Reno1978 BSN, RN

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    Foley caths

    Reno1978 replied to jhns9vl's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've heard of this before, but it isn't common practice where I work. I think the rationale had something to do with the anatomy of the member. Now, I've been male for quite a while now and I just...
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    St. Mary's/Regional Better Working Conditions?

    Reno1978 replied to michelle.laree's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Working in the ICU at Renown, I've yet to be given a 3 patient assignment. So the nurse : patient ratios is a moot point. I've seen a 3 patient assignment once, and like Medwynn said, they were low...
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    St. Mary's/Regional Better Working Conditions?

    Reno1978 replied to michelle.laree's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Renown has a 26 bed trauma ICU, 18 bed Medical/Surgical ICU, 30something bed cardiac ICU, and they just reopened another 6 beds in the old cardiac ICU to accommodate even more ICU patients. They're a...
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    Saw something that really disturbed me tonight

    Reno1978 replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    If she paid with a debit/credit card, the merchant can find a record of that and get her name if a report is filed...especially since she was ahead of you in line and you know the time of your...
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    NP vs PA

    Reno1978 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think there's another thread somewhere that goes into much more detail, but the bottom line is that a PA does not require a BSN
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    Traveling to Reno!

    Reno1978 replied to levnonjetplane's topic in Travel

    I work in one of the ICUs at Renown in Reno. Do you know which one you're interviewing for? There's a med/surg ICU, a trauma ICU and cardiac ICU. We may be co-workers soon! Anyhow, traveler...
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    High School Senior, needs help on Choosing a nursing path.

    Reno1978 replied to BEEsenior's topic in General Nursing

    pre-nursing, as a major, usually isn't listed on websites...the university I went to used it solely for the purpose of declaring a major so you can enroll in courses. then once you are accepted into...
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    High School Senior, needs help on Choosing a nursing path.

    Reno1978 replied to BEEsenior's topic in General Nursing

    Check out this page at UCF: http://nursing.ucf.edu/images/pdf/Pages%20from%20UCFUGRDCatalog0809-BasicBSNcurriculum.pdf Note that the courses listed under sections 1 & 2 can be taken at a FL...
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    Schedueling and Weekends

    Reno1978 replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    Just sounds like the policy, if there even is one, isn't clear. Where I work we self-schedule, but we have to work 3 of the 8 weekend shifts per 4 week
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    Are you good at chemistry?? Hyper, hypotonic??

    Reno1978 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    The shift of water is from the vascular space to intracellular space, so the remaining vascular volume is what gets
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    Northern Nevada

    Reno1978 replied to FERN-tastic's topic in Nevada Nursing

    The unions were voted in long ago. It's that they've finally negotiated terms of actual contracts at both facilities that are being voted on. Let's hope it was worth the
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    Northern Nevada

    Reno1978 replied to FERN-tastic's topic in Nevada Nursing

    That rumor about Orvis goes around every semester and it's never true. The May graduates are fine and most have already taken and passed NCLEX...I work with a few of the May new grads from Orvis, and...
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    Northern Nevada

    Reno1978 replied to FERN-tastic's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I was just in Winnemucca today, stopping at the Flying J on my way home to Reno. Just had a pretty awesome roadtrip up to Seattle and eastern WA for a week!
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    Overheard...

    Reno1978 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Some nursing humor is quite dark, and here's something I overheard the other day that got a big laugh! I'm listening to one of my favorite doctors get asked a question by a new resident. She was...
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    Nursing

    Reno1978 replied to MIAMI R.N2b's topic in General Nursing

    I went back to school in my late 20s. I wanted to be a RN by the time I was 30 and I accomplished that goal. If you want something bad enough, you'll do what it takes. Encourage your family member...
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    How can I become a nurse anesthetist if I have a bachelors degree in biology?

    Reno1978 replied to Weber's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Most nurse anesthetist programs require 1-2 years of critical care nursing, so the first step would be becoming an RN. I would think they'd prefer you have a BS in Nursing, so look into programs for...
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    Northern Nevada

    Reno1978 replied to FERN-tastic's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I think I know who you are!
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    Northern Nevada

    Reno1978 replied to FERN-tastic's topic in Nevada Nursing

    The count is up to what...three? WOOT!! We'll soon be
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    Should I not be a nurse?

    Reno1978 replied to guiltysins's topic in General Nursing

    The beauty of nursing is that you can find your niche and jump right into it in most cases. If you get burned out, recreate yourself someplace
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    I hate it when the male nurses on my unit...

    Reno1978 replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like this is ingrained into the culture of the unit and is perpetuated by both the male nurses and whoever is in charge. Best of luck encouraging the waves of
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    Should I not be a nurse?

    Reno1978 replied to guiltysins's topic in General Nursing

    I found out in nursing school that areas of nursing I never thought I'd ever be interested in...I actually kinda liked. If you aren't a nurse yet, don't eliminate potential job opportunities until you...
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    picc line dressing change

    Reno1978 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I find it interesting that many have commented that injection caps are changed Q7 days. We change them Q4 days / 96 hours along with our IV tubing. We do not change them with every blood draw....
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    picc line dressing change

    Reno1978 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    The floor
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    do you bring or buy??

    Reno1978 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ya, those reusable freezer gel packs are nice for when you want to keep things cold. They're fairly inexpensive too. I bought some at Wal-Mart for about $1
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    picc line dressing change

    Reno1978 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work it's protocol to change the dressing 24h after insertion, then every 7 days, or PRN. No order is