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    Do I even have a chance at nursing?

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

    I would say that you should apply to every program that you think you might be qualified for as an applicant. That includes the ADN programs. If you're not accepted anywhere the first time, apply...
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    Pearson Vue Trick 2014

    akulahawkRN replied to Mandy,GN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    As stated above, when the results are on hold, it means that someone has to verify the integrity of the exam and be certain that nothing interfered with the exam and that you are the person you claim...
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    Just changed my classes from EMT to CNA, need some advice

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

    Depending upon the area, getting an EMT job can range from incredibly easy to incredibly difficult. EMT is basically a 120-160 hour course that can be done in about a month, maybe less. Depending upon...
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    Which stethoscope? Which BP cuff? 1st semester

    akulahawkRN replied to Imnokie4now's topic in General Students

    Pretty much any of the Littmann stethoscopes will be of sufficient quality to get you through school and beyond. I have heard that ADC makes some generally comparable ones. Ultrascope definitely has a...
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    Sacramento City College ADN 2014/15 - Anyone hear a decision yet?

    akulahawkRN replied to LeapBaby's topic in California Nursing

    You should be able to send an email to one of the 1st Semester Professors about this. Sign into the campus GMail and the system knows all the professors in the Los Rios
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    Intubation necessary?

    akulahawkRN replied to ScottieDNurse2b's topic in Critical Care

    Gooselady has some excellent advice for pursuing this from a different angle. I do agree... the only way you're going to get some peace out of this is to be able to ask those questions and find out...
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    San Francisco City College or Unitek?

    akulahawkRN replied to Mrsringor2011's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    City College of San Francisco has had some significant problems with accreditation. Their NCLEX pass rates over the past 2 years have been in the 70's. That being said, as long as they are still...
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    Laptop/Tablet

    akulahawkRN replied to Krzysztof's topic in General Students

    There should be minimal, if any, problems with compatibility between Mac and PC computers when dealing with most things that nursing school will throw at you. I had a couple of classmates that used a...
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    Intubation necessary?

    akulahawkRN replied to ScottieDNurse2b's topic in Critical Care

    Unfortunately we don't offer medical advice here. Even if we could, we'd want to know the rest of the story before we'd be able to even guess as to whether this was necessary. It may have been, it...
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    Laptop/Tablet

    akulahawkRN replied to Krzysztof's topic in General Students

    My laptop (the one that I'm on now) is a Toshiba Satellite C655... I doubt they make this one any longer, but it's got an Intel CORE i3 processor. Most of the time, I got about 4 hours on battery if I...
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    Failed I need a good Content source

    akulahawkRN replied to katrn2324's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Before you go rushing out and blindly studying content, know that by going 265 and failing means that you were very close to passing for the entire duration of the exam. Try looking at how you answer...
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    Scared to begin work as a CNA

    akulahawkRN replied to AspiringNurse94's topic in Nursing Career

    Don't be scared about your first day. It's OK and normal to be nervous, but you've at least had some training and guided experience through school so you should at least have a good idea what to do....
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    What are my chances at getting into an Rn program?

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

    Even though your school doesn't allow courses to be repeated if you have technically passed the course, that's not to say that another school won't let you take a course that your school (or any other...
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    question about Candidate Performance Report(CPR)

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

    You're welcome. I've heard the stories about such testing and (even worse) having to wait months for results. The previous licensing exam I took was pencil & paper and with that, I could go back...
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    CA bon problems

    akulahawkRN replied to Ethio.yod's topic in Nurse Registration

    IEN = Internationally Educated Nurse One of the things they reject IENs for is the concurrency issue. There are certain specific subjects that they evaluate (by regulation) for concurrency. They also...
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    Officially a second semester student nurse

    akulahawkRN replied to anulevol's topic in General Students

    Congratulations on passing to 2nd Semester. Chances are good that they'll loosen the reins just a bit... and ratchet the expectations up just a bit too. Look back on your study habits and see if...
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    TNCC as a student nurse?

    akulahawkRN replied to jglover4168's topic in General Students

    From what I've seen, TNCC, PHTLS, and BTLS/ITLS courses are all pretty similar, just modified a bit for the environment you'll be in. I've taken 2 of the 3 and found them exceptionally easy. Then...
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    RRT on DNR

    akulahawkRN replied to bxh5164's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Unfortunately people can mistakenly think that DNR status means "Do Not Treat." These patients can absolutely be treated for their problem... as long as it's not "resuscitation" as defined by state...
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    NCLEX

    akulahawkRN replied to venus2015's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Those are decent scores, but they are not a guarantee that you'll pass the first time. Kaplan is good for some things, Saunders is good for others... and so on. School, however, should have given you...
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    Giving meds early/late

    akulahawkRN replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    First, as others have said, pharmacy is an excellent resource for you. Also, your facility should have a policy for med pass timing. At one hospital that I was at recently, if it was a pain med due Q4...
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    question about Candidate Performance Report(CPR)

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

    The CPR is a report generated after you take the NCLEX that tells you how well you did. It breaks down your responses across the various categories, and if you failed the NCLEX, you know what basic...
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    My predicament: Pre-Nursing vs. Pre-Med

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

    First of all, congratulations on getting this far through school! Most of the typical coursework in a pre-med program are also going to be prerequisites for nursing... though there can be some...
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    Do I even have any chance of getting into a nursing program?

    akulahawkRN replied to em123em's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I very much have to agree with the above posters. It's entirely possible to fail some courses, repeat them, bring your effective GPA up and still get into nursing school. You're human. They know...
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    Already have a bachelors, ADN or BSN?

    akulahawkRN replied to NLB32's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    OP: this is very much the case and the problem. I'm an ADN that also has a BS in an allied healthcare field. I'm extremely well educated, yet because I do not have a BSN, I'm "just" an ADN as far as...
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    Can someone explain BIPAP to me?

    akulahawkRN replied to Birdy2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What do you know about CPAP? The concepts are somewhat