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    GTPAL question

    akulahawkRN replied to UF21's topic in General Students

    Holsteins aside... to the OP: you need to break it down to the components of Gravida, Term, Para (to viability), Aborted, and Living. The first 4 components deal with the uterus. The last is simply...
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    What type of stethoscope should I purchase for school?

    akulahawkRN replied to JS88's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Cats do the oddest things... In any event, that's a good price for a decent stethoscope. Too bad it somehow attracted your cat! In any event, it just goes to show that people should check out...
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    RN Physiatrist ?

    akulahawkRN replied to twinner05's topic in Rehabilitation

    To become a physiatrist, you must go to medical school first and then specialize in physical medicine. The other way to work in a rehabilitation setting, and do rehab with patients, is to become a...
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    What type of stethoscope should I purchase for school?

    akulahawkRN replied to JS88's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I had a Classic II S.E. for a long time... and lost it. I've also had a lightweight version that I've had since about 2001 or so, and a Cardiology III from about the same time. My lightweight is my...
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    New Nursing Student: Should I spoil myself with an electronic BP cuff?

    akulahawkRN replied to Amcanarn's topic in General Students

    I can't help but echo some of the comments. You'll need to get good at doing manual BP measurements. I've done somewhere in the neighborhood of 25,000 over my entire medical career... and have only...
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    What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    akulahawkRN replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I, and probably the poster you were responding to, was referring to prison, not hospital. If he survives his wounds, makes it through trial, is convicted & sent to prison, and they put him in...
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    What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    akulahawkRN replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes. There are things that people can do that are worse. So bad, in fact, that they must be segregated from all other prisoners for their own safety. Just ask a cop, or better yet, a prison...
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    What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    akulahawkRN replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While it would completely suck to be the one getting an air embolus and being falsely accused of a crime, it would be an even greater wrong to be the one giving the air embolus to anyone accused of a...
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    Take micro with anatomy, or with physiology?

    akulahawkRN replied to space monster's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My A&P series had both subjects combined. It made for a better understanding of how everything works... however, if I had been required to take A&P as separate subjects and I wanted to take...
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    Sports Medicine

    akulahawkRN replied to <3nurseE>'s topic in Nursing Career

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    Well I stayed and didn't withdraw!

    akulahawkRN replied to tabz4u2's topic in General Students

    That's a good attitude! Keep it up and show your instructors that even if you don't pass, you're worthy of a second crack at it. I'm in no way implying that you should consign yourself to a course...
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    What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    akulahawkRN replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here's my perspective as things sit right now... as a Paramedic and nursing student. Had that "kid" been my patient when he was recovered from the boat, if I were to allow my personal feelings to rule...
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    Best Hallucinations Thread

    akulahawkRN replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still in school, but I'm pretty darned sure that one of my patients was having hallucinations from her narcotics. At one point, she thought that there was a cute blond girl under her tray. Nice...
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    Lvn-RN 30 unit option CA

    akulahawkRN replied to tawnyalee's topic in LPN to RN

    Just be careful about one thing with your 30 unit option upgrade... it may initially limit your ability to work outside of California. Once you get your BSN, that may change. While all RN programs are...
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    IV "wide open" ??

    akulahawkRN replied to sassyann8585's topic in General Nursing

    The lumen of the IV tubing is going to be quite a bit larger than the lumen of your 18gauge or 20gauge for 22gauge (or whatever gauge) IV catheter you are going to use. Effectively, the lumen of the...
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    Should have started sooner

    akulahawkRN replied to future_nurse215's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't feel too bad. I'll be 40 when I'm done... Had I started this journey back when other members of my family were urging me to get into this field, I'd now have been working for nearly 12 years. I...
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    Stethoscopes

    akulahawkRN replied to futureexpectations's topic in General Students

    I would have to second that suggestion of not buying a stethoscope that's more expensive than about $50 at first. You really normally won't need the extra fidelity that you can get from the more...
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    guns, knives and students...Any thoughts, comments or safety suggestions?

    akulahawkRN replied to lkulmann's topic in School

    Actually, the geography of Switzerland is partly the reason for their neutrality. Quite literally, the Swiss hold the high ground. There are few good passes through the country and those make for...
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    Advice about Clinical

    akulahawkRN replied to theviolinist's topic in General Students

    Look at it this way: if you fail this semester and have to repeat this semester, that's a whole "almost" freebie semester that you can use to work on your assertiveness, your clinical skills, and pick...
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    How hard are the nursing programs at state schools?

    akulahawkRN replied to nursegirl333's topic in General Students

    How hard is nursing school? From a knowledge perspective, not all that hard. From a volume standpoint: it's like trying to sip from a firehose with it going straight into your face. Then you add in...
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    Started with 50 down to 20

    akulahawkRN replied to Bubbly26's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Aside from all of the knowledge necessary, the core prerequisites for nursing school are hard for a reason: they serve as weeder courses to filter out those students that are/will be unable to handle...
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    Considering going through an accelerated RN program

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

    Since you have not completed your prerequisites yet, your best chance of getting into a program is to do your best to get a very good GPA in those prerequisites. Some programs will look at your...
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    PCT work once I have RN License?

    akulahawkRN replied to Sara_E's topic in General Nursing

    I would imagine that there is very likely very little legal reason for you to be able to work as a PCT after you have passed the NCLEX, and have become an RN. However, there will be likely one big...
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    How many points did you need to get into nursing school?

    akulahawkRN replied to brookedavis20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The answer is very simple... it depends upon how the program you're applying to has their system set up. I would imagine that most would post or publish their points criteria so that you know where...
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    Anatomy class question

    akulahawkRN replied to Lame's topic in General Students

    As cliché as it sounds, this is something that only you can truly decide. The reason I say that is that only you understand how much depth you need. You have probably already got a pretty good amount...