Reno1978 BSN, RN

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    California licensing ? - graduating from NV. HELP

    Reno1978 replied to ORhopeful's topic in General Nursing

    You're really going to have to get your answer from the CA BRN. It must suck that they're difficult to reach. Looking at the NV BON page, it states that graduates from schools with provisional...
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    Considering Locating

    Reno1978 replied to Mr.RN-CDE's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I don't believe northern NV (Reno, Carson City) has the same economic impact and poor employment opportunities. On the other hand, it's not the most exciting place to
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    RN Licensure

    Reno1978 replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    Not all states require fingerprinting for licensure. Check with your Board of Nursing to see what they require. Looking over the PA application, I don't see any requirement to submit fingerprints....
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    Hurst Review

    Reno1978 replied to taramicah's topic in General Nursing

    My class did the same and I opted not to take it. Those that did said it was helpful, but that it did seem to focus on a lot of information that if you're doing well in nursing school is totally...
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    ATI and NCLEX

    Reno1978 replied to firstyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    ATI does a good job of identifying your weak points. I'm not sure about all the ATI products, but we took the ATI Predictor and once you're finished, it lists all test areas and how well you did in...
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    care mapping uuugggg!!! help with diagnoses

    Reno1978 replied to fsumurse's topic in General Students

    I can't say enough how having a good care plan reference book is. The best one I found was by Gulanick and Myers. ISBN-13: 9780323039543 Check it out if you have a Barnes and Noble nearby, or any...
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    NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    Reno1978 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I can think of maybe 1 shift that I wasn't able to take a lunch because I was simply too busy with a critically ill patient. The norm is that we get our 30 minute lunches and even our two 15minute...
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    Do you get these options in Nursing School?

    Reno1978 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school provides you with a foundation for safe practice as a new RN. You get exposed to many different specialties during school. You may choose a specialty to pursue once you become a RN...
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    I think we missed the signs and my pt died because of it

    Reno1978 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    Don't forget this experience and continue to advocate for your
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    How does YOUR hospital waste its money?

    Reno1978 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    On another note, I don't think that advertising dollars are money poorly spent. Like it or not, we all work for businesses that want to make money. If advertisement helps allure people to your place...
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    How does YOUR hospital waste its money?

    Reno1978 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot has to with what the company is willing to do to retain their own nurses. Where I work, they offer premium shifts that pay 2x your base to cover shifts that are short staffed. This...
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    How does YOUR hospital waste its money?

    Reno1978 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The one thing that strikes me as a huge waste of money is that each and every night the patient's lab results are printed for their entire hospital stay....not just the previous 24hr's worth of labs,...
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    How is the job market in Spokane?

    Reno1978 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Washington Nursing

    The Tri-Cities are: Pasco, Kennewick and Richland. The larger hospitals are Kadlec Medical Center in Richland and Kennewick General Hospital. There's also Lourdes Medical Center in
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    Why do you give IV nexium and protonix slow?!

    Reno1978 replied to Craychek's topic in General Nursing

    This is how fast I've been giving it for the past
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    If you breastpumped at work, were your coworkers supportive?

    Reno1978 replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I see no problem with it. I've had coworkers do it and it's no big deal. In fact, at my current facility there is a breastpumping room for women to use if they need to
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    "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    Reno1978 replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This is only in my experience, but I've yet to work with a LPN in a hospital setting at my last place of employment in Reno or now up in WA state. With few exceptions, I've only heard of them working...
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    Finding a job as a new grad

    Reno1978 replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell you much about the Seattle area...no idea. I live in south-eastern WA and things here are still growing...my nurse manager wants to hire about 20+ more ICU nurses to expand from a 16 bed...
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    Finding a job as a new grad

    Reno1978 replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    I think they mostly care that you're licensed to work. I work in WA now, but was educated in NV. You can take the NCLEX wherever you want and have your results sent to whichever board of nursing...
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    benefits of CCRN?

    Reno1978 replied to ello7's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, there is a financial incentive not only in that the hospital will pay for the exam upon successful completion, but they also increase our hourly rate of pay with this certification....
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    how does your facility take blood pressure

    Reno1978 replied to chicagrl72's topic in General Nursing

    Automatic. For patients in the ICU, many have art lines, so the two results are compared. Normally they match up very closely. I do manual if there is no correlation, and my art line has a poor...
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    Does nursing have to be your "calling" for you to be a great nurse?

    Reno1978 replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Nursing

    My motivation to become a nurse came via text message. Who calls anyone these
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    Does nursing have to be your "calling" for you to be a great nurse?

    Reno1978 replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope.
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    3% NS

    Reno1978 replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    My point was that 125 is low, but usually not life threatening. In my experience, 3% NS is given only in critical cases...and from what I've seen, that usually means Na is somewhere in the 110s or...
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    ED BKAT

    Reno1978 replied to Connie Elder's topic in General Nursing

    wait...of course there's already a thread on allnurses about this: https://allnurses.com/micu-sicu-nursing/bkat-test-362950.html#post3379144 There's a contact person listed who you can get a copy...
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    ED BKAT

    Reno1978 replied to Connie Elder's topic in General Nursing

    I recently took the BKAT for Intensive Care with my new position. It tested pretty general ICU knowledge. I have no idea where to get a copy