Reno1978 BSN, RN

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    You Tube Video on Baby Helmet

    Reno1978 replied to Cuddlebugs's topic in General Nursing

    I know, right?! It actually doesn't seem like a bad product...babies falling on their heads makes me
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    You Tube Video on Baby Helmet

    Reno1978 replied to Cuddlebugs's topic in General Nursing

    I must admit, I was waiting for the poor kid
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    Washoe Detention Center-Reno NV, Anyone?

    Reno1978 replied to MsPiggy's topic in Travel

    I can offer thoughts in general about Reno: July and August are HOT! 90s-100s. Lake Tahoe is beautiful and not too far of a drive. There's a 24/7 feel to the city - you can always get a meal, go...
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    Anyone can get into Nursing.

    Reno1978 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't until my better half saw how many classes, how much studying, how many textbooks, and how much knowledge was required to become "just a nurse" that he had any grasp of what went into it....
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    Nursing Students and Report

    Reno1978 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in school, we were expected to show up early enough to listen to report at change of shift...showing up after report and expecting the nurses to stop what they're doing to give report again...
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    NCLEX quick results in Nebraska

    Reno1978 replied to leesiebug1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations!!
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    What states allow RN's to pronounce death?

    Reno1978 replied to daisey_may's topic in General Nursing

    I notice how many people mention that 2 RNs may pronounce. That is the way it is usually ordered at my facility as well, but after reading the law, it appears that that is hospital policy. In my unit...
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    What states allow RN's to pronounce death?

    Reno1978 replied to daisey_may's topic in General Nursing

    RNs in NV may with a physician order. Here's a link to the law:
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    NCLEX quick results in Nebraska

    Reno1978 replied to leesiebug1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, you can get your results two days after you test, including weekends. I have my fingers crossed for you! I know at least 3 in my class that got 265 and
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    What do you think of this comment?

    Reno1978 replied to zenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Could it be a timing issue? When did you start applying? Recently a student myself, I applied for my nursing externship MONTHS in advance and the positions seemed to be more "first come, first...
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    will anyone ever hire me

    Reno1978 replied to isadoragag's topic in General Nursing

    Employers care that you get licensed. I really doubt they care about what grades you received in school. I never had to submit any of that when I got my first job after
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    Trapped in this office job and waiting for nursing school...

    Reno1978 replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    I was in your exact situation until the fall of 2005, when i finally quit to finish up my prereqs and start nursing school the following fall. Just go through the motions! 3 months is right around...
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    Personal Life at Work?

    Reno1978 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    There's a big difference, in my opinion, between talking too much about your personal life (which shouldn't be offensive, maybe annoying to someone) and telling an inappropriate joke that offended...
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    Officially a Graduate Nurse

    Reno1978 replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    It didn't hit me until my pinning ceremony that school was actually over, I'd be taking NCLEX, and starting my life as a professional nurse. What an accomplishment! Congratulations are in order!...
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    Why Bachelors over Associates?!? is it worth it?

    Reno1978 replied to NurseToBe20100102's topic in General Nursing

    I get the impression from reading many threads on AllNurses that this may be the case in many parts of the country, but I disagree as well with those blanket statements that ADN programs have more...
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    Why Bachelors over Associates?!? is it worth it?

    Reno1978 replied to NurseToBe20100102's topic in General Nursing

    Here, a 2-year nursing degree doesn't exist, although I think it's hilarious that our community college advertises their program as a 2-year program. It takes at least 4 semesters to finish the...
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    What class teaches all the medical terms and abbreviations?

    Reno1978 replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

    We had a 2 credit course that was a prerequisite for our nursing program that included medical terminology and medical math for dosage
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    Bumex drip and lab draw

    Reno1978 replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, our K replacement protocol is for IVPB KCl and we check K level Q6. Then depending on their K level, we replace it with anywhere from 10 to 40 mEq based on the result. If it's normal,...
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    Wishing to work in California, from another state

    Reno1978 replied to suzanne4's topic in California Nursing

    As a graduate of Orvis, I can tell you that many of my classmates were from CA and received their CA license after graduation. Hope that
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    No weekend nsg jobs- any ideas?

    Reno1978 replied to DebraLadigoski's topic in General Nursing

    The only jobs I've seen in my town that are M-F are surgery centers, public health, and some positions at the psych
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    Student self eval misrepresentation

    Reno1978 replied to lsbeth's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't so long ago that I was a nursing student who had to fill out those self-evaluations. Many students fill out those evals with the highest scores. We also had to justify our scores with...
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    MICU vs SICU?

    Reno1978 replied to hoopette34's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in a mixed MICU/SICU. My facility also has a CICU and Neuro/TraumaICU, so we don't see a lot of hearts, heads or trauma. SICU patients are post-op patients that require critical care. Here's...
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    Ugh, just moved to Sacramento area, had no idea how bad it was...

    Reno1978 replied to fireshifter's topic in California Nursing

    We had a few students come to Reno from Sacramento to finish nursing school, then go back. They had no trouble finding jobs after graduation, but couldn't get into
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    Did he get too much morphine?

    Reno1978 replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse too, but 8mg sounds high to me considering how he reported his pain. For a patient who is resting comfortably and only reporting a small amount of pain, I would not give them 8mg of...
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    What Med-Surg Textbook do you use at your school?

    Reno1978 replied to RN 2 B's topic in General Nursing

    lewis