Reno1978 BSN, RN

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  1. Reno1978

    Pay for new grad

    Reno1978 replied to rshenry's topic in Nevada Nursing

    In Reno I was making 27something as a new grad in
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    *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    Reno1978 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Awww...I wonder how fast my hospital would get tired of replacing broken
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    I am stuck on 2 math homweork problems could someone help please!

    Reno1978 replied to guess?'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Gosh, it's irritating when nursing school math is so far out there like this... Since when is labetalol a calcium channel blocker? Everyone else has helped with the math on A: 2mL/min B: This...
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    TMCC Drug Calculation Test

    Reno1978 replied to 2bHelloNurse231's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I found the class to be pretty easy, but I'm good at math, and a lot of the medical terminology has its basis in anatomical terms, which you learn throughout A&P, so it was refresher. I don't know...
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    Need a little perspective on this med situation

    Reno1978 replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    Cleaning up orders is something that can wait if it doesn't impact patient care. Reading this, however, I'd be concerned that your patient had no adequate pain management from 2100 until after 0600....
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    IV start question.

    Reno1978 replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Let that nurse know IVs need to be placed in a vein, not just in an
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    UNR nursing school?

    Reno1978 replied to CaliJessXoxo's topic in General Students

    I took non-verbal communication for my COM class. It was an easy
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    Withdraw then audit?

    Reno1978 replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, they're going to be notified anyhow. He may as well be upfront. When I went to nursing school, a grade below a C in any of the courses, meant you got to do that course and clinicals
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    Becoming LVN after 1 year of RN Training

    Reno1978 replied to commonsense's topic in General Nursing

    Certain nursing programs are structured in a way that the first year includes all educational training/requirements to make their students eligible to sit for the NCLEX-PN to become a LPN/LVN. Other...
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    I am getting sick of working in ICU...

    Reno1978 replied to jmeng's topic in MICU, SICU

    My understanding is that CRNA programs want you to have a great understanding of mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, and vasoactive IV medications. There may be ICUs where you see more of...
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    Any info at all on bkat 8 pleeeaassse

    Reno1978 replied to ICURN7's topic in MICU, SICU

    I took this exam when I was hired at the facility I work at now and found it to be a pretty basic exam of critical care fundamentals. If you have experience as an ICU RN, you ought not have a problem...
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    How often do you assess your patients?

    Reno1978 replied to MissAnthrope's topic in MICU, SICU

    Q4 where I
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    Chest tube help

    Reno1978 replied to RNLola035's topic in General Nursing

    It's a dry system. We use these almost exclusively now at the hospital I work at. Like others have mentioned, the suction amount is set by the dial on the collection container, and the water seal...
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    EPIC, documentation & time management advice

    Reno1978 replied to Umrn1's topic in General Nursing

    WDL = Within Defined Limits. So basically, in EPIC, if the patient's respiratory system is normal - the patient is on room air, lung sounds are clear, SaO2 > 92%, you can simply call the...
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    Pell grant approved but...

    Reno1978 replied to Lisa1980's topic in General Nursing

    A great question for his financial aid
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    Wondering how other hospitals are.

    Reno1978 replied to collinsRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a Cardiac Unit that sounds like you describe and the ratio is
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    having to tell your manager you're quitting....the good, bad, and ugly

    Reno1978 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    When I quit, the circumstances made it easy to just tell my boss. I was relocating back to my home town in Washington State since my father had a significant change in his health. She wished me well...
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    How to perform a Papanicolaou Test ?

    Reno1978 replied to natalia13's topic in International Nursing

    What exactly do rape kits have to do with screening for cervical
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    relocating to Vancouver area

    Reno1978 replied to gottahavefaith1964's topic in Washington Nursing

    I live in SE Washington and some of our newer employees are graduates from Portland/Vancouver area
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    How to get interim permit in WA?

    Reno1978 replied to cobee's topic in Washington Nursing

    I will say that when I moved here from NV to WA, I had my license pretty quickly. Assuming they process your completed application in a timely manner, you ought to have your ATT in no time, and you...
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    Catheter in pierced penis

    Reno1978 replied to schaviano's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'd say it'd depend on whether or not the anatomy would accommodate the foley with the piercing left in place, or
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    How to get interim permit in WA?

    Reno1978 replied to cobee's topic in Washington Nursing

    You may want to call and ask, but our new grads don't get IPs, as far as I know. They don't work until they're licensed as a RN after they pass
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    TMCC Program

    Reno1978 replied to kjsquared's topic in Nevada Nursing

    As an RN who has worked in an ICU at Renown, I'd have to say the CNAs get as much out of being in the ICU as they want. If they want to do the minimum and just restock supplies and help turn...
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    UNR nursing school?

    Reno1978 replied to CaliJessXoxo's topic in General Students

    You have to study a lot - you take a full load of courses, anywhere from 12-17 credits per semester, if I remember right. There are some that will say TMCC is more rigorous, but I have never been...
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    Procrit Orders

    Reno1978 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    The procrit orders need clearly defined guidelines for dosage adjustments and reasons for it to be withheld. A "judgement call" by the RN could be defined as "practicing medicine" if he/she is...