be afraid to be wrong. Better to be wrong here and learn than it is to be wrong,...
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    different types of shock

    akulahawkRN replied to CrystalBlackford's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    While I'm not going to give the answer, remember that the circuit through system is composed primarily of three basic parts: the pump, the container (blood vessels), and fluid. With each type of...
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    Charting...what to say?

    akulahawkRN replied to chrisrn24's topic in General Nursing

    I've been doing charting in some way, shape, or form for nearly 10 years. Mostly I don't write in first or third person... because it's assumed that I am the one doing the activity. If the patient is...
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    Losing respect for nursing students

    akulahawkRN replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I'm currently at, the nurses don't have a choice. It's a teaching hospital and they're required to take students. I've yet to experience a nurse that's adamant about not having a...
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    What drug reference do you use?

    akulahawkRN replied to jinny2009's topic in General Nursing

    I personally use the Davis Drug Guide for Nurses. Why? Simple... it's a school required reference. At least I can also get an online subscription for free if I get the book. I can access their drug...
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    Losing respect for nursing students

    akulahawkRN replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student. There are times that I'll sit at the nurse's station at a computer. It's because I'm charting or I have to look up a med or something necessary for patient care. I'm not going to sit at...
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    American River College Fall 2013 Applicant Pool

    akulahawkRN replied to ShyeoftheTiger's topic in California Nursing

    Although I am currently in nursing school now, I am not attending American River College. American River College was one of the programs that I applied to many times. I suppose you could say that I...
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    How many schools did you apply to?

    akulahawkRN replied to jennco's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I applied to only 2 schools. There are about 5-6 schools in the area... however, given my set of circumstances, one wasn't open to 2nd Bachelors, two were way too expensive, one was too far to drive,...
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    Advice about Clinical

    akulahawkRN replied to theviolinist's topic in General Students

    What a wonderful
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    Advice about Clinical

    akulahawkRN replied to theviolinist's topic in General Students

    One way that you can help get over your shyness is to agree to random people. If it's morning time, you can just simply say "good morning" to someone walking by on the sidewalk or in the office or in...
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    Coworker having access to my password and charting

    akulahawkRN replied to CorinneRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would never allow anyone to chart under my userid. The reason is, I am legally responsible for everything that is in the chart, under that ID, and if I did not put that in the chart, I'm going to...
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    Does nursing change you into an angry person?

    akulahawkRN replied to DesireeBeyerGreen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The same question could be asked of Paramedics, Cops, and Firefighters too. Why? They see the entire cross-section of society, and often they see the worst parts of it up close and personal more than...