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    Help with cardiac physiology

    akulahawkRN replied to 2bNurseCai's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That page is a pretty thorough basic explanation of the conduction cycle. I would also look at the Kahn Academy stuff. That site usually has graphics and the like that shows you as you're being told...
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    Retaking Anatomy 1?

    akulahawkRN replied to SMS1130's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If all of your prerequisites are all A's and that single B and your overall GPA is very good, I wouldn't bother retaking the course to get an A grade out of it. It's also quite possible that your...
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    Degree Advice...

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

    You may be able to go to a "traditional" BSN program as a second Bachelor's student. The pace would be slower than the ABSN and would be about as long, maybe an additional semester longer, as an ADN...
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    Questions about Nursing Care plans?

    akulahawkRN replied to mcclot1993's topic in General Students

    ^^^^ This. I don't think anyone here can't stress enough that you should get your prerequisites done (with very good grades) and get into school before you really start digging into the questions...
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    New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    akulahawkRN replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    I've been a paramedic for a while... and I can honestly say that I've done wrong pretty much everything you have. Just not all in one day. Two or three days... yes. Guilty as charged! I think it took...
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    ACLS - Nursing Student

    akulahawkRN replied to thelittledoe's topic in Emergency

    At the program I'm in, we're not required to take ACLS but by the end of the program, we've essentially gone over all the material for it and should we choose to take ACLS on our own, it's pretty easy...
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    Taking 20 credits next semester.

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

    Is it doable? Sure. You have to balance out that workload with other things though. Namely, you'll lose a lot of what would normally be considered "free time" as you'll spend a lot of time studying....
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    Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction - personal experience

    akulahawkRN replied to acedit's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm related to someone that is very sensitive to transfusion. Blood is to be very carefully cross-matched to avoid hemolysis. Sorry to hear about your
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    Pros and Cons of Computerized Charting

    akulahawkRN replied to phlowtey's topic in General Nursing

    Disclaimer: I'm a Student Nurse... I've done both paper and computer charting, and there are clear advantages to each. Since the OP's going to go to computerized charting, here's my experience with...
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    Certification (EMT or phlebotomy) before applying to ABSN programs

    akulahawkRN replied to ElizabethH736's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think something that I forgot to mention is that when it comes to having additional licenses/certifications, they seem to typically give weight to only one that you would have. So if you have...
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    Should I Even Try Becoming An RN?

    akulahawkRN replied to Leahwannabe's topic in General Students

    The one difficult/irritating thing about the FAFSA is that it asks for parental information as it seems to expect that parents will contribute to school. If there's some way that you can show that you...
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    Certification (EMT or phlebotomy) before applying to ABSN programs

    akulahawkRN replied to ElizabethH736's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As a CNA, your training and experience will have a bigger impact upon your practice as a nurse than EMT training actually will. That being said, you'll probably get more experience actually assessing...
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    Certification (EMT or phlebotomy) before applying to ABSN programs

    akulahawkRN replied to ElizabethH736's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Of those two certifications, EMT will serve you better because you'll at least have some idea about how to do a physical exam and take vital signs. Neither will, in and of themselves, help you get a...
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    I am scared to do CPR

    akulahawkRN replied to Luna1326's topic in General Nursing

    First off, the hardest part about doing CPR the first time is making the decision to do it. After that, the rest is pretty automatic. I've done CPR a couple dozen times over the years and ran a few...
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    How do I change my outlook?

    akulahawkRN replied to wise8's topic in General Students

    Study as if your patient's life depends upon it, because it does. If you're hyperfocused on grades, you won't necessarily do yourself any good... however, if you study with a different focus and the...
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    Changing code status to DNR/DNI

    akulahawkRN replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Slow code may be "ok" but you could consider calling EMS, if allowed by your facility. Just make sure you have all the paperwork handy... I doubt many Paramedics would continue working a code after a...
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    DNR's that do not mean a thing!! Help...

    akulahawkRN replied to kati.corirossi's topic in General Students

    May have to do with state law. It could be that in your particular state, anyone's allowed to contest the validity of the DNR, and therefore effectively nullify
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    EMT-b going for lpn, will it be somewhat easier?

    akulahawkRN replied to benzino90's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There will be some things that experience as an EMT will help with. The physical part of doing physical exams and obtaining vital signs. You'll also have some increased level of comfort meeting &...
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    Work as a CNA first?

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

    I would say that you should try to get a job in a hospital as a CNA once you finish CNA school. It's precisely because there are often 2 lists for jobs: internal and external. If you're not an...
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    OB clinical experience ... a male perspective.

    akulahawkRN replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    I had OB last semester. I can honestly say that while I think OB is very interesting, it's probably not going to be my career choice. I was fortunate in that I never had a patient decide that I could...
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    Non-rebreather mask with a co2 retainer

    akulahawkRN replied to Debra,RN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the things to consider is the patient's SpO2 trend. Just because the Sat's in the 80's doesn't mean the patient is suddenly and horribly hypoxic. That being said, in an emergent situation,...
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    Contact Precautions Question

    akulahawkRN replied to WanderLust07's topic in General Nursing

    I agree 100%. All the visitor needs to know is that the patient they're visiting is on isolation and if the visitor wants to go in the room, they must follow the precautions posted. No precautions =...
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    Age of a late bloomer

    akulahawkRN replied to lilbrice25's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Once you've found what you really want to do, no matter the age, you should pursue it. You want to become a Nurse. That's great! My only question to you is this: Are you dead yet? If your answer is...
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    EMS call what would you do?

    akulahawkRN replied to rnjetta12's topic in School

    Just so you know, those symptoms are classic. In my personal experience, most Nurses don't know how to evaluate concussion/TBI beyond suspecting it. EMS certainly doesn't because they don't get any...
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    "Note to New Students" Nursing School is not all bad!!!

    akulahawkRN replied to NursingStudent87's topic in General Students

    Nursing school (and really ALL schools that are intense in nature) is all about balance. When you take on such a tough load, you have to re-evaluate how everything needs to fit together to return to a...