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    Anyone near Sacramento area?

    akulahawkRN replied to hellokitty916's topic in California Nursing

    It's not so much that it's hard to get into, it's that it can take a while to get in. If you're not accepted, you have to keep re-applying until you do. I'm in the RN program and it took me 8...
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    Going from RN to PA

    akulahawkRN replied to tcb160's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    UC Davis...
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    Going from RN to PA

    akulahawkRN replied to tcb160's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Something to consider when going to PA school is that sometimes PA and NP programs are combined. The differences end up being that you'd take a couple more classes or have some more clinical...
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    What are your tips/tricks for doing well in nursing school?

    akulahawkRN replied to TeeGuneys23's topic in General Students

    For the visual learner, probably the concept map idea is probably the best way for you to learn. Concentrate on the relationships between things like a given problem or a given situation and what do...
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    IV course fears

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

    Typically, with the right class, an LPN can start IVs. Starting an IV is really not that hard, once you get the hang of it. Probably the hardest thing that a student has to do when starting an IV is...
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    Calling all pen aficionados...please report here

    akulahawkRN replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Students

    I too have a thing for pens, my preference is for Zebra gel pens that are retractable. I'm also an aficionado of cheap pens: currently the Staples 50 pack of black, blue, and red pens. I'm also...
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    Taking Anatomy and Microbiology

    akulahawkRN replied to juliatina18's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would be cautious about taking anatomy and physiology with microbiology in the same semester. It is not that it is impossible, you just have to remain organized when you do it. The major part of...
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    RN vs. LPN

    akulahawkRN replied to kjrobinetteSN's topic in General Students

    It really depends upon where you work. Generally speaking, only an RN can do the initial assessments or generate a care plan. RN's will have more responsibility and more paperwork. The RN will usually...
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    Roll Call: Starting Sp 2013 LPN

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

    As it turns out, I got a seat in an RN program so I won't be starting the LVN program. Had I not gotten that seat, I would have started the LVN program. I got the call, quite literally, about 18 hours...
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    Anyone else find nursing school not as tough?

    akulahawkRN replied to FLNurse2015's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I was heading down that path myself... I was about this -> || close to enrolling in the VN program. Although the two programs are about the same length, 3 vs 4 semesters, there's a difference in...
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    Anyone else find nursing school not as tough?

    akulahawkRN replied to FLNurse2015's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I can honestly say that I was thinking that RN school would be hard too. (I know this is an LVN forum) I came to my program with a very strong background in medicine. I have a background in Sports...
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    What was the hardest course youve taken?

    akulahawkRN replied to MeekaNichole's topic in General Students

    The hardest class I ever took was Therapeutic Modalities. While I passed, it wasn't anywhere near easy. That wasn't a nursing course or a pre-requisite course. The one class I could never wrap my...
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    Associates or Bachelors...

    akulahawkRN replied to Kate304's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If you have a choice and the funds, I'd say go with a Bachelor's. It does you no good to get too far into debt that it crushes you. Student debt isn't dischargeable in
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    Laptop/Tablet

    akulahawkRN replied to AmandaJoy's topic in General Students

    Currently, I use a Toshiba laptop. I got it about 2 years ago and it functions just fine. Mine is an Intel core i3, with 4 processors onboard. It is a 64-bit machine with 6 GB of RAM onboard. It does...
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    Agency client offered me a job. What would you do?

    akulahawkRN replied to dualstar's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Big time... make sure you're covered and that you have some adequate backup. Should something arise that is out of your scope, you want to be able to call on a pre-set resource. I don't know if your...
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    Insulin and Levophed drips on cardiovascular unit

    akulahawkRN replied to heartnurse2012's topic in Cardiac

    I'm not a nurse yet but I just can't see Levophed being safely done by a nurse that has 4-5 patients. Insulin drips could be possible if the load is light, say 3-4, because of those hourly blood...
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    Im going to school for lpn. Is it worth it or not?

    akulahawkRN replied to jlopez92's topic in Nursing Career

    Something else to consider is that if you have all your prerequisites completed for nursing school, as you do want to become an RN, LVN school may be a 3 semester program and RN is typically a 4...
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    First day if clinicals

    akulahawkRN replied to sucess2012's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You can also put a little bit of Vicks under your nose, just a light smear, and it'll look like a little shiny spot under there. It won't hide the application like a mask will, but it hopefully will...
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    ASN or BSN? Trying to decide, help!

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

    It's very regional. In general, if the two programs are functionally identical, and you can afford the cost/unit for the BSN, I'd suggest going that way. In my case, it would be initially very...
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    First day if clinicals

    akulahawkRN replied to sucess2012's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That is something that we all have to deal with during our careers in nursing. It is something that we all have to do, cleanup patients after they make a bit of a mess. Using Vicks or something...
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    My grades /:

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

    That's probably fairly normal considering it is your 1st semester of school. Take a look at the entrance requirements for the nursing programs in your area and see what they require as far as...
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    Why do students get asked to do everything?

    akulahawkRN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Students do everything because it's essential for the nurse to be able to provide total nursing care... because you may be working where there are no techs, CNA's, PCA's, whatever, to delegate some of...
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    First cpr experience

    akulahawkRN replied to Lpn1226's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. If you're up to it, wade right on in and be ready to take over. Settle into the rhythm of pumping on the chest and after a bit, your mind will be free to wander. Then make sure you open your eyes...
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    30 Unit RN option

    akulahawkRN replied to pnkgirl25's topic in California Nursing

    Some ADN programs offer a pathway to LVN that is similar to the 30 unit option, but you take a transition course, the passage of which essentially gets you credit for prior learning, and says that...
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    First cpr experience

    akulahawkRN replied to Lpn1226's topic in General Nursing

    CPR is a brutal thing to do to someone. I've done it about 20 times over the years. Eventually you'll just get over the shock and just smoothly get to work without missing a beat, so to speak. You'll...