Reno1978 BSN, RN

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    Nurses and social networking sites (Facebook, Myspace, etc)

    Reno1978 replied to running_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can see it now: some old patient of mine writing on my wall, asking for medical advice. No thank
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    Is it really difficult to get a job in an ICU?

    Reno1978 replied to AndiePi's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I used to work out still hires new grads in the ICU. Where I work now, we mostly hire RNs who have at least a year of experience in nursing - the sicker the patients the better. We do...
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    Questions on patients with Anthrax

    Reno1978 replied to AmyL's topic in General Nursing

    Standard
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    New Nurse to WA. How long is the licensing process?

    Reno1978 replied to rkitty198's topic in Washington Nursing

    Congratulations! I had a big delay like that too...it was before Thanksgiving - I phoned them to ask what the hold-up was and the woman activated my license the same day. Certain times of the year,...
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    New Nurse to WA. How long is the licensing process?

    Reno1978 replied to rkitty198's topic in Washington Nursing

    I would call the DOH and ask them if your application is complete and if you need to fill out any additional paperwork. One month sounds like a long time to me - have they cashed your
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    NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    Reno1978 replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Propofol for insomnia? If true, he lived up to his nickname to the
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    Opinions on a book-Critical Care Made Incredibly Easy

    Reno1978 replied to chele44's topic in General Nursing

    A good compact reference for ICU is Kathy White's Fast Facts for Critical Care. You can buy it at her website, just google it, or if you have an iPhone, you can buy an electronic version. It's full...
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    Legal Q&A regarding CA State Board Requirements

    Reno1978 replied to Delta18's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    No one here can say for sure whether or not this would impact this applicant's license and we can't give legal advice here. I would say that I hope that the applicant was truthful on their application...
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    Critical care charting via computer

    Reno1978 replied to CasieCM's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's a good thing to let one nurse basically copy another nurse's charting. For floors that require more than 1 assessment for shift, I agree with being able to copy YOUR OWN...
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    A very trivial question about hair!

    Reno1978 replied to amphigouri's topic in General Nursing

    It's up to the dress code of the nursing program and the hospital(s) you may be working in for clinicals. Most describe hair color as it must be of a color that occurs in
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    Name change from DNR to AND

    Reno1978 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard people referring to this already... To-may-to,
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    What is your incentive for obtaining your CEN?

    Reno1978 replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Where I work, you get a $1.00 raise for your specialty certification as well as recognition on a department
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    Legal issue involving DNR...please comment

    Reno1978 replied to logans_mommy's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is able to say "Please help me, I can't breath," they can breath :) Absolutely you would give them appropriate care to relieve their distress, be it position changes, medication,...
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    Who does your time cards?

    Reno1978 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    One particular unit secretary does our timecard adjustments. We write any adjustments that need to be made in our timecard adjustment book and she goes through every Sunday and makes the appropriate...
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    moving to a different state after graduation

    Reno1978 replied to NurseyNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    Still, there is no reason to get an AZ license if you plan on working in NV first. You can apply for initial licensure in NV and forget about getting an AZ license, unless you want to pay double the...
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    moving to a different state after graduation

    Reno1978 replied to NurseyNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    When you're about 90 days out from graduation, fill out Nevada's Application for Nursing License by Examination form and submit. Nevada requires fingerprints, background check, and copies of...
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    "Call Back"

    Reno1978 replied to tgirl84's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, those hours are still counted toward requisite # of hours to maintain benefits and accrue time off,
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    legal to dispense meds....

    Reno1978 replied to Mandylou's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see why not. An example I can think of are psych patients who are court ordered to take medications under supervision. A nurse who normally works in an office setting at a psych facility...
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    "Call Back"

    Reno1978 replied to tgirl84's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that's much different than where I work. I'd be ticked too! Here, you go on "call back" if you volunteer to go home when there's a low census. If you don't volunteer, there's no mandatory low...
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    Can someone please help with TB test reading?

    Reno1978 replied to PaperxXxFlowers's topic in General Nursing

    This is my understanding of 2-step TB testing as well. It seems the OP is under the impression the first skin test is read 1 week later, which is
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    No More Fingersticks for Techs!!

    Reno1978 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I love these! Where I work, they call this the VAMP system. There's a good picture of one here:
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    Need to change license application state- stressed, help!

    Reno1978 replied to futurern123's topic in General Nursing

    Be sure to call DC too and let them know you already got a ATT from VA but want to change to them for initial licensure - hopefully you won't have to start from scratch and get a whole new approval to...
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    Need to change license application state- stressed, help!

    Reno1978 replied to futurern123's topic in General Nursing

    You can pay PearsonVue a $50 fee to change where they report your results. I'd call DC BON and make sure you can hustle and submit an application by exam to them ASAP and just get your license there...
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    Would you get treated at the hospital where you work?

    Reno1978 replied to Goingthere's topic in General Nursing

    I think some people may not want to feel vulnerable amongst their coworkers. Her desire to move to another facility may have been less about the level of care she would receive there and more to do...
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    CCRN help!

    Reno1978 replied to Xiomara's topic in General Nursing

    That's the same type of issues I'm encountering as far as the material being new. I'm comfortable handling the types of patients I've been taking, but my type of ICU patients are typically neuro,...