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    Quitting my job for school

    akulahawkRN replied to Sammy Jankis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have to work full-time during school and it quite honestly blows (insert appropriately distasteful whatever here). However, I really do not have much of a choice in the matter. Fortunately for me,...
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    Cadaver Work

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

    The community college I first went to had (maybe still does) cadavers for their A&P classes. We did most of the dissecting as well. It was an amazing experience it was, especially compared to the...
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    Are you good at charting in "real time?"

    akulahawkRN replied to Ativan's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still but a student, however I at least get the VS done and charted in as near real-time as possible. Then once I've got a few minutes, I then chart the "faster" items and then the assessment....
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    Time management; class, family, exercise...etc

    akulahawkRN replied to Myoclonicjerk's topic in Male Nursing Students

    A normal program is tough enough. Being that your program is an accelerated one, you'll have to dial back on your exercise amounts, but also don't forget to dial back your caloric intake. You won't be...
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    Rn to medic

    akulahawkRN replied to KCTRN's topic in Emergency

    The process depends upon which state you live in. If you're referring to Los Angeles County, the EMS Agency there has a specific policy about that. Generally you'll have to show that your...
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    Ativan

    akulahawkRN replied to Mborn2185's topic in MICU, SICU

    Not that I'm a graduate yet, but I also wonder about not giving Robinul or similar agent to decrease those secretions. The other thing I wonder about is giving oral ativan because if the patient's not...
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    Had to drop 1st semester / Grade was too low to go to clinicals.

    akulahawkRN replied to ssinurse2015's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    While it feels horrible that you had to drop from 1st semester, consider it a blessing also because you've now had at least "one bite at the apple" so to speak and you have an idea what it will be...
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    Posting Licensed Number in social media

    akulahawkRN replied to nomad29's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Anyone that knows a certain set of information about me can quite easily find my name and address just from that one set of data. Consequently, I don't give it out unless I'm required to. Yes, that...
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    Taking anatomy and physiology together?

    akulahawkRN replied to kn.burch's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If at all possible, don't take them together. Usually a Physiology course depends somewhat on students having taken the Anatomy course first. The reason is that it's a whole lot easier to teach the...
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    Manual BP Assessment on Elderly

    akulahawkRN replied to nursechristineb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Other things that assist in hearing BP sounds are things like extending the elbow until it's as straight as possible. This brings the artery near the surface. Palpate the location of the artery before...
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    RN-to-Paramedic

    akulahawkRN replied to mcknis's topic in Ohio Nursing

    You'll have to check your State's EMS regulations for the answer. Most states do allow an RN, PA, or MD/DO to challenge the Paramedic exam and get licensed/certified as a Paramedic. Some states may...
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    O2 Sat Help

    akulahawkRN replied to Ellabug101's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There is also the oxygen dissociation curve to look at. Read up on that with the idea of tissue oxygenation in mind as described above and you'll understand why you often see orders to maintain a SpO2...
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    Afraid to kill a patient

    akulahawkRN replied to ward81's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Don't worry too much... most of what you fear is simply being human. You won't be thrown to the wolves and expected to function as if you were a well-trained and experienced nurse right away. Nursing...
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    Documenting I&O's on pumps

    akulahawkRN replied to bella14k's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If the pump is linked to an eMAR, then it may autopopulate the intake. If not, you have to populate the
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    Muscles easier than bones??

    akulahawkRN replied to 7237dallas's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Muscles can be a real PITA because you might have to know the origin, insertion, action, and innervation. The good news is that while there are about 600 muscles in the body, you only really have to...
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    Apply into the Nursing program or apply next year after completing pre reqs?

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

    Getting all the prerequisites/related coursework out of the way before you apply is usually the best way to go. In fact, I'll go one step further and say that you should complete all the Graduation...
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    HELP! Masking the smell of feces!

    akulahawkRN replied to WhitneyRene's topic in General Students

    Some smells are hard to "cover" with anything. If you suspect that you may have a patient that you need to clean up after that's got a particularly foul odor, you may want to put a surgical mask on...
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    Is it awkward bathing, dressing and wiping patients?

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

    At first, doing all those things may be awkward for you. In time, with training and experience, you'll come to see that it's just a part of the job and nothing really all that special. Eventually...
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    Should I resign, or be suspended?

    akulahawkRN replied to mahroya's topic in Nursing Career

    Employers do that because every time one of their employees gets unemployment, their insurance rate goes up a certain amount. They want to keep their costs as low as possible, so they'll fight the...
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    Aha bls certification question

    akulahawkRN replied to alexis_xoxo's topic in General Nursing

    If you're trying to do an "online only" class, some places may not accept that for recertification. As far as I know, the AHA has hybrid courses where you do the didactic portion online and complete a...
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    Do you recommend taking Chemistry before nursing school?

    akulahawkRN replied to LadyLamp's topic in General Students

    As some people here have said,or make that pretty much everybody, taking chemistry should definitely be a prerequisite to any nursing program. If chemistry is not a prerequisite for your program, you...
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    Auscultating

    akulahawkRN replied to OwlieO.O's topic in General Students

    There are a couple of things that should be addressed. The first thing is that the stethoscope ear tips are supposed to be put in facing forward toward your nose. If the chest piece can rotate so...
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    Does nursing school teach you how to react to a dead/dying patient?

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

    In my experience so far, the answer is basically a "not exactly". Nursing School won't teach you exactly how to react to a dead/dying patient. Along the way, though, you'll learn how you react to...
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    Paramedics in the hospital setting

    akulahawkRN replied to Ellekat2's topic in Rural

    California's rules for Paramedics working as Paramedics in the ED are a little different. In "small and rural" hospitals, they can function as Paramedics and their full scope of practice can be...
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    Putting the Code Medicine (Abboject) Syringes Together

    akulahawkRN replied to PMHNP2023's topic in Emergency

    Here's a youtube video that you can use to see how it's done. The medication used is D50, but the process of assembling other pre-loaded syringes of that type is basically identical. Skip forward to...