akulahawkRN ADN, RN, EMT-P

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    The Trump Thread

    akulahawkRN replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Just a couple things I have picked up from previous posts... one is that President Reagan was shot in the chest, there is video of that event happening. He thought a USSS agent broke his rib when he...
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    The Trump Thread

    akulahawkRN replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    The only people that dislike Loper Bright are those people that like what Chevron
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    The Trump Thread

    akulahawkRN replied to Tweety's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Read the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision. Specifically look at the actual holding of that decision. Between that and some other recent decisions, whatever agenda P2025 has is going to be...
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    Provider X asks LVN to scan the meds X gave

    akulahawkRN replied to catsandwich's topic in General Nursing

    Assuming that the Provider does not have the appropriate EMR permissions to scan meds, and in the absence of a P&P to guide me about this, I would also make a comment in the EMR to the effect that...
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    Wearing a beard as a male nurse?

    akulahawkRN replied to Jarl Redbeard's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'll preface my statement with this: I do not have a beard. While I have had one, I haven't in many years and never have I had a beard while working in healthcare. Most of the places I have worked...
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    ACLS vs real life

    akulahawkRN replied to Dtwjj's topic in General Nursing

    ACLS is a recipe. Cooks can follow a recipe. One of the things with ACLS is that it also prompts the code lead/team to consider "reversible causes." Those are all things that aren't necessarily in the...
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    Did I choose the wrong career? Hopeless new grad

    akulahawkRN replied to Calicokitty8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I suspect you didn't choose a wrong career. You started off in probably one of the hardest places you can as a new grad - the ED. When you're a new grad and you're starting there, you have to learn...
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    Ceased placement due to not taking vital signs properly

    akulahawkRN replied to Kirsten Kurian's topic in General Students

    I agree. When I was the one under the microscope and ultimately was failed for that semester, I was hoping that I would have been allowed to continue as this happened at the end of the clinical...
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    How did you select your specialty?

    akulahawkRN replied to WannabaNurse's topic in General Specialties

    I'm a bit of a squirrel so I do tend to like to go from task to task to task quickly and frequently. Basically, that's what ED nurses do... that and I'm also a Paramedic, so ED is where I ended up....
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    Ceased placement due to not taking vital signs properly

    akulahawkRN replied to Kirsten Kurian's topic in General Students

    I'm going to surmise that this nursing school is not in the United States. So I'm going to use "obs" instead of "vital signs" to make it easier for the OP to understand. That being said, if this is...
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    RSV vaccines--necessary?

    akulahawkRN replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    Since all vaccines have their risks and benefits, this is a question that patients should discuss with their primary care provider. As of the time I write this, I'm not >60 years nor am I < 19...
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    Sacramento City College (SCC) ADN Fall 2024

    akulahawkRN replied to LadyVon's topic in School, College Programs

    If things haven't changed since I was there, your 1st semester will go about like this: For the first 6 weeks or so, you'll be doing the majority of your time on campus, full days. If you're scheduled...
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    Fluid Med Error

    akulahawkRN replied to Newgradtrauma's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't (yet?) made this specific mistake... because I caught the fact that I grabbed the wrong fluid bag as I was getting ready to spike and flood a line. Quite literally every time that I open a...
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    Exclusive: NCLEX-RN Shut-Off Data Reveals Pass and Fail Rates

    akulahawkRN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If the NCLEX format has changed, then there is going to be little immediate data that shows any sort of trend as to number of questions presented vs pass rate from which one can draw any significant...
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    Verbal orders

    akulahawkRN replied to Cg831's topic in Critical Care

    The travelers I work with also don't typically have access to our hospital / department policies but they can ask regular staff to access it for them. If any of the travelers I work with asked me, I'd...
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    I'm disabled, is nursing for me?

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

    Nursing school will be, at times, physically, mentally, and emotionally challenging. The classroom stuff isn't typically all that difficult but the challenge is being able to put various pieces of...
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    Verbal orders

    akulahawkRN replied to Cg831's topic in Critical Care

    It is preferable to have the physician do the order entries themselves if they have EMR access from wherever they may be. It is not the only way that orders may be entered on behalf of a physician and...
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    Infusion Nurse To ER Nurse - HELP!

    akulahawkRN replied to ButterflyNurse91's topic in Emergency

    For the most part, you'll do fine. Review the basic EKG rhythms and ACLS. Review your basic labs (CBC/CMP) for what those values mean and know that in the ED, they're going to tolerate a little bit...
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    OT vs. Nurse

    akulahawkRN replied to Mary3010's topic in General Specialties

    You're not going to find a single position that fills all those wants/desires simultaneously, in the depth with which you'd want to, at least not right out of nursing school (or any other school save...
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    OT vs. Nurse

    akulahawkRN replied to Mary3010's topic in General Specialties

    Nursing and PT/OT usually do very different jobs. Most RNs don't have the biomechanics background that is necessary to be good at doing PT/OT. I'm not saying that stuff can't be learned, clearly it...
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    Dilaudid

    akulahawkRN replied to Bluepen's topic in General Specialties

    I don't encounter the dilaudid demander all that often. I do, however, encounter the Norco Needers quite a bit. Mostly I get the "I usually get the Norco 10s" when they're offered pain medication,...
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    LVN to RN programs in California?

    akulahawkRN replied to futurenursemae's topic in California Nursing

    Quick disclaimer: I have been out of school for about 6-7 years now and I was a "traditional" RN student. That being said, a few of my classmates were LVN-RN upgrade path students. I attended...
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    Giving Report and IV Access

    akulahawkRN replied to thehipbonesconnected's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also an ED RN. Pretty much this. In my ED, we run primarily the BD Diffusics catheters. Even the 22g is remarkably capable for volume resus, though nowhere near what a 16g or 14g is. My usual...
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    LVN Challenge Method Then LVN to RN

    akulahawkRN replied to serenleb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It's a way to earn an LVN license through (mostly) experience vs classroom learning. California has a this as a method, and it's "Method 3" of the 5 ways the state offers as a means to earning the...
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    Can You Help Me Calculate This

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

    There are a couple ways to figure out your GPA. One way is to multiply the value of the grade by the semester units of the class and divide the result by the total of the semester units. So if...