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    Will LPN's be around for long?

    akulahawkRN replied to OMMx3's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Even though I'm an RN, I don't see the LPN/LVN going away any time soon. While an RN can do all the things an LPN/LVN can do, they're also a LOT more expensive when utilized in an identical role. What...
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    What if you don't get into a nursing program?

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

    That's not a bad plan at all! If you do not get into your ASN program, continue taking coursework toward the goal of being able to apply to a BSN program. When the next application period comes for...
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    Need encouragement- how do you control your fear?

    akulahawkRN replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    A bit of anxiety is totally normal! We all have some anxiety about our "firsts" in life, first exam is no exception. For the most part, you probably have a good study guide already in your hands: your...
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    REAL Advice for Pre-Nursing Students starting at ARC or SCC in Sacramento, CA

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

    I wouldn't characterize the job hunt as "easy" but a lot of my classmates have jobs now. Some of them have gotten jobs in the Reno area, but most of them have jobs around the Greater Sac area....
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    Taking nclex in different state

    akulahawkRN replied to agavina's topic in General Nursing

    The NCLEX is just an exam. You can take it anywhere after you've been given the OK to take it. I imagine that you've applied for a nursing license after finishing nursing school, have passed the NCLEX...
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    Assembling a sphygmomanometer? :(

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

    Both hoses go to the same bladder and share the same air pressure. It's not important which goes where... just put the pump on one hose and the gauge on the other and it'll work just
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    What do I do with this information?

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

    No. We utilize what we know to be normal to take note of the abnormal and we go from there. We don't do "medical" diagnosis, though we are to have some understanding of them. Nurses have a different...
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    What do I do with this information?

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

    Nursing is a bit different from the "rest of medicine" in quite a few ways. This is something that you'll get in school. I would suggest simply reviewing the physiology (how it works) of the above...
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    Paralyzing Fear!!!

    akulahawkRN replied to rlpmnp's topic in General Students

    First off, you can calm down... you have no need for a nursing drug calculation exorcist. Most of the drug stuff is done using the metric system, so most of the time, it'll be very easy to do once...
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    REAL Advice for Pre-Nursing Students starting at ARC or SCC in Sacramento, CA

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

    That's not a bad schedule... heavy on the units/semester, but it's potentially doable. Here's the catch: you may not always be able to get the schedule you'll need to follow this particular path, so...
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    NCLEX RN again...same questions as 1st time???

    akulahawkRN replied to malenurse2010's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The good popup has and does fail. When it does, it's probably because someone is just over the "above standard" mark on something and the 2nd scoring is done (slightly different methodology...
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    How many schools did you apply to?

    akulahawkRN replied to DogLover17's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I applied to two programs as those were the only two that were effectively available to me. It would have been 3 except for one problem - CSU Sacramento was entirely closed to 2nd Bachelors students....
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    CT Supreme Court Decision: Teen can't refuse Chemo

    akulahawkRN replied to SC APRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, with parental
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    I have forgotten a lot of the material covered in pre-requesites (Anatomy & Phy). Help

    akulahawkRN replied to unknowngenius10's topic in General Students

    Khan Academy is a very good resource... also pull out those study materials and review them. If you did reasonably well in those classes, you might also be amazed at how much you have actually...
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    Too old for BSN?

    akulahawkRN replied to forever88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OP: I would hope that at your age that you're younger than dead. Dead is truly the only "too old" for you do anything except decompose... I graduated with my Bachelors at 24. I stopped doing EMS work...
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    Failed NCLEX the first time *RETAKE*

    akulahawkRN replied to Lindarn2015's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    First off, welcome to AllNurses! Since you have just taken the NCLEX-RN, I would suggest that you wait for the Candidate Performance Report to arrive in the mail. That will indicate the general areas...
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    NCLEX results, I'm freaking out

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

    The PVT does work if the steps are followed... if the steps followed are those before early August 2014, those are incorrect steps. The new method requires that a credit card be entered and that...
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    Sacramento City College Informational Meetings

    akulahawkRN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sacramento City College will hold 2 Nursing Program informational meetings this year... one will be Monday, February 9th from 9am to noon and the other will be Monday March 9th also from 9am to noon....
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    NCLEX results, I'm freaking out

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

    The current PVT does work. If the system does not have you listed as "passed" then it will attempt to collect the $200 from whatever valid credit card you inputted. If the available balance is less...
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    Associates after bachelors degree?

    akulahawkRN replied to Nursetobe25's topic in Nursing Career

    That's what I had to do. I have a Bachelors already and I had to get an Associates because the local 4 year school was closed to 2nd Bachelors students. Had I been accepted to a BSN or an ADN program,...
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    If this was your patient what would you do?

    akulahawkRN replied to azalight90's topic in General Students

    When I said "more assessment" I actually meant "more assessment" so I would have done a head to toe assessment to be reasonably certain that I'm not being distracted by something else and then a...
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    If this was your patient what would you do?

    akulahawkRN replied to azalight90's topic in General Students

    More assessment... not enough info
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    Interm permit (IP)

    akulahawkRN replied to ashflores09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's definitely different than it was. I was easily able to look up an instructor or two of mine using just 3 letters of their last name and 2 or 3 letters of their first name. I think the old system...
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    Interm permit (IP)

    akulahawkRN replied to ashflores09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You don't have to have all the information, but it's certainly different now... you used to be able to look up by first name and county of residence. Now you have to have at least a couple letters of...
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    N95 Mask

    akulahawkRN replied to mj62308's topic in General Students

    The N95 fit testing uses either a sweet tasting substance or a bitter one and isn't dependent upon smell. If you're not certain of the size and how to use the N95 masks, ask your instructor to go over...