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    Made a Med Error in Clinical.. :(

    akulahawkRN replied to kringkring5144's topic in Patient Medications

    At some point, we all make med errors. The question that remains is how bad are the errors! Sometimes it's a little too much, sometimes it's just not enough med. Scanning the meds does help reduce...
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    Pre reqs at community college v/s university

    akulahawkRN replied to kwilson251's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My two bits about this topic: Community/Junior College courses are cheaper and sometimes can be MUCH cheaper than courses taken at the University level. Just make sure that the courses will transfer...
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    American River College Fall 2014

    akulahawkRN replied to kingkill's topic in California Nursing

    Congratulations on getting accepted to a program! Both programs are good. Unfortunately I don't recall if Sac City is doing their Sutter Extended Campus program this coming Fall as that isn't done...
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    American River College Fall 2014

    akulahawkRN replied to kingkill's topic in California Nursing

    Sorry you didn't get in, but keep applying. As long as your status is something like "Applicant Qualified" you're good to go. Keep applying and eventually you'll get
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    What if you don't get into a nursing program?

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

    I'm (almost literally) the poster boy for persistence in reapplying. I was a qualified applicant at the RN programs I applied from the first time I applied to them, and 13 consecutive times, I was...
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    I stopped at 75.. :(

    akulahawkRN replied to jtun3d's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    As stated above, there are people that got the CC page and have passed. When you're doing the PVT, the status of your exam should say "delivery successful" or something like that to indicate that the...
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    Cold Feet

    akulahawkRN replied to Crew2Nursing's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Having cold feet is a normal reaction to proceeding toward the unknown. If you know what you want and you've done well in your prerequisite courses, you should do just fine in nursing school. Here's...
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    American River College Fall 2014

    akulahawkRN replied to kingkill's topic in California Nursing

    No, I got in 3 years ago, under the previous application process. I'm due to graduate this semester and my current classmates all got in with the current process. In fact, my first cohort was the last...
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    Starting nursing school..why am I so afraid?

    akulahawkRN replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Students

    You've done the same thing for 21 years. Yes, you will have an incredible leg-up on some of your classmates when it comes to some of the very basic nursing tasks that you've done for so long. However...
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    ECG tracing?

    akulahawkRN replied to aeris99's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That "mmHg" chart shows what's going on. When you see a bump "up" in pressure, that represents systole, or contraction. The magenta line is atrial pressure. The blue line is ventricular pressure. The...
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    Pre-nursing school fitness

    akulahawkRN replied to Kitkat1212's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    While I won't be your diet buddy, remember you need to be careful about your diet. Ensure you're getting good nutrition and watch the calories. You don't have to starve yourself. Exercise is a good...
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    Wound evisceration, what should be the first action?

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

    This is something I learned in my Trauma Courses: as gruesome as an injury looks, you still need to assess your patient. While an eviscerated bowel is an emergency and you'll need to do something...
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    Pre-Nursing PreReq Questions

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

    Thanks Heathermaizey! That's a very important reminder about the fact that junior college courses aren't easier than a 4 year university's courses. They can actually be sometimes a little harder......
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    How to wear name badge on inpt. psych unit

    akulahawkRN replied to HAWKIRN's topic in Psychiatric

    When I did my psych rotation, I wore my badge on a standard clip, not a retractable one nor a lanyard (even if breakaway). My keys were either in a pocket or clearly out of bounds/reach for an easy...
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    Pre-Nursing PreReq Questions

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

    If you have at least some understanding of biology, you should be able to go into Micro without too much trouble. As to the sequence you should take the coursework, I suggest you start with looking at...
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    A Little Whiny

    akulahawkRN replied to Stacilator's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Unless the new grad programs in your area use grades as a screening tool, I wouldn't worry too much about grades unless you plan on applying to grad school. Those grad schools may only look back a...
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    Rejected on First Admission

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

    Just know that your application is one of very many. Keep plugging away and try to get all of your education out of the way before you're accepted so all you must do is take the program courses,...
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    RULE #1: Never Say the "Q" Word

    akulahawkRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I learned about the "Q" word many years ago... while it's seemingly a rather innocent, gentle word... the horror that it brings is absolutely indescribable. Whenever I'm at work, I never utter that...
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    CA BRN New Requirements For NCLEX RN international students

    akulahawkRN replied to brooklyn03's topic in Nurse Registration

    For California, "license by reciprocity" = "license by endorsement" and in any case, California will do their own assessment and determine whether you meet the requirements. If you do, great! If not,...
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    Sacramento City College ADN 2014/15 - Anyone hear a decision yet?

    akulahawkRN replied to LeapBaby's topic in California Nursing

    From my own experience, Sac City and ARC send out their acceptance letters within about a week of each other, and more likely within a few days of each other because they both know they're competing...
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    Assessing PERRLA

    akulahawkRN replied to skyebones's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Today I had a patient whose pupils were about 4mm bilaterally, equal, round and non-reactive. When assessing the pupils, I noticed a rather tell-tale flashing back there... the patient used to have...
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    Assessing PERRLA

    akulahawkRN replied to skyebones's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That or they just left the Ophthalmologist's
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    Who went straight for ADN?

    akulahawkRN replied to cerda394's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    A lot of people go straight to RN. While nursing school is fast paced, they slowly bring you up to entry-level RN in such a way that you gain experience working with patients as you go along. Having...
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    Med passing question from a student

    akulahawkRN replied to MsPebbles's topic in Patient Medications

    Hence, I ask my patients how they normally take their meds and how they'd like them to be given. Most patients like to take them one at a time, but some will happily take them all at once. As long as...
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    Med passing question from a student

    akulahawkRN replied to MsPebbles's topic in Patient Medications

    Scanning the patient's meds is not foolproof. You have to remind yourself not to get ahead of the process of scanning the patient and then the meds before you give them. While I haven't done it...