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    NCLEX results in California

    akulahawkRN replied to mjmx76's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you got the "good popup" after 4 days, chances are very good you actually have passed. What they need to do is go through your file and that may take a few days. I paid for the IP and was issued...
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    Age and nursing school

    akulahawkRN replied to tiny_dancer's topic in General Students

    I started nursing school at 38. By that time I had already earned a BS degree, worked as an athletic trainer (not personal trainer), had a decent career as a Paramedic, worked for a public agency as a...
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    BP not detectable via manual cuff

    akulahawkRN replied to milkpumba's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty much the above. When you run into this problem, you must palpate the radial and brachial pulses. This becomes very important in a second or two... By establishing this, you now know exactly...
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    Being micromanaged by a CMA?

    akulahawkRN replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    There is one thing I should add... the fewer things you have to do during your shift, the more time you have to get into everyone else's business. So, as the nurse, you end up doing a LOT of things...
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    Ultrascope

    akulahawkRN replied to smartassmommy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    While I'm a Littmann fan, I don't turn my nose up at the Ultrascope brand. By all the accounts I've ever read or heard, they're quite decent. If you want one and you can afford it, go ahead and get...
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    Are they training me to be a nurse or a doctor?

    akulahawkRN replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    OP: This is what's going on. You're learning how to be a NURSE. Along the way you'll learn a LOT about the MEDICAL side of things but in nowhere close to the same depth as any Medical Practitioner....
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    Failed Med-Surg 1

    akulahawkRN replied to Mickeybabe16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The hardest part of failing a class is knowing you failed. The second hardest thing about failing a class is figuring out why you failed and how you are going to fix it. The third hardest part of...
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    Nclex in california for foreign graduates

    akulahawkRN replied to LM209's topic in Nurse Registration

    If your clinical experiences and theory subjects were done concurrently and you otherwise meet all requirements for licensing in California you can be licensed or have a US license endorsed for...
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    Evening RN Program Bay Area Sacramento ?

    akulahawkRN replied to silentgent's topic in California Nursing

    At the "public" schools, there isn't such a program that I'm aware of in the region and I've been looking at those schools for about a decade now. Among the "private" schools, you might find one,...
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    akulahawkRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Esme12, I'm glad you're home, finally. Looking back, it has been an incredible journey and we all have been hoping for this day where you're on the mend and well enough to be home. We still don't know...
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    Hard Card Fingerprinting for Cali License

    akulahawkRN replied to missyumee's topic in Travel

    I agree with the above. If there's any way possible to travel to California, you can go to any of the many places that do LiveScan fingerprinting and get it done there. You'll know right away if the...
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    ADN & BSN Question

    akulahawkRN replied to TinTin87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What I would suggest is applying to your University's BSN program and the local ADN program. Find a way to remain an active student in your local University and continue working toward a Bachelors...
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    Future ER nurse

    akulahawkRN replied to Nursechamp1's topic in Emergency

    I'm a new grad that got accepted to the ER right away. Yes, I had a pretty steep learning curve, no I did not do any ICU time. Here's what got me the position and how I managed to stay the entire...
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    Is nursing school REALLY that hard?

    akulahawkRN replied to Courtney M's topic in General Students

    Is nursing school really THAT hard? The answer is yes, it is. The real question is if you're able to handle the load. Going into nursing school, I had already been through a Bachelors program that was...
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    give fluids to lower blood pressure?

    akulahawkRN replied to onthemark's topic in Cardiac

    If everything is working like it should, when people become dehydrated, the body will start shunting blood from the periphery to the core. One of those results is because peripheral vascular...
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    IV piggy back help

    akulahawkRN replied to mm5256's topic in General Nursing

    That's something I said (perhaps not well) above, actually. I think what is being said is that if you want to be sure that you infused all the medication at the correct rate, set the VTBI (volume to...
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    IV piggy back help

    akulahawkRN replied to mm5256's topic in General Nursing

    When you do a IVPB setup, it's good to know how to do it on a plain "gravity" setup. That way, when you add a pump into the mix, all you're really learning is how to run the pump. Quite honestly, my...
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    Drug Guide book- Davis vs Saunders?

    akulahawkRN replied to guest798886's topic in General Students

    My school used Davis Drug Guide. Most of the drugs were found there. If something wasn't available in the Davis Drug Guide, I would go to another source to get the info. I would usually start by doing...
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    Do any 30 unit programs exist anymore?

    akulahawkRN replied to Halonzo7's topic in California Nursing

    It's a program where an LVN can 30 units of coursework, earn no degree and does not graduate from a program but merely completes it (important distinction), and earn the right to take the NCLEX and...
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    WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    akulahawkRN replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If the patient speaks with his/her case manager every time a PRN medication is requested for something and it's appropriate, management will eventually come to an understanding that this could end up...
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    Electonic documentation,how much time does it take from the bedside?

    akulahawkRN replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    First off, congratulations for reviving a thread that's only about 5 years old. Now that we've progressed about 5 years since there was any activity in this thread, it might actually be interesting...
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    CNA=Poop cleaner?!

    akulahawkRN replied to BSNMomOf6's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Where I work, we don't have "traditional" CNA's. I work in the ED and our assistants are ED Technicians. Basically they're EMT (or Paramedic) trained folks that do a LOT of varied work that ranges...
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    Most important thing to take away from Pathophysiology?

    akulahawkRN replied to Kinda Flustered's topic in General Students

    Knowing signs and symptoms is good... knowing the why behind the signs and symptoms is better. As you begin to understand how the body responds to things, you should be able to begin to anticipate the...
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    Pathophysiology studying

    akulahawkRN replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Probably the best way to study pathophys is to have a good, solid understanding of "normal" physiology first. This you usually get from your A&P courses. The reason I suggest this is simply...
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    Sacramento City College ADN Spring 2016

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

    I'm a relatively recent graduate of SCC. Along with the above poster, I may also be of help. It has been a while since I first walked into the classroom as a 1st Semester Student though... but unless...