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    Buy your own laptop?

    akulahawkRN replied to Hoozdo's topic in Home Health

    I would be very wary of an agency that required you to buy your own laptop and use your own personal phone. The only way I would end up using my own phone would be through a forwarding service so that...
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    Failing clinical

    akulahawkRN replied to studentnursej1's topic in General Students

    This sounds like some good news! Between now and next semester, look back at this one and try to figure out what was going on that got you in danger of failing and what you can do to keep that from...
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    Accidental Pregnancy Update

    akulahawkRN replied to m2038's topic in General Students

    Hugs to you, OP! Coming from the other half of a family that's been through this 3 times, it's not just hard on the "mom" it's also hard on the "dad" too. While you are getting ready to be a mom, he's...
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    Rules for refusing assignment

    akulahawkRN replied to Cry_0527's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    "He," but
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    Rules for refusing assignment

    akulahawkRN replied to Cry_0527's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I will say only two things about this situation. One is that you would only have grounds to refuse being pulled to another location if that would actually result in abandoning your current patient. If...
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    ARC SCC ADN/RN Fall 2018

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

    From a SCC grad: Congratulations to all who have been accepted and have accepted a seat in either Fall '18 or the Spring '19 cohorts! Please remember that you will need to be present at orientation....
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    Hey Glucose, what are you doing there

    akulahawkRN replied to Ames coolvibeman's topic in General Students

    Just to expand or slightly explain why I say that we "start potassium early" is that as the potassium is shifted back into the cells, the extracellular potassium level (which is what we can measure,...
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    Hey Glucose, what are you doing there

    akulahawkRN replied to Ames coolvibeman's topic in General Students

    You're on the right track as to why patients in DKA are started on a GIK infusion. This is not a comprehensive guide to DKA management, and I'm going to be a bit simplistic to make things easier to...
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    Am I thinking this through properly? New grad ICU/ED

    akulahawkRN replied to TammyTho's topic in Critical Care

    I'm an ED RN and that's what I've done for my career thus far in nursing. I also have experience as a Paramedic and as an athletic trainer. Here's the thing about the ED. You have to be pretty much...
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    I know it's hard. But is it really that hard?

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

    I pretty much agree. Nursing school is hard but just how hard it will be for any particular individual will be just as individual. There was a lot of information to take in. I've been through...
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    Drop public speaking with a "w"?

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

    Look very closely at the repeat policy your school has. Mine allows a "W" as long as the course is retaken within a certain length of time and is counted as if you only have taken the course once. My...
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    ARC SCC ADN/RN Fall 2018

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

    They're both very good. Seriously. The way I chose which one to attend was based on the schedule and how well it meshed with my work schedule. IIRC ARC did a Monday-Thursday schedule and SCC did a...
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    ARC SCC ADN/RN Fall 2018

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

    From what I understand and recall, they send out their letters pretty quickly, if not as a batch. First to go out will likely be the acceptance letters, then likely a first batch of alternates, then...
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    ARC SCC ADN/RN Fall 2018

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

    This is part of how SCC incorporates pharm in their curriculum. Another part of how SCC does this is they require students to include drug info with every care plan. Oh, and it's very true that you...
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    RN nursing careplan

    akulahawkRN replied to nurse2bmeow28's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why not gather the data on both patients? The most difficult part of doing a care plan the first time is figuring out where to write the stuff you gathered and then looking through it to find an...
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    How many patients do student nurses have?

    akulahawkRN replied to Katlin1315's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in school, (and they still do it this way) they started us off with 1 patient in 1st Semester. Occasionally they might allow a very good student to take on a second patient toward the end...
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    I don't think I'm smart enough

    akulahawkRN replied to ddockery85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sure, nursing school is hard, but it really isn't all that difficult either. Seriously the hardest part of nursing is learning to think like a nurse. Doing A&P is difficult in and of itself but...
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    ARC SCC ADN/RN Fall 2018

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

    SCC and Sac State have a formal program (from what I recall) that will take you through the ADN program at SCC and upon graduation, you basically are ready to enter their RN->BSN program at Sac...
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    ARC SCC ADN/RN Fall 2018

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

    Back when I was a student at SCC, I got my acceptance letter and they started things a couple weeks later. They'll need you to be there to pick things up and they will hold orientation before Final's...
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    LPN vs BSN, which track first?

    akulahawkRN replied to Risliz1218's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm kind of split on this, but given that you want to start working right away, as long as the LPN program isn't all that expensive, it may be an excellent option for you to start with LPN. My major...
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    Can a new grad have spidey senses??

    akulahawkRN replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to echo what a lot of folks here have said. Stay away from that job that's 1.5 hours away. Any job that the manager wants to hire you after asking you about 2 questions isn't likely going to...
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    NCLEX is scheduled for April 11, 2018

    akulahawkRN replied to Howardrn2017's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    To me, it sounds like you have the good popup. Here's the rub: the exam has to be scored twice before they render an official pass/fail result. Your exam might have only been scored once. There's no...
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    IV bag ran dry?

    akulahawkRN replied to PurifiedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    When you spike a bag and prime the line, you generally don't take the air out of the bag. When the bag empties, sure it will collapse but the air/fluid level will drop in the line until it reaches...
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    Multiple IV's for one student, none for the rest... Is this usual during clinical?

    akulahawkRN replied to Sherijo71's topic in General Students

    I know that kind of nurse. I'm one of them. I'm able to get a line started in nearly every patient that needs one. If I can't do it (and it does happen) then you're likely to need either someone very...
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    Athletic injuries

    akulahawkRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    In order to answer this question, you'd have to look at the mechanisms involved in concussion in a given sport and then look at what the men are doing vs. women with respect to the concussion...