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    Agreed Eligibility- Kicked out of clinical

    akulahawkRN replied to arbnmedic's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    The BON can do what they did based on that history alone, even though you were never officially convicted. From my point of view, the only way that you can get out of this predicament is to find out...
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    Happy nurses week! Failed BSN by .81 points

    akulahawkRN replied to Psha's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well then, that does change things quite a bit. You knew that you had one chance left when you earned that first "C" grade and that chance is also now gone, so now you're most definitely out. Then as...
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    Do "PTO" systems seem like a scam to you?

    akulahawkRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I'm at right now, we don't have PTO. We used to have separate vacation, short term, and long term sick banks. Due to abuse by a very few employees, they ended up combining the sick time...
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    How to give IV antibiotics

    akulahawkRN replied to californiarebel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is basic math. If the amount to be infused is 100 mL and you run it at 200 mL/hr, in 30 minutes (0.5 hours) that 100 mL will have been infused. If you have a bag that has 250mL and you're to...
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    Decision

    akulahawkRN replied to TW2nurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations on your acceptance to the BSN Program of your choice. For the most part, ADN and BSN are functionally identical. They take the same NCLEX and receive the same license. However, the...
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    Agreed Eligibility- Kicked out of clinical

    akulahawkRN replied to arbnmedic's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    In a word: Yes. Clinical partners of schools can have their own requirements for background checks. If you don't meet their requirements to be at their facility, you can't be placed there. If you...
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    Interventions without MD orders

    akulahawkRN replied to Novo's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse with 30 years of good experience can easily have a greater scope of practice than a new grad. This is because the experienced nurse has likely taken coursework to expand their scope of...
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    What will happen with all of the ASN programs now BSN is the norm?

    akulahawkRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have heard of this as well. ADN programs seem to be actively looking at being able to award BSN degrees. Many times the basic curriculum is identical or nearly so between ADN and BSN programs, just...
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    I start in the morning, and I'm kind of bugging out.

    akulahawkRN replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in General Students

    That's definitely a very full schedule you have. You're going to have to learn to be very efficient in your studies if you're to have a decent chance of getting through school without too much...
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    Charting

    akulahawkRN replied to psych-rnlena's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What are you using for charting? A paper chart or some kind of electronic health record system? As far as what you're going to chart, you chart what your assessment revealed, who you notified about...
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    Happy nurses week! Failed BSN by .81 points

    akulahawkRN replied to Psha's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You certainly owe it to yourself to seriously look at the possibility of repeating the failed course(s). I failed out of my program once and was allowed to re-enter the following semester. My Final...
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    All of the classes I need are full!!

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

    Watch those classes after the non-payment date. You might be able to pick up either a wait-list spot or even a regular spot. If that doesn't happen, find some other courses that you can take to...
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    Furosemide & KCl

    akulahawkRN replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Patient Medications

    That's a LOT of Lasix. The patient's K+ level is something that you should keep in mind, even if the patient's kidneys aren't doing well. Why? They shut down completely and the patient can't get rid...
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    Carrington College ?? Accredited??

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

    While Carrington College California is WASC accredited, I would highly suggest you contact colleges and universities that you plan to attend and see if they will accept coursework from Carrington....
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    Community vs Private school

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

    Personally, if my parents were pushing for me to attend a private college "just to get done" with school, I would simply say "sure, as long as you are paying for it." I'm not going to take on that...
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    how to perform basic neuro check, not the NIH scale

    akulahawkRN replied to looking_foranswers's topic in Neurological

    On basically all patients I come into contact with, I do the following checks: A&O status (person, place, time, purpose) Facial symmetry (smile/frown/tongue deviation) Shoulder Shrug Hand grip...
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    How to give IV antibiotics

    akulahawkRN replied to californiarebel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why IV Piggybacks are set up like that has to do with water columns flowing into a common line. There's a bit of an explanation for why it works, but suffice it to say that when the primary bag is...
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    Carrington College vs. Unitek College

    akulahawkRN replied to bryanle565's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I haven't taken any courses through either school. That's my little disclaimer. My only 2 major issues with them are their cost and the high probability that the coursework you'd take there won't...
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    Just received a A D+ in psychology

    akulahawkRN replied to Cristian C's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's the best way forward, actually. Do whatever you can to get a better grade the 2nd time around. If you're able to do well, you're showing "them" that you're capable of overcoming an adversity....
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    My heart is beating so hard

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

    With or without that letter, your life will go on. The important thing to remember is that you have done what you can so far to influence the process, and what will be is what will be. The real...
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    Using "Medical" terms

    akulahawkRN replied to Episteme's topic in General Students

    Fluid Volume Deficit and hypovolemia both refer to the patient being "dry." Both can have electrolyte imbalances but I think that FVD is more "global" in that it also can refer to total body water...
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    ADN or wait two years to get BSN?

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

    The main thing you need to research is whether or not you could get licensed initially in California through an out-of-state program. California has some very specific requirements that apply to...
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    Interventions without MD orders

    akulahawkRN replied to Novo's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, some of what you said earlier does make people wonder if you're knowledgeable enough to be able to practice as a Nurse in a safe capacity at this
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    Interventions without MD orders

    akulahawkRN replied to Novo's topic in General Nursing

    This is one thing that irritates me as well... people can go pick up medications and take them on their own and yet Nurses (and LOTS of others) can't provide those same medications to the patient...
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    Why Can't Spouses and Families Understand The NOC Schedule?

    akulahawkRN replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not quite yet a nurse... but I'm no stranger to shift work. I have worked 3-11 pm for just about 10 years. Once I started going to school and she found out that I'd only get about 4-5 hours of...