Wildcatkt

Wildcatkt

ICU, trauma

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About Wildcatkt

Wildcatkt has 1 years experience and specializes in ICU, trauma.


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  1. ICU to OB--new grad

    I can also speak to this personally; I worked in trauma ICU as a new grad, and I thought I loved it at first, until the stress started physically weighing on me. I wasn't sleeping or eating, and I was so stressed thinking about going to work that I w...
  2. Future Pediatric Nurse: UC Berkeley vs Sac State

    Similarly, I had debated between becoming an RN and a PA, so I applied to UC Berkeley and a few CSUs and was accepted to all. After a job shadow, I decided nursing was definitely the right move for me, so I went to CSU Chico and got my nursing degree...
  3. Postpartum Magnesium Sulfate

    Also, I work at the large regional facility in northern Nevada, and from what I've been told, the other hospital is private/for-profit and their mag patients stay in L&D. I think it might have something to do with them being part of the Calofirni...
  4. Postpartum Magnesium Sulfate

    Our Mag patients come up to PP as soon as the pressures are stable (systolic
  5. Waited 7 months for my ATT in California

    Sorry to hear about your troubles, I had a similar experience :cry:I graduated from a BSN program in May and i turned my paperwork in before I graduated in April, and didn't get my ATT until late August :-/ they "lost" my transcripts, so I paid to or...
  6. Renown Health in Reno, NV

    I am working as a new grad at Renown, I have only been here a few weeks so I can tell you what I know so far! Renown hires new grads in all units (I started in trauma ICU) except ER unless it's a rare occasion. Pay is okay, I am from the SF Bay area ...
  7. Moving to Reno?

    Hi Kim, I am an RN in Reno, and there are two main hospitals here, Renown Regional Medical Center and St. Mary's. I am currently working in the Trauma ICU at Renown, and I love it here! I am not sure where you looked up the hospital size, but I know...
  8. How long is your commute?

    I have actually been wanting to ask the same thing! I have accepted a job in Reno, and I really want to move in with my boyfriend in South Lake Tahoe. The commute would be around an hour, but that's without snow. I don't know if it will be worth it o...
  9. New Grad in Trauma ICU, advice?

    Hello! I am a new grad RN and I will be starting in a level 2 trauma ICU at the end of next month. I will have a 12 week orientation period with a combination of hospital days with a preceptor and classes, but I am wondering if anyone can give me any...
  10. UC Davis RN residency July/Oct 2015

    I received an email response yesterday after I asked about which units already hired/are hiring for which start dates/and if interviews were completed and this was the response I received from the nurse residency program recruiter: "The only thing I...
  11. UC Davis RN residency July/Oct 2015

    I had a friend hired into Internal Medicine. Does anyone know what units are hiring now and which ones are hiring in October?
  12. UC Davis RN residency July/Oct 2015

    Hey guys! I know someone that just got called for an interview in L&D, but don't know anyone who has been called for any other units yet!
  13. Chico State University Reviews

    And @Jennybewbs It should be doable to take other courses during first semester, and a lot of my classmates are taking some in spring (our 3rd semester) because it is supposed to be the easiest semester! But if you could split them between 1st and 3r...
  14. Chico State University Reviews

    Congrats to all of you who got in!! Looking forward to possibly meeting you guys! You should all come to the fundraiser event that the CNSA holds at The Bear at the beginning of every semester, it's a good way to meet people from other semesters! :))
  15. Chico State University Reviews

    Whoops sorry I'm kinda late, I've been super busy studying for finals and whatnot But yes I got an email before I receive anything in the mail :)