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    Practicing "nursing" w/o a license...?

    akulahawkRN replied to orange89's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the link, I was about to go looking for something like that just because of this
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    Nurse brutally beaten in a Brooklyn Hospital

    akulahawkRN replied to HGTVrn33's topic in Nursing News

    No scene is ever 100% secure. Even in a jail or prison. Always keep your level of awareness up, attuned to any hint of something going sideways. Your floor/unit/whatever may be one of the safest...
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    pop up says results on hold

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

    It could very well be that they want to be sure that test integrity has been maintained, so they will put your results on hold until they're certain that you haven't broken any of the rules. They're...
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    Shy nurses

    akulahawkRN replied to Tesfanurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Being confident but soft of voice and being shy are two different things. People will be able to tell which type of person you are by how you act because both types of people are "quiet." Just as a...
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    Do nursing schools have to provide health insurance to students?

    akulahawkRN replied to hkneurorn's topic in General Students

    The school I'm at encourages students to have their own health insurance. It is, however, possible that your school has an insurance policy that's basically a workman's comp. You'll have to check with...
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    Took NCLEX today/second time

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

    That's the good pop-up. You have passed, unless everything has lined up against you and you've been struck by lightning every day for the past year...
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    ACLS

    akulahawkRN replied to nursecouncil's topic in Critical Care

    I've taken ACLS a few times and I can definitely say that if it's your first time taking it, online isn't the best option. You'd better served taking that basic dysrhythmias course. Then as you learn...
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    Get my associate degree in nursing or my bachelor degree in nursing?

    akulahawkRN replied to HatTrickHero11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Being that you have an AS degree now, I would suggest getting your prerequisites done for nursing school and go for a BSN. You'll spend about as much time getting a BSN as you would an ADN at this...
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    Administering meds at clinical

    akulahawkRN replied to keeithh01's topic in General Students

    At the program I'm attending, we only get to do a couple med passes with our instructor in the 1st semester. Then in 2nd, once we're checked off for PO meds, we're able to give them on our own in a...
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    need help making a final decision

    akulahawkRN replied to starnurse2b16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    YOU are generally the only one truly holding YOU back. If you choose to not try, then you choose failure. I applied to school 15 times over 4 years to get in. If I had stopped before that, I wouldn't...
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    need help making a final decision

    akulahawkRN replied to starnurse2b16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, then this is probably somewhat close to the basic path you might take through completing your NP. I would suggest because you're not quite finished with completing your prerequisites that you...
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    need help making a final decision

    akulahawkRN replied to starnurse2b16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Another option that you have is to apply to the programs that you want to apply to and see if you get in. If you are expecting to not get entry into either one of those, you could follow the path that...
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    We're not here for that

    akulahawkRN replied to happynurse49's topic in General Students

    What the OP did was (hopefully) very instructive to the fellow nursing student. I'm in my last Semester of Nursing School and I have to say that I'm most definitely NOT above that stuff. I might gag,...
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    Flight Nurse Advice

    akulahawkRN replied to Jjpount862's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    For the Original Poster - I guarantee you this: being a Paramedic will only provide you part of the puzzle... and you can learn that stuff without becoming one, it will just take a little longer....
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    Submandibular gland infection/drainage! (please help)

    akulahawkRN replied to theperfectday0's topic in General Nursing

    Good early morning to you! I'm going to lead off with the explanation that it's against the TOS to provide medical advice on this forum. So I won't. What I will say is that it's possible to diagnose...
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    Lessons From the Super Bowl

    akulahawkRN replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    I would have to agree with a big chunk of this. While I'm certainly no fan of the Seahawks, the team management method they use is an excellent model, if everyone buys into it. That's a key thing...
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    ACLS certification

    akulahawkRN replied to astratton83's topic in General Nursing

    It really isn't like it used to be. It's a whole lot easier than it was. Know the rhythms. Know how to do good, high-quality CPR, and know how to use the defibrillator as outlined in the program. As...
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    bipolar v borderline

    akulahawkRN replied to edie1's topic in Psychiatric

    Another way to think about borderline personality is that they have no emotional filter so they experience their emotions full-throttle then back off as they realize they reacted too much. For...
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    irregular sleep and seizures

    akulahawkRN replied to maryray's topic in General Nursing

    A neighbor of mine had a seizure while leaving his driveway one day. He'd had a few days of poor and interrupted sleep and ended up having a seizure because of it. As long as he gets some decent...
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    Allergies and running codes

    akulahawkRN replied to usetimewisely's topic in Patient Medications

    Please don't consider your question silly at all, after all, you asked the question instead of simply wondering about it. Good for
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    First Code/Death

    akulahawkRN replied to chiromed0's topic in General Nursing

    It's completely normal to feel out of place and not know what to do when it's your first code. I remember my first one. Most people do. The hardest part about it is realizing that you not only need to...
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    First code as a new nurse

    akulahawkRN replied to Katniss88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I tend to agree. I know going forward that I'm not going to freeze in a code because I've run about a dozen of them. The first code you participate in is usually the hardest because you're put into a...
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    Terrible Medication Error

    akulahawkRN replied to rekea526's topic in Patient Medications

    Even I, with all the protections of nursing instructors around, have made a med error. Did I make an error that would have resulted in harm to the patient? No. It was an error though and I learned a...
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    How much "dirty work" have you encountered in nursing school

    akulahawkRN replied to dulcet's topic in General Students

    I'm about to finish NS myself. I don't call it "dirty" work at all. It's all just part of the job. Come to think of it, I've been cleaning people up for the better part of 14 years and I've never...
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    Allergies and running codes

    akulahawkRN replied to usetimewisely's topic in Patient Medications

    If you're that worried about it, I would suggest taking a look at the code meds you might push during a code and cross-reference them with the patient's allergy list. If you find a match, make sure...