Reno1978 BSN, RN

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    Open heart IMC

    Reno1978 replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    New grads end up in CVICUs all the time. Your experience will definitely help you out. Good luck to you! Yeah, a lot like a tele unit, but a huge focus on rehab, walking,
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    Open heart IMC

    Reno1978 replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if theres an IMC and a CTICU, I'm assuming it's a setup similar to where I work. Patients come from the CVOR to the ICU and are recovered by an ICU nurse. Once the patient is hemodynamically...
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    Can a small hospital ask Kaiser not to take their nurses?

    Reno1978 replied to patientadv's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like this. If a business' idea of nurse retention is asking the competition to not hire their employees, there's probably a bigger reason why people are looking
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    wsu tricites

    Reno1978 replied to puppies1123's topic in Washington Nursing

    WSU Tri-Cities has a BSN program. The classrooms are satellite rooms that you attend and interact with faculty in Spokane and clinicals are done here locally. It's a traditional program, just that...
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    AN store

    Reno1978 replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

    I think the bigger issue here is how delicious the chocolate covered sunflower seeds are... who would have
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    Tips for getting SCIP measures completed on time. (Foleys)

    Reno1978 replied to IfnotnowWhen's topic in General Nursing

    As an aside, I think this report is generated from the OR schedule, because sometimes there are patients without foleys that show up on the
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    Tips for getting SCIP measures completed on time. (Foleys)

    Reno1978 replied to IfnotnowWhen's topic in General Nursing

    We get a daily print out that shows which patients in our unit have a foley that need to be d/c'd by midnight that day, and the following day. There are order stickers that are placed in the MD...
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    Tattoos and nursing

    Reno1978 replied to ryanna112's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what you wear to work, but I don't think I've ever exposed my collar bones.
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    Could I schedule my NCLEX exam now that I received my ATT ?

    Reno1978 replied to new.grad's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good
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    Spokane Hospital RN jobs

    Reno1978 replied to stylishgurl's topic in Washington Nursing

    In Eastern WA, there are good working conditions in the Tri-Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, or Richland, WA), but we're about a 2 hour drive from Spokane. I love my job here. Should I decide to ever...
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    Kathy White Critical Care Fast facts I PHONE

    Reno1978 replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    I have the book, and I like it. I got it 5 years ago before the iPhone app was available. I'm hesitant to buy the app, just because I have the book - if I was presented both choices today, I'd...
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    Does anyone change their propofol tubing Q24h?

    Reno1978 replied to Murse_1's topic in General Nursing

    Does the container you lipids come in contain volumes to deliver 24 hours worth of infusions? Where I work they do. Whereas with propofol, in a 12 hour period, I may go through several 100mL...
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    Does anyone change their propofol tubing Q24h?

    Reno1978 replied to Murse_1's topic in General Nursing

    I was curious, once, about the 12 hour changeover for propofol and it's tubing. The manufacturer states this is required due to propofol's lack of preservatives and its ability to support the growth...
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    Should I Take a Different Path to Become a Nurse?

    Reno1978 replied to Eventually's topic in General Nursing

    I want to mention, also, that certain forms of financial aid are directed towards those working on their FIRST
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    Morphine dose in vial?

    Reno1978 replied to Chaya's topic in General Nursing

    We have 2mg, 4mg and 10mg carpuject
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    Should I Take a Different Path to Become a Nurse?

    Reno1978 replied to Eventually's topic in General Nursing

    Probably the reason they limit the number of credits you can transfer is because you're only transferring in 2 years worth of college credits to satisfy the general requirements & prerequisites...
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    What was the lowest diastolic bp you have seen?

    Reno1978 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Lowest I've seen was in the high 20s and this patient had severe aortic insufficiency, and ended up headed to the CVOR for an
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    Communicating with patients that don't speak English

    Reno1978 replied to CalidthreeN's topic in General Nursing

    We have Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, and ASL interpreters available. The Spanish ones are FT and are in the hospital until about 10pm at night. Afterwards, and at all times for the other ones, we...
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    what is considered high acuity?

    Reno1978 replied to yelnikmcwawa's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, where I work, it's:
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    Personal qualities for OR/ICU/ED/ER/critical care nursing

    Reno1978 replied to purplesteth's topic in General Nursing

    Obsessive compulsive disorder. Some ICU types are like that. I personally don't think I'm like that. I'm thorough and can usually tell you highlights of my patients' course of hospitalization,...
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    Confusion about being licensed in different state.

    Reno1978 replied to arblack's topic in General Nursing

    Just another point, when you do get your approval to take the NCLEX, you get to select the facility you take the test at (Michigan for example) and the licensing body that you have an outstanding...
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    Confusion about being licensed in different state.

    Reno1978 replied to arblack's topic in General Nursing

    Find the Board of Nursing's webpage for FL. Look for an application for RN license by EXAMINATION and follow the directions. Contrary to what people tell you, you DO NOT have to get your license in...
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    do you get paid more for certifications?

    Reno1978 replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We get $1.00/hr for specialty certifications, like CCRN for ICU, CEN for ER,
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    Punctured lung via OG tube with intubated patient?

    Reno1978 replied to Alford's topic in General Nursing

    You would think there'd be a lot of coughing, but I once inserted a small bore feeding NGT on an awake, alert patient. The patient coughed once or twice, nothing dramatic, and I hit resistance before...
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    Anyone watch Nurse Jackie?

    Reno1978 replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    To all those complaining that it isn't an accurate portrayal of nurses...who is going to sit at home on a couch and watch me, on television, sit in front of a computer and chart on my patients, and...