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    Failed Drug Test!!!!!!

    Reno1978 replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    So much is wrong with this scenario! YOU offering YOUR prescription information prior to a drug test IS NOT a violation of HIPAA. The lab leaving details of your results on your answering machine...
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    Northern Nevada

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

    I've been lucky and haven't had any horrible experiences with docs here either. Are you still traveling,
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    Northern Nevada

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

    Wow, we wouldn't function if we got rid of all our travelers.... Many of them are repeat visitors though who are loved by staff. Do different types of patients get filtered into the blue, red, green...
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    HIPPA rules and consent

    Reno1978 replied to Epona's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If I get a call from a family member and the patient is awake, alert, and oriented, I do not hesitate to transfer the call to the patient so they can have a conversation. Unfortunately, many patients...
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    HIPPA rules and consent

    Reno1978 replied to Epona's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I doubt you'll find too many questions on these topics on your NCLEX, but here goes: Where I work, the patient gets a password set-up and when people call over the phone, they must provide the...
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    Northern Nevada

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

    Ya, I've been to a trauma blue once and it was exciting chaos, for sure. I've always thought about going to the ED someday in the future. Sometimes the ICU can be a very sad place. How are we...
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    Should this patient be in ICU??

    Reno1978 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    That patient doesn't sound appropriate for a medical floor. Especially with q1h fingersticks. When are the other patient's going to get some attention? I thought the exact same thing. Although,...
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    Northern Nevada

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

    Roseview night shift - love
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    Thinking about becoming a nurse...

    Reno1978 replied to BenStiller's topic in Men in Nursing

    The job varies so much depending on which specialty you go into. I work in the ICU and I do 3 12-hour shifts per week with 4 days off, and I love that. We do self scheduling, and with the exception...
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    IV pump placement/Room set up

    Reno1978 replied to TulsaTime's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our rooms are set up so the bed is beneath the monitor. Vents are usually to the right of the head of the bed and IV pumps are usually on the left. This is sometimes awkward and there are times when...
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    GoLytely Shenanigans

    Reno1978 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I walked into my assigned area and the dayshift nurses were all very amused when they found out I was taking the patient in room 100. She was to get a GoLytely bowel prep for a colonoscopy the...
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    Northern Nevada

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

    So do you work at the big R too? Maybe I've picked up pts from you to take them to the
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    Scared of ABSN

    Reno1978 replied to abvinh's topic in General Nursing

    Factor in the reasons why it may be 14 months also...is it partly because the program runs through the summer months without a break? That doesn't necessarily make the courses more difficult if...
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    What are your ICU visitation hours???

    Reno1978 replied to Nacki's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in a locked unit. There is no visiting between 0600-0830 and 1800-2030. The rest of the time, visiting hours are open, but limited to two persons at a time unless the patient has had care...
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    Northern Nevada

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

    Tons that just aren't as cool as us I
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    Northern Nevada

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

    I'm in Northern NV :) I agree that there sure doesn't seem to be many of
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    Hospitals in the Tri-Cities?

    Reno1978 posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    This post caught my eye. I was born and raised in the Tri-Cities - Born at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. Although I got the heck out of the Tri-Cities the day after I graduated high school, the...
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    How Do You Do it FINANCIALLY?? Nervous about entering Nursing School!

    Reno1978 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, there was enough financial aid (scholarships and grants...yay free money!) available to totally cover my tuition and books. I continued to work FT while I took prerequisite classes and...
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    ACLS vs. BLS

    Reno1978 replied to jjc1121's topic in General Nursing

    You need BLS to take ACLS. I wish they would include some type of BLS recert within ACLS so we don't have to keep track of two
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    Renown Apprentiships?

    Reno1978 replied to targhee4's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Although it may not be exactly what you're looking for, you may want to look into a unit clerk or critical care tech position in the ICU if you want to get your foot in the door. We have a few people...
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    Renown Apprentiships?

    Reno1978 replied to targhee4's topic in Nevada Nursing

    That's unfortunate I think it's a good program that helped me become more prepared to enter the workforce after graduation, but whatever... They have done a lot of cutbacks in certain areas lately,...
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    Renown Apprentiships?

    Reno1978 replied to targhee4's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I work in one of the ICUs at Renown and the reason most likely is that they just hired new grads for both the Trauma ICU and the MICU/SICU (I work here and we have 6 new grads I believe), so that...
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    Waiting to start RN program...now what??

    Reno1978 replied to hmck32's topic in Nevada Nursing

    When does your RN program start? If you're going to be out of school longer than 6 months, I'd talk to your financial aid department because if you're enrollment status is reported as less than half...
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    New Grad Jobs in Reno

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

    Well, we have 4 ICUs at Renown. We have one that is mostly trauma patients, one that is cardiac patients, and one that is medical/surgical patients, then one for peds. I'd say if you wanted ICU...
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    New Grad Jobs in Reno

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

    I'd say both hospitals are pretty comparable and both have their ups and downs. Saint's is smaller and Renown (formerly Washoe) is the big show in town. What specialty are you interested in? It...