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    Recent Unitek RN Grads/Current Attendees

    akulahawkRN replied to madelynsmom's topic in California Nursing

    For those of you that are considering using the LVN - RN upgrade path, you need to be very careful about which route you choose. California requires that all nursing programs (RN) offer a 30 unit...
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    Anatomy help!!

    akulahawkRN replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Also remember that generally speaking, origins tend to be more proximal and insertions tend to be more distal. Otherwise, look at what's being moved and what "anchor" the muscles need to use to...
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    What job seems more fun: EMT or RN?

    akulahawkRN replied to NOLAgirl2's topic in Nursing Career

    Both jobs can be a LOT of fun. EMT, however, is usually not quite as fun. Paramedic, however, can be a LOT of fun! I'm sure that both jobs can be extremely routine at times too. One of the upsides of...
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    Should a nurse perform CPR to someone outside of the healthcare setting?

    akulahawkRN replied to jjones1728's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just make absolutely certain that you've got the right paperwork or appropriate substitute (like a recognized medallion) on your person at all times. Without the correct documentation, you will likely...
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    Fentanyl bolus question

    akulahawkRN replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The other reason for not giving fentanyl boluses is that bolusing is a great way to cause one of it's known side-effects: rigid chest. Fent's a great drug for a number of reasons, but you have to be...
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    Should a nurse perform CPR to someone outside of the healthcare setting?

    akulahawkRN replied to jjones1728's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Generally speaking, CPR out of hospital has a very low survival rate. However, it's better than zero and if it's done right, you can stave-off brain damage. Like I posted earlier in this thread, flow...
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    Do you talk about work at home?

    akulahawkRN replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    I generally leave work at work and home at home, if that makes any sense. It's not that the stuff isn't interesting, it's that I would rather not drag all that stuff around with me, and my wife...
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    Am I too old to start a new career in nursing?

    akulahawkRN replied to tr1216's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just hope that when you're done, that the life experience you have is recognized and appreciated. I'm a bit younger than you, but I'm no spring chicken either. I hope that my experience and previous...
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    Am I too old to start a new career in nursing?

    akulahawkRN replied to tr1216's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Since you've posted here, I would imagine that you're younger than dead. In my opinion, that's young enough to begin a second career as a nurse. Whether or not you're going to find employment...
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    Tech vs. RN

    akulahawkRN replied to ER Soldire's topic in Emergency

    Those bad apples probably do ruin it for the ones that really good and on their game. There's probably other factors that play into whether or not those techs have any sort of incentive to perform at...
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    ADN's being pushed out

    akulahawkRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would suggest that the question is not so much "more education" but rather what the education is in. If the education is in management and nursing theory, and the rest of the education was...
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    Accredited vs. Not

    akulahawkRN replied to Spartanguy625's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Accreditation is very important. What you want at the minimum is your program to be accredited through at least the state BRN. If your program is not at least accredited through the states, you should...
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    Should a nurse perform CPR to someone outside of the healthcare setting?

    akulahawkRN replied to jjones1728's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When done properly, good CPR provides only about 30% of the normal blood flow. That is true. Internal cardiac massage can reach 80%... but I don't know of anyone that's normally willing to do a...
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    Why can't nurses intubate?

    akulahawkRN replied to natnat122's topic in Emergency

    Personally, I don't think it is really that big of an issue that nurses don't intubate very often. Generally speaking, no new grad nurse that I know of exits their program knowing how to perform...
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    Helping accident victoms

    akulahawkRN replied to jonesb1984's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would, and have, stopped to provide help. I have never had a problem with being sued for what I've done. Why? I simply provide care at essentially advanced first aid and/or CPR and there's never...
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    Should a nurse perform CPR to someone outside of the healthcare setting?

    akulahawkRN replied to jjones1728's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When you are outside of your normal work environment, and you come across someone who needs CPR, generally speaking you are protected by the Good Samaritan laws of your state. What that means is that...
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    Recent Unitek RN Grads/Current Attendees

    akulahawkRN replied to madelynsmom's topic in California Nursing

    When I first started looking into getting into nursing, I looked at those for-profit schools too. I looked at the school's out here in the Sacramento region, and I found the same basic things. They...
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    Nursing student with ADHD, struggling in clinical!

    akulahawkRN replied to milksgalore's topic in General Students

    I think a really good solution has been presented here: use of some sort of a timeline. This is something that I do. I'm not someone that has ADHD or anything like that, but organization has been a...
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    Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

    akulahawkRN replied to NenaRK's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Enlightened view? That I don't know... Educated view, I suspect that I do. Like I said above, blood tests, breath tests, whatever... yes, it's very possible to detect THC in the body for a VERY long...
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    Took my relative to the ED

    akulahawkRN replied to CP2013's topic in Emergency

    So did I! And yes, it
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    Worth it to get ADN as a second degree?

    akulahawkRN replied to mrd2689a's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't know a whole lot about your particular situation... but I do know that at least in my area, ABSN programs are pretty pricey. If you have all of your nursing prerequisites done, if you're...
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    Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

    akulahawkRN replied to NenaRK's topic in Nurses Recovery

    One of the big problems about legalizing MJ is that unlike alcohol (whose effects at certain BAC levels are pretty well known), there is no level of MJ/THC that can be easily correlated with some...
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    Took my relative to the ED

    akulahawkRN replied to CP2013's topic in Emergency

    Paramedics are usually REALLY good at starting IV's. I've met some nurses that do an OUTSTANDING job of starting IV lines, but they do multiple starts per day. Most paramedics I've met also start...
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    How does clonidine cause constipation?

    akulahawkRN replied to rjones416's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    While I'm not entirely certain about the mechanism, think about what antihypertensives do to smooth muscle. After all, there is quite a bit of smooth muscle in the arteries, veins, and the G.I.
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    What happens if I fail out?

    akulahawkRN replied to tres1208's topic in General Students

    While I cannot speak for Tennessee, you should certainly take a very long and hard look at how you are studying and what you need to do in order to straighten things out. You might want to discuss...