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    Scenario - input, please!

    akulahawkRN replied to GoodNightNurse-LVN's topic in Patient Medications

    As I see it, those are two separate orders and since the APAP (only) order is incomplete, I can't give it because I have no idea why it's being prescribed specifically for that patient. I'd have to...
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    cancle my nclex result

    akulahawkRN replied to kaurb22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't say that I thought the rule was stupid or not stupid. The rule is you may not bring in anything with you into the exam and that means you may not have any notes present prior to the start of...
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    Help me understand....

    akulahawkRN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    Might be a "one for you, one for me..." thing with "something" stronger. Just guessing though and I have no
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    Encouragement please!!

    akulahawkRN replied to AbisolaRN2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Wait for the Candidate Performance Report (CPR) to arrive. That will give you a very good idea where you have trouble. As far as content goes, you should then study those specific content areas that...
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    cancle my nclex result

    akulahawkRN replied to kaurb22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's one of their rules and if you're brain dumping, you're providing notes for yourself prior to the start of the exam. Whether you bring the notes in or create them immediately before the exam...
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    Study guides are a secret that many nursing students do not share

    akulahawkRN replied to ismelp5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    While I personally don't mind people having access to test banks, what I do mind is the use of specific test banks that would allow cheating to occur. For instance, if a student were to be able to...
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    PVT IS DEAD! Don't try the "new" trick

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

    The PVT never was 100% accurate right away. This is because your exams are scored twice. The 2nd time is the definitive scoring and probably takes place about 24 hours after you take the exam....
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    Instructor not allowing recording devices

    akulahawkRN replied to 2Bmurseincharge's topic in General Students

    While I'm one that usually took my laptop to school with me nearly every day, I also brought with me the PPT slides that would be used in lecture, printed in a 3 slide/page handout format so that I...
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    265 QUESTIONS and Passed

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

    It's stories like yours that I keep advising to expect to go the full 265 because it's possible you could. It's nice if it shuts off at 75 or at least early on, but remember that the more questions...
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    Feeling overwhelmed - not getting it

    akulahawkRN replied to brit.pz's topic in General Students

    I'm going to preface my story with this: I'm a Paramedic turned RN. Until I entered RN school the vast majority of vital sign measurements I did were manually done. Conservatively speaking, I've done...
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    We survived!

    akulahawkRN replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Students

    Congratulations upon surviving your 1st week! Soon you'll start noticing that there's a routine to all of this and that's good! You'll start to anticipate what you need to do and you'll start...
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    new pvt?

    akulahawkRN replied to JennFig33's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would expect that they haven't updated their grading system so I would expect that your chances of having a pass/fail results flip are the same as it was before the update. That also means that...
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    new pvt?

    akulahawkRN replied to JennFig33's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, there is a new one... but this version will make you pay $200 right now if you have failed. Yes, you would have to pay that $200 to take the exam again, but it's nicer to do that when you are...
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    Not Sure Whether to Pursue a BS or ADN Degree.. currently have BS degree

    akulahawkRN replied to MleeC81's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Having a BSN isn't the only ticket to becoming an NP. You will need much the same preparation as a BSN would, though. Also look at your local market and see if primarily BSNs are being hired/sought....
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    The most valuable thing(s) you've been told

    akulahawkRN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. "You can't help someone who is hurt, scared, or angry." It's very simple. People that are hurt, scared, or angry will often do things that they never would do normally, including letting others...
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    White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    akulahawkRN replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Generally, I really don't care what kind of ceremony is performed, just that there be some kind of distinctive event to mark the transition from student to graduate. No matter what device you use,...
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    Help!! Failed NCLEX RN

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

    The fact that you and 250 questions before the computer shut off is an indication that you were on the pass/fail line for the entire length of the exam. To me, that suggests that your issue is not so...
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    Test # 1

    akulahawkRN replied to NuNurse15's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congratulations! :anpom: I sure feels good to have passed your first exam! I remember the feeling when I passed my first. It was just plain awesome! My advice to you is very simple: keep refining how...
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    Do you think ADN programs will really be phased out?

    akulahawkRN replied to Nursetobe25's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm an RN that was basically forced to go down the ADN route because I already have a Bachelors degree (it's in an allied healthcare field) and at the time I was applying to RN schools, the private...
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    California's 5 Hour Lunch Rule

    akulahawkRN replied to Bluekal's topic in California Nursing

    Then given the situation, they're likely doing the only legal thing they can to satisfy maintaining ratios while also meeting their requirements for breaks and lunches. They may have weighed the cost...
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    CA RN's and NCLEX result- license posting on Breeze help!

    akulahawkRN replied to yedwards42's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Two things: check your inbox. It's full. Also watch the status of your IP. Once they cancel your IP, that means they're definitely actively updating your file. Within an hour of that you should know...
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    PVT IS DEAD! Don't try the "new" trick

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

    The old PVT is dead. The new one risks $200 right now if you have failed. The up side is that if you pass, it won't complete the payment on the
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    California's 5 Hour Lunch Rule

    akulahawkRN replied to Bluekal's topic in California Nursing

    Absent a valid collective bargaining agreement, your employer is supposed to have you all start your lunch before the 5th hour, but you can defer it to the 6th hour if such an agreement is in writing,...
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    Pearson Vue Trick--trick no more

    akulahawkRN replied to ms.gin728's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    True, however the failed test-taker may not have the funds available to pay for another exam at that time. To me, what would make sense and prevent a lot of issues, would be for applicants to enter...
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    head laceration

    akulahawkRN replied to garfieldrn's topic in School

    From a Standard First Aid viewpoint, the Principal was correct. That's a standard response about what to do when blood soaks through... just slap on another pad and continue to hold direct pressure....