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  1. Reno1978

    UNR nursing school?

    Reno1978 replied to CaliJessXoxo's topic in General Students

    Feel free to contact me if you want more info
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    UNR nursing school?

    Reno1978 replied to CaliJessXoxo's topic in General Students

    I graduated from UNR and I had a good experience. I graduated in '07, and back then 3.5-3.6ish was the min GPA. Good
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    What age to take a child's radial pulse

    Reno1978 replied to gfoster6993's topic in General Nursing

    You're absolutely right. However, you're palpating the brachial pulse to see if the infant HAS a pulse, not to document a heart rate,
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    Plz help with Bumex, amio, dopamine, cardizem calculations!

    Reno1978 replied to RamaMama's topic in General Nursing

    And for all we know, she hasn't updated her profile since she signed up in July of 2007. Sure, ideally she ought to have provided some of her own answers for critique, but why can't we just take a...
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    Plz help with Bumex, amio, dopamine, cardizem calculations!

    Reno1978 replied to RamaMama's topic in General Nursing

    Integrillin is provided in either a 0.75mg/mL or 2mg/mL infusion. I've only ever seen 0.75mg/mL ordered, so I'll use that: (120mcg/min)x(60min/1hr)x(1mL/750mcg) = 9.6mL/hr If the 2mg/mL solution was...
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    What age to take a child's radial pulse

    Reno1978 replied to gfoster6993's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the best advice would be to use your facilities policy and procedure. Where I work, apical pulses on children under 2 are required. Peripheral pulses may exhibit a deficit because of the...
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    What age to take a child's radial pulse

    Reno1978 replied to gfoster6993's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught that a radial pulse is considered reliable on those ages 2 and higher. Below the age of two, take an apical
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    Orienting to Open Heart Surgery Patients Today

    Reno1978 replied to Reno1978's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Just an update, all is going well. I've been off orientation to hearts now for a while, and have recovered a few solo now. It's interesting! I like the patients more than the surgeons, but isn't...
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    Orienting to Open Heart Surgery Patients Today

    Reno1978 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hello, I've been working in the ICU for 2.5 years now and today, I'm going to be orienting to hearts. I've been taking care of POD#1 hearts for a while, but never one fresh from the OR. I'm excited!...
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    How to Relocate NCLEX Results to Another State???

    Reno1978 replied to RonnieNichelle RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Actually, she wouldn't need to endorse. If you plan on working in IL right out of school: When you register for the NCLEX, you select which testing center you want to take the test in (Oklahoma City,...
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    Renown Medical Ctr vs. St Mary's in Reno Nevada?

    Reno1978 replied to CRASHT1224's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I worked at Renown for a year before I relocated back to my hometown. I started there as an apprentice nurse while I finished nursing school and started in one of their ICUs right out of school. If...
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    bachelors PA vs. masters PA

    Reno1978 replied to premedwoahs's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding is that you need a Bachelor's degree to apply for PA schooling. There are many school that offer a BS for those that intend on pursuing further education to become a
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    Salary question?

    Reno1978 replied to Lilli-Anna's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds about right to me. Where I live/work, the difference between a new grad and the top of our pay scale is about
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    nursing programs in washington state!

    Reno1978 replied to angieee's topic in Washington Nursing

    WSNA has links to all BSN and ADN programs in the state here: Nursing Links - Washington State Nurses
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    What is your splurge?

    Reno1978 replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I don't splurge on anything in particular, but if census is low, I take the time off! That's my treat to myself, extra time at
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    What is your splurge?

    Reno1978 replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    OMG I KNOW! So
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    Question about pts leaving AMA...

    Reno1978 replied to NBMom1225's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient with a history of methamphetamine use present to the ED w/ CP, leave AMA because they wanted to have dinner at Burger King, had a cardiac arrest at BK, and EMS brought them back to...
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    Patient Sitter Job

    Reno1978 replied to thekidisback's topic in General Nursing

    No, we live in
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    Differential for shifts worked outside home unit???

    Reno1978 replied to pedirn83's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, it's in our contract which units we may or may not float to. For example, ICU and Cardiac Unit are a float cluster. ER and Short-Stay are a float cluster. If we float to another unit,...
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    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    Reno1978 replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I think it addresses your question in the CCRN info on the AACN website. If memory serves, time while you're in training does not
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    Orienting to Open Heart Surgery Patients Today

    Reno1978 replied to Reno1978's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    My first one went very well and there were no complications. A good first experience. Pt came back on a touch of precedex and ntg, and we woke em up, extubated, stood at the side of the bed a few...
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    Patient Sitter Job

    Reno1978 replied to thekidisback's topic in General Nursing

    My bf is working as a patient sitter while doing his prereqs for nursing school and he gets min wage (in my state, that's $8.50) plus shift differentials ($3.50 nights, $3.50 weekends). So, he ends...
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    Question about Washington NCLEX reults?

    Reno1978 replied to NCLEX help's topic in Washington Nursing

    Congratulations! It feels great to have that behind you, doesn't it?! You sorta live in my area of the country! I'm over in the Tri-Cities :) Small world. I hope finding a job won't be a struggle...
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    Question regarding Humalog insulin

    Reno1978 replied to Blondie24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Gosh, it sounds like the staff nurse is explaining to you why the patient typically has blood glucose in the 500s instead of giving you a valid explanation for halving the patient's insulin dose!...
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    Made to float, when I know I will sink.

    Reno1978 replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    We float, but our hospital has pretty strict rules about where a nurse may float. For example, I work in the ICU and I can only be floated to the Cardiac Unit (these patients are typically MI,...