Reno1978 BSN, RN

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    Has anyone taken A&P at TMCC?

    Reno1978 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I PM'd
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    Disposable chux or washable?

    Reno1978 replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    We use either depending on what type of mattress the patient is on. We use the blue disposable ones for our patients that are on low air loss mattresses and the washable cloth ones for all other...
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    Has anyone taken A&P at TMCC?

    Reno1978 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I took A&P I in the summer (4 weeks long) and A&P II in the fall (16 weeks long). I think the fast-track A&P where each is 8 weeks long would be a good balance. Expect to be busy, but I...
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    nursing program in the middle of a move

    Reno1978 replied to golfergirl17's topic in General Nursing

    I would finish your nursing school program in one area. Moving in the middle would most likely mean a fresh start at the new
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    High school student here... considering nursing as a possible career

    Reno1978 replied to JohnMN's topic in General Nursing

    Social life - during nursing school, forget about it. Once you land a job, absolutely. I just took the last 6 days off and went to Boston for the holiday to visit friends and have some fun. With 4...
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    High school student here... considering nursing as a possible career

    Reno1978 replied to JohnMN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to reiterate that the 4 days off a week is nice. Especially where I work, since we do self-scheduling with pretty basic rules (we need to work three of the eight weekend days in our four week...
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    High school student here... considering nursing as a possible career

    Reno1978 replied to JohnMN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a city that isn't that large, and new graduates make between
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    pre employment physical

    Reno1978 replied to lhsouthern's topic in General Nursing

    For me, this wasn't that serious. They checked my vitals and made sure i could do some range of motion exercises and a vision test as well as collected a urine sample for my pre-employment drug...
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    Challenge Rn Test?

    Reno1978 replied to smoot33's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't heard of this either. I've heard that there's a few states that allow certain military corpsmen to sit for the NCLEX-PN to become a LPN/LVN, but I don't think that helps you
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    High school student here... considering nursing as a possible career

    Reno1978 replied to JohnMN's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on the area of the country. You can probably visit the regional forums here for your state and get an idea of pay in your
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    Typical work schedule

    Reno1978 replied to goodgalpal's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses in my facility work all 3 of those options, depending on the
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    Hair style

    Reno1978 replied to Galaknore's topic in Men in Nursing

    We have a hospitalist that I jokingly call "32 or Bust" because that seems to be the # of chunky hair spikes he tries to get on his head. It looks like something straight from anime, but he acts...
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    Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    Reno1978 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Last night we had a new admit and as the nurse brought him up from the ER, myself and the other nurse in the area went into the room to help him get settled. The other nurse looked at this...
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    What to do while waiting to get into program

    Reno1978 replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Nursing

    Be mindful of your enrollment status if you have any student loans. If you are not enrolled, your student loans will pop over into repayment after your grace
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    I am giving up

    Reno1978 replied to tryingtobecome's topic in General Nursing

    I heard all of that same talk about how hard it was going to be and it was all very discouraging. Yes, it's hard. Impossible? NO! I went back to school after 8 years of doing things on my own with...
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    some younger male nurses.....

    Reno1978 replied to junebride's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well, thank goodness I only have 1 and 1/2 months to go before I am no longer a jerk or apathetic.
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    UNR or UNLV?

    Reno1978 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in Nevada Nursing

    When you submit your TMCC transcripts to UNR you do get a "transfer GPA" that follows you, but it really means nothing as far as admissions into the nursing program. On the application for UNR's...
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    NSC Accelerated Nursing Program Fall'08

    Reno1978 replied to MurseBobby's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I graduated from UNR. I think the hardest part was simply time management. There was a test nearly every week, sometimes multiple tests per week, in various classes and there's a lot of material to...
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    NSC Accelerated Nursing Program Fall'08

    Reno1978 replied to MurseBobby's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I'd enjoy your summertime if you have free time because once nursing school starts, you won't have much of it to spare! Congratulations on getting in! I'm a recent graduate up in the northern part of...
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    UNR or UNLV?

    Reno1978 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I went to UNR and had a great experience. I took all my prereqs at TMCC and xferred there without any issues. Take a look at the TMCC Transfer doc on UNR's site here:...
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    Haven't recieved ATT code! (DC)

    Reno1978 replied to zakuro's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, my ATT did have a code on it that is required to be entered when you go back to the PearsonVue website to schedule your appointment for NCLEX, so that's probably what the OP is referring
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    Progressive Care Unit?

    Reno1978 replied to Acosmo27's topic in General Nursing

    Here, PCU is considered a level of care between ICU and a regular Med/Surg floor, like a step-down
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    How long did it take you to complete the RN program?

    Reno1978 replied to Alaska04's topic in General Nursing

    It entirely depends on how much time you have. It only took me 3.5 because I took summer classes to satisfy prerequisite and general requirements in the summers of 2004, 2005, and 2006, totaling 5...
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    How long did it take you to complete the RN program?

    Reno1978 replied to Alaska04's topic in General Nursing

    I started Summer 2004 and Graduated Fall of 2007, so 3.5 years for my
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    Haven't recieved ATT code! (DC)

    Reno1978 replied to zakuro's topic in General Nursing

    Have you registered with PearsonVue? It's obvious from your post that you've completed your license application with the BON, but you also have to register at http://pearsonvue.com/nclex/ Like...