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    RN jobs in sacramento!!!

    akulahawkRN replied to Galeeiniguez518's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sacramento has a pretty tight market for RN hospital jobs. There really isn't any secret sauce or anything that I've seen regarding getting a job around here. Since you have LTC experience, you might...
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    Psych Clinicals?

    akulahawkRN replied to MeganStar's topic in General Students

    It will be different than what you're going to be used to, that much is certain. A lot of the focus will be on learning therapeutic communication techniques and full physical assessments are rarely...
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    Paramedic Vs Registered Nurse: knowledge

    akulahawkRN replied to EMEddie's topic in General Students

    I just had to bold and enlarge that point... because it's very
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    Paramedic Vs Registered Nurse: knowledge

    akulahawkRN replied to EMEddie's topic in General Students

    Don't be so certain of that. Paramedics and Nurses are trained along different models and for different purposes. As a Paramedic and a Nurse, you should already be well aware of this. Paramedics are...
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    Clinicals and stethoscope?

    akulahawkRN replied to GodIs082010's topic in General Students

    I generally recommend buying a stethoscope in about the $30-$75 range. The low end filters out the lesser quality stethoscopes and the cap on the high end keeps things from getting nuts and remaining...
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    265 q's on NCLEX RN

    akulahawkRN replied to shantel_92's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The rule is actually explained on the NCSBN website. The way I understand it, it depends upon the level of question being asked as to whether you pass or not rather than the answer of the question....
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    Four years to earn an ADN :/

    akulahawkRN replied to mdiada's topic in General Students

    So true that everything in Nursing Education takes longer. I was "ready to start" in 2007/2008 and it only took me 4 years to get accepted... If I'd been accepted relatively early on, I would have...
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    Four years to earn an ADN :/

    akulahawkRN replied to mdiada's topic in General Students

    If a student is able to get all their prerequisites done (including graduation requirements) in 2 years and is immediately accepted into either a BSN or an ADN program, the student will be in a...
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    265 q's on NCLEX RN

    akulahawkRN replied to shantel_92's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Since you reached the end, know that you were riding the pass/fail bubble the whole time. Here's the thing about your situation: if your last ability estimate is above the pass line, you pass. If not,...
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    Failed nursing school

    akulahawkRN replied to RNstudent1021's topic in General Students

    I had to go through something very similar... you need to take that figurative minute and figure out why you failed the course. Look at it from all perspectives. Don't blame it on the professor as...
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    What do you do if a patient needs to call 911 but they are refusing

    akulahawkRN replied to raquelfrida's topic in Critical Care

    If you think the patient should be at the hospital, you call 911. Let the patient go through them for refusing care. Among the things that will accomplish is 3rd party documentation that the patient...
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    Another nurse tried to get me in trouble

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

    Couple things: You weren't the target. The granddaughter that's a Charge on another floor would have done that to whomever was working that day. It wasn't you. You just happened to be there when she...
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    I got an A in Microbiology!

    akulahawkRN replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Micro isn't usually an easy class... and because of that, some programs use that class as a means of weeding out those students that can't/won't likely make it through nursing school. Congratulations!...
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    Nervous to start Nursing school

    akulahawkRN replied to Shan801's topic in General Students

    I suggest you do as dorkypanda suggests. The first day of nursing school is often very full of anxiety for new students. The reality is that the first day will be a lot like the first day of any...
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    grades?

    akulahawkRN replied to nadia96's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had mostly B's in my prereqs but I also had a few A's in there as well. Entry to nursing school isn't just about grades, you also have to know how to read/write/analyze well, do math reasonably...
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    Opinion: Do bad TEAS scores = Bad nursing students?

    akulahawkRN replied to NoTurningBack's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    The TEAS is an indicator, but isn't 100% reliable, and it's not the only indicator of student success in a
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    Pearsonveu status "Result not Available"

    akulahawkRN replied to PinayRN2Be's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If your card was declined, that basically meant that the appropriate "flag" in the system was set to "fail" status and it attempted to collect the reapplication fee from the card. If you attempted to...
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    TEAS Score results TERRIBLE.

    akulahawkRN replied to sdfarey1's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    You should apply everywhere you can, not just at a single college or university. Western Governor's University is a private school that apparently offers a BSN program. Their pass rate is fairly...
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    akulahawkRN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    I would also like to know which Fire Departments pay well over $100,000 for single role Paramedics, and I'm asking about salary alone. I know that benefits can skew the numbers by quite a bit. I know...
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    akulahawkRN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    The exact same thing is true about the NCSBN. They, just like the NREMT, are responsible for a certifying examination. Both also contract with Pearson Vue to actually proctor the exams. As you state,...
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    Paramedic Vs Registered Nurse: knowledge

    akulahawkRN replied to EMEddie's topic in General Students

    Don't be so certain of this assessment. As posters above have stated, Paramedics do have the intellectual capacity and capability to care for patients. Often they're limited by a few things: their...
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    Took NCLEX a week ago...no results!

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

    If you're still getting the good pop up, you passed as you are well past the processing date for the second scoring. The holdup is likely administrative in nature. It can take a while for them to...
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    akulahawkRN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    A good friend of mine, who is a paramedic, was frequently a code team lead at one of the hospitals he worked out of. His hospital was basically the only major ambulance ALS service provider for about...
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    Just to nclex and nervous

    akulahawkRN replied to Kambri09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There is nothing you can do now that will change the result. Since you're getting the good popup, you likely have passed but I must caution you that the NCLEX is scored twice and the second scoring is...
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    Can I Retake Cali RN ?

    akulahawkRN replied to ixiaoniu's topic in International Nursing

    Since you apparently have taken the NCLEX about 14 months ago, which is less than 2 years ago, it appears that you have not "abandoned" your application. The process by which you may retake the NCLEX...