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    DPN/Nurse Practitioner vs. PA/Physician's Assistant

    akulahawkRN replied to SopranoKris's topic in Post Graduate Students

    One thing to remember is that PA's are trained to be a generalist whereas a NP is trained to be more of a specialist. In order for an NP to switch to a different career area, the NP must take...
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    ACLS

    akulahawkRN replied to LatinaRN978's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I completely agree, you should take at least your initial ACLS course with a live instructor. You should also go to class with at least a working knowledge of basic EKG rhythms. They're not difficult...
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    Obama health care law upheld.

    akulahawkRN replied to strawberryfields's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Don't be so sure that the Court didn't do great harm to the use of the Commerce Clause, indeed, it did... by limiting the ability of Congress to use that Clause to that of regulating interstate...
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    Obama health care law upheld.

    akulahawkRN replied to strawberryfields's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    For those of you that think that Chief Justice Roberts handed a "win" to the Democratic party by upholding the ACA, he also dealt them a very significant blow or two. First off, he and the 4...
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    Existing B.S, Nursing student, advice on options on furthering my education?

    akulahawkRN replied to alic5477's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    First off, remember, insight... not incite... two different meanings for words that sound so very similar. (Little things like spelling can easily be a part of someone forming an impression about you,...
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    corpsman to cna

    akulahawkRN replied to PaCe23's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you have a year of bedside care in hospital, you may be able to challenge the LVN/LPN license and go from there. Check with the appropriate state board to determine if that is possible where you...
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    Accepted in Nursing school....any advice

    akulahawkRN replied to NSICU Clin Tech's topic in General Students

    To the OP: you are going to be far ahead of your classmates in terms of basic nursing skills because you have experience with doing many of those basic nursing tasks. You may have to modify some of...
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    DNR and pacing.

    akulahawkRN replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Typically, DNR means no chest compressions, defibrillation, no assisted ventilations, no intubation, no cardiotonic drugs, no pacing. Why? These things are geared toward resuscitation. I wouldn't pace...
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    Looking for Private college for Nursing near Sacramento or Bay area

    akulahawkRN replied to Evabooks's topic in California Nursing

    To the OP: If you haven't gotten in yet, apply to all the programs in the areas that you mentioned that are accredited through the BRN. Just check out all the programs, find out if you have met their...
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    MORPHINE OR OXYGEN?

    akulahawkRN replied to WEST1014, RN,BSN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    MONA is absolutely just a mnemonic to remind you what the MI patient needs, not the order that the meds must be given. From a practical standpoint: Oxygen always 1st. It's the fastest way to increase...
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    Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    akulahawkRN replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    I am but a "lowly" student, but I've had recent experiences with both bedside charting and paper charting. I have to say that I prefer bedside charting via computer as long as you have other computer...
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    how to decide an appropriate oxygen flow rate or percentage for the patient?

    akulahawkRN replied to kcvo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You have to look at your patient's presentation. Your 1st patient who has oxygen saturation of 90% and breathing 10 times a minute with a GCS 8, could probably do well with a low flow oxygen. My guess...
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    So.....the infection control nurse busted me.....

    akulahawkRN replied to mindlor's topic in General Students

    I'm constantly using the foam when I'm on the unit. About half the time that I walk by a dispenser, I reach out and get a little foam. My hands are NOT chapped, and I'm probably foaming 5-6 times an...
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    electronic bp cuff

    akulahawkRN replied to TurboGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I've done probably 25,000 manual BP's over the years. Yes, that many! If you take the time to do it right, taking a manual BP can actually be faster than using an auto-cuff. When I take manual BP's, I...
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    Doing vital signs

    akulahawkRN replied to evangels2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Sometimes a good way to feel the pulse is to put your hand under the patient's wrist and curl your fingers around the wrist toward the radial pulse area. This way you support the weight of the...
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    Will my medical background help me to survive the nursing program?

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

    I am currently in my 2nd semester of nursing school. I achieved nearly straight A's in all my prerequisites, and I have a very broad base of medical education. What I can say is that my education has...
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    Need Ideas on teaching ACLS to nursing students

    akulahawkRN replied to bert0206's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I would agree with some of the above. Brinng in an outside instructor that does ACLS instruction. For prep work, I'd say that you should teach the "code meds" when doing cardiovascular and EKG...
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    scoop method for recapping

    akulahawkRN replied to michelecl's topic in General Nursing

    If there's a properly assembled sharps container right at hand, I won't recap. The main thing for me is that I do NOT want a used sharp to be unsecured where it can be a hazard to anyone. I probably...
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    scoop method for recapping

    akulahawkRN replied to michelecl's topic in General Nursing

    While a sharps container is a good thing to use, one should always recap needles whenever possible simply because there is always the possibility that the sharps container may not have been assembled...
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    american river college repeat policy

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

    Your best bet would be to contact the Nursing Department directly. Just ask them if they have the same in-district course repeatability rules that Sac City does. I was told that if you get a Credit/...
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    Was pt of sound mind, ER visit needed?

    akulahawkRN replied to Caffeinated RN's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't get me wrong. I think that using the pulse ox is a very easy skill to learn... and even I can teach someone how to use it in a matter of a couple minutes. The problem with EMT's using...
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    Was pt of sound mind, ER visit needed?

    akulahawkRN replied to Caffeinated RN's topic in General Nursing

    It is because EMT's aren't educated in how the pulse-ox works and the pulse-ox isn't in their scope of practice that they can't use the device. Their medical director at the State or local level...
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    Was pt of sound mind, ER visit needed?

    akulahawkRN replied to Caffeinated RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not so concerned about exact date because dates can blur together. When I'm asking about date, I want to know if you know generally what the correct date is... like what day of the week, which...
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    IV Push Lasix

    akulahawkRN replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Patient Medications

    You can go slower... 20mg/min with a 100mg dose is IVP over 5 minutes. You can certainly go slower than that. My drug guides state to administer at
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    Was pt of sound mind, ER visit needed?

    akulahawkRN replied to Caffeinated RN's topic in General Nursing

    EMT-Basics aren't typically authorized to take pulse-ox, interpret the results, or titrate O2 to achieve a desired response. The OP was functioning in that role, not as a Paramedic or RN, that