Reno1978 BSN, RN

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  1. Reno1978

    How many patients do you typically have (day/night)??

    Reno1978 replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    ICU and days or nights it's 1 or 2
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    Good CRNA applicant?

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

    Thanks for the
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    Good CRNA applicant?

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

    Best of luck to you! I'm fixing to start reviewing for the GRE and will start applying next year for admissions in
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    Transfer RN License from Nevada to CA

    Reno1978 replied to the smack's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, the Board of Nursing in NV requires you to be fingerprinted for your license. If your school or a particular facility required fingerprints for clinical participation, this has nothing to do...
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    advice please! stay in BN program or switch to LPN i have two weeks!

    Reno1978 replied to Beebop25's topic in General Students

    Just my two cents about my experience with LPNs I've only worked in Nevada and Washington state and in the two communities I've been employed in, LPNs are not employed in hospital settings. They are...
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    Good CRNA applicant?

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

    They may look more favorably upon shadowing experience with CRNAs. My good friend was initially rejected from his first choice with a reason that his shadowing experience was with a MDA instead of a...
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    Taking NCLEX in one state, then applying for licensure in another?

    Reno1978 replied to Ted D's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    LOL - when I saw you had 25 years experience as an RN, I thought "Back in my day, we took NCLEX with a pen & Paper, and it was a 2 day long exam. We had to wait 6 months for results, and we had...
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    Taking NCLEX in one state, then applying for licensure in another?

    Reno1978 replied to Ted D's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    False. When you register for the NCLEX-RN, you select the testing center that you want to take the test at, and which board of nursing you'd like your results to be reported to. I took my NCLEX-RN in...
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    New Grads at Renown

    Reno1978 replied to RNsun's topic in Nevada Nursing

    If the nurse recruiter for ICU/Tele is the same when I worked there, he's better suited to be a cast member on Jersey Shore. If he isn't allowing you to proceed to get considered by a nurse manager,...
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    Is ER a good travel specialty?

    Reno1978 replied to futuretravelrn's topic in Emergency

    ER is the one department where I work that you're hired into a schedule, so you know what you'll be working all year long....I'm not sure how this works when vacation time is needed, but I must say...
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    Who can challenge the NCLEX-PN?

    Reno1978 replied to CNA1991's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There are particular programs that structure their curriculum so that the first year of instruction meets all of the requirements to sit for the NCLEX-PN and upon completion of the second year, one...
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    Ventriculostomy Insertion

    Reno1978 replied to RenaissancemaN's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest risks are infection and over drainage of CSF. The catheter does go through brain matter, yet typically the non-dominant hemisphere is used for insertion, unless
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    Disposable Bedpans?

    Reno1978 replied to scarlet87's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, one of the ICUs used these in Reno. They were then disposed of in this washing machine type of machine that processed them in some way into sewage. They were quite sturdy, almost like a very...
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    Antibiotic Tubing

    Reno1978 replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Nursing

    I will sometimes hang different PB using the same lines if I'm 100% sure of compatibility - for example, I'll hang KCl after running a compatible abx. I typically use different tubing though, capping...
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    PTO accrual

    Reno1978 replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm
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    PTO accrual

    Reno1978 replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    We get a # of hours of PTO per hours worked in a pay period, up to a maximum of 80 hours worked per pay period. The # of days of PTO listed below assumes 8 hour shifts and 80 hours per week worked...
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    Know how long a MRSA pt. is infectious?

    Reno1978 replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    There should be a P&P at your facility for removal of isolation precautions for these patients. Where I work, it's basically that you need a negative culture after the patient has been off abx...
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    Can my nurses license be disciplined?

    Reno1978 replied to rn-chi's topic in General Nursing

    Job abandonment, in my opinion, would be leaving without giving report on your patients to someone who is going to assume care. You gave report on your patients to nurses who took over your...
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    how many shifts in a row?

    Reno1978 replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    I regularly work four 12s in a row - my schedule is every Wednesday and every other Friday-Monday. I don't think I've ever worked more than 4 in a row, though. Maybe 5 once, but that was a long time...
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    I don't want to call you, but you ARE the doctor!

    Reno1978 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    I find this phrase helpful when I'm not getting anywhere when I think I should be getting orders: "So, you'd like me to document that I notified you about _____, and your satisfied with letting _____...
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    Not hired if you smoke?

    Reno1978 replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a smoke-free campus - while I don't think we go so far as to test for and refuse employment to people who smoke, you will be sent home without pay if you smell of cigarette smoke. I can't...
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    IV Push through cvc with triple lumen

    Reno1978 replied to ksl777's topic in General Nursing

    Heparin has a tendency to be incompatible with many other intravenous infusions. If you have access to run your heparin gtt exclusively, do it. However, heparin can certainly be ran through a...
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    IV Push through cvc with triple lumen

    Reno1978 replied to ksl777's topic in General Nursing

    The three lumens remain separated and whatever is infusing in them enter the bloodstream thru different exits on the catheter. So as long as you're pushing compatible drugs through the same lumen,...
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    Isn't the employer suppose to pay for your travel?

    Reno1978 replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    I was reimbursed mileage for my job interview at the regular IRS rate, paid a sign-on bonus, and had my entire move paid for when I relocated from Nevada to Washington, and I'm a staff nurse in the...
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    visit california just to take nclex

    Reno1978 replied to katzzie's topic in Washington Nursing

    You don't have to physically go to CA to take the NCLEX. You can apply to get a CA license, take the NCLEX at a testing center in WA and request the results be sent to CA. NCLEX is a national exam,...