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    2.5 gpa hello will i get into nursing school

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

    If only that attitude was more pervasive... not just in nursing, but other career fields as
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    Does it really matter what nursing school you graduated from?

    akulahawkRN replied to roxy2013's topic in General Students

    I think that on a local level, it does matter where you went to school. The facilities all have preferences about which schools they like based on previous experience with students from those schools....
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    Male nursing student with power?

    akulahawkRN replied to Eterrybe's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm a male nursing student. For the most part, I have not felt like I have been too badly singled out because I'm male. I mean that by physicians, residents, med-students, nurses (RN and LVN), and my...
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    Where is the nursing shortage?

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

    In my opinion, there is a nursing shortage. It is just simply, not now. It is coming. Given that there are relatively large numbers of nurses that are advanced in age, who are probably considering...
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    Looking for support re: first full code

    akulahawkRN replied to Anne36's topic in General Nursing

    There really is a LOT of truth in this post. Don't force yourself to feel anything other than what you actually do. Don't beat yourself up about what you should have known or done, looking in...
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    What's the name of the ECG thingy that nurses put on a lot of peds patients?

    akulahawkRN replied to Samian Q's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've seen 12/15-lead units that are no bigger than typical 3-lead units. Unless there's a possibility of MI, you normally don't need to use the 12 or 15 lead monitoring. What they're normally...
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    What to do after high school to become a RN/BSN in short amount of time and money?

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

    Being that you're in high school, you have a LOT of options ahead of you. Since you're looking at the BSN, you can seriously check out the universities. You'll need to make sure you have all the...
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    Tomorrow is my first day

    akulahawkRN replied to donk's topic in General Students

    You're going to have a pretty good time in OB, if my experience with it is any indication. They won't allow you to do anything that will jeopardize the health of the babies. Make sure you get there on...
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    2.5 gpa hello will i get into nursing school

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

    With a 2.5 GPA, I think you'll find it very difficult to be accepted to ANY nursing school. I'm not saying that it is impossible for you to get into nursing school, rather I'm saying that you're going...
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    Nervous about my first clinicals!

    akulahawkRN replied to StudentLPN88's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You'll do just fine. If you're going to be working with patients there for the first time, just focus on a quick sick/not-sick assessment, then proceed to doing those vital signs and if that looks OK,...
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    Accuracy of Automatic BP machines?

    akulahawkRN replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    If I have time, I'll do a manual BP. Why? It's more accurate for me to do it. While I can do a manual BP faster than an auto cuff can do it, in the overall scheme of things, I find it faster to...
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    Protecting a Port for Sports

    akulahawkRN replied to Starlightns's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    You might want to consider contacting a local high school or college/university athletics department and see if you can talk to their athletic training staff. They may have the ability to make exactly...
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    Best Stethoscope?

    akulahawkRN replied to brittanysandovalrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    While I can't comment on it's applicability to the specific use, I have had some very good experiences with my Littman Cardiology III. One of the best things about it is that it's got both adult and...
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    "Throwing Out" questions on a test

    akulahawkRN replied to DawnJ's topic in General Students

    My program does "throw out" certain questions, but only after investigating the question in the first place. If the question isn't valid, then it gets tossed out and everyone that "missed" that...
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    CNA vs EMT basic

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

    I might consider doing the EMT school simply because you'll learn some scene management/safety and patient packaging that you won't learn in nursing school. However, applicability to nursing is about...
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    PEARSON VUE TRICK??? help!

    akulahawkRN replied to futurenurseramos's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am quite a ways out from taking the NCLEX... but from my understanding, if you get that phrase and it doesn't allow you to put in credit card numbers because you have "recently scheduled..." you...
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    EMT or CNA for Pre-Nursing Student?

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

    Given that you are going for a bachelors degree and then an accelerated nursing program after that, and you are considering EMT or CNA certification, I would highly suggest getting your CNA...
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    Accepted into Nursing school! How can I prepare?

    akulahawkRN replied to aleong29's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would have to say that you should review physiology, with an eye toward patho. You shouldn't need to get too in-depth, just review the info from time to time so that you remember the material....
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    ACLS before getting a Job

    akulahawkRN replied to atucker86's topic in General Students

    I have had a job that requires ACLS. I've taken it so many times that it's almost a merit badge course to me. It's a good cert to have, but unless you're going for a job that requires it, I'd hold...
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    Are you in it for the money?

    akulahawkRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I could've gotten into nursing for the pay, the perks of job security, the ability to support a family, and so on. Yes all of those things are important considerations in becoming a nurse, but the...
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    Question about how blood becomes oxygenated.

    akulahawkRN replied to NurseBoy54's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Actually, the description you quoted is exactly correct. Arteries, whether or not they carry oxygenated blood, carry blood away from the heart. Veins, whether or not they carry oxygenated blood, carry...
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    I Got Accepted!!!

    akulahawkRN replied to dhibler32's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! The workload is going to be intense. The homework load is going to be also intense. It is entirely doable. There are some caveats to that, such as where you work, what kind of work...
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    Home Care: Meds and flushes via g-tube

    akulahawkRN replied to nurse4sale's topic in Patient Medications

    I might document that like this: "Meds given via g-tube with total flush volume 120cc water, medication alternated with small volume water flush" or like this, "Meds given via g-tube alternating with...
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    Lost my first patient....

    akulahawkRN replied to francoml's topic in General Students

    Quite a few years ago, I used to work on the ambulance. In that time I "lost" quite a few patients over the years. The patients that will surprise you will almost invariably be the ones that you do...
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    blowing veins during IV starts

    akulahawkRN replied to queenjulie's topic in General Nursing

    One reason why some people are able to get an IV with their eyes closed is because they let their fingers be their eyes. They feel for the veins and that's why they can get the veins that people can't...