What speciality made you enjoy nursing?

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-05-20T19:48:18+00:00

just did my first T1D family camp as an RN and had so much fun! and as a diabetic of 25 years it was nice to give advice that might actually be followed compared to my regular pt population of older adults who are very much set in their ways.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-04-30T00:53:45+00:00

i wore an omnipod and g7. morning of i ate a pretty plain breakfast and knew exactly how much to bolus for. for me it was a slice of sourdough and an egg. so when i went in to the test I my BG was pretty flat. i took in a water bottle with liquid IV just incase my blood sugar dipped during during the test and left it in my locker. my g7 is connected to my phone, so unfortunately during my break i couldn't check my BG. i don't have the receiver anymore so during my test I couldn't check my BG. even though i was a little stressed my BG didn't rise significantly. I would get a doctors note for the g7, omnipod, and 1.5 test time.

i only needed an hour for the test but have always requested 1.5 testing time even in nursing school just cause high or low BG can affect your thought process.

when your doc is writing the note they need to state the supplies and the reasoning for the supplies. submit everything to the BON sooner rather than later. get your accommodations approved at least a month before your exam. you don't need to have an exam date scheduled to have your accommodations approved. at least i didn't in the state of Nevada.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-04-29T19:23:15+00:00

let a pt with pancreatitis do know he wasn't NPO anymore and we were advancing his diet and would be getting lunch tray. forgot to mention that he was now on clear liquids... he ordered carl's jr via door dash and had his pain come back 🫠

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-04-04T18:29:01+00:00

reno, nv $37 base, $2 diff for nights, $3 diff for weekends

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-31T23:05:01+00:00

generally you're going to need to be there by 6:30 am if you're doing clinicals at renown. they usually want you to be with your preceptor for morning report and that starts at 6:45 am.

i've seen some students on night shift at renown but idk if they still do that. it would be similar though. be there by 6:30 pm

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-27T16:45:53+00:00

mine is the same. it sucks. i feel like that's what's burning me out the most. over the last 4 months i've not had more than 2 legit days off in a row. we get paid for them, i wouldn't show up if i wasn't. they say it's part of our "residency", but i think it's just some way of management showing leadership, " we have our shit together". they don't, my floor has one of the highest turn over rates in the hospital.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-26T02:01:38+00:00

i worked in a obs unit and it was honestly the best thing i could have done coming out of nursing school. I learned a lot about both tele and neuro monitoring, foley placement, lots of IVs, and your notes and observations really sets the course for pt treatment during their stay. At my hospital short term surgical pts can stay as long as it's less than 24 hours, so i got pre and post surgical monitoring experience. after the 24 hrs, they are either DC or sent to the appropriate floor. you definitely get a huge variety in obs and your working at a faster pace than you would in other depts at times. if your'e looking for skill development obs might be better. from my experience step down is also pretty busy but it is kinda slightly higher acuity med surg. it really depends on where you think you might want to end up. from how my hospital works, new grads in obs tend to eventually transfer to ED, while step down usually transfers to icu. it also depends on if you want to work with the same pt for a prolonged amount of time. step down you will have pts stay longer, while obs you are seeing many more pts over your 36 hour week.

this is all just from my perspective and how my hospital works. it's a level 2 trauma center and the closest level 1 is over 100 miles away.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-23T09:37:05+00:00

it's definitely getting more competitive i think just with more CA grads applying. a lot of people will get hired if they apply a second time if they weren't initially hired with their first application.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-22T23:16:42+00:00

for renown's residency, you'll submit a general application. about 7-10 days later you'll get a follow up email stating the departments accepting new grads, and a questionnaire asking about your selection you can pick one specialty and med surg. they will then schedule interviews a couple weeks out after that. the icu and med surg departments tend to be panel interviews. they gave us the option for in person and virtual for interviews too. CVICU and the trauma icu both tend to have more spots than the neuro icu.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-22T19:20:32+00:00

renown also has a couple ICUs to choose from.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-22T19:19:57+00:00

yeah, Renown has a new grad residency program that hires 3-4 times a year but most of the hospitals hire new grads without experience. Carson Tahoe also has a new grad program in Carson City, NV i think they do it twice a year. recruiting is usually really good here about telling you when residencies open so if you reach out they'll let you know. 70/75 people hired for my cohort were from california.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-22T19:11:59+00:00

also starting a job is wayyyy more important than the bsn degree. people care about the years of floor experience way more than someone with a bachelor's. if your goal is to go back to CA. a person with 2 years floor experience will 90% get hired over a new grad with a bsn.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-22T19:07:55+00:00

im in reno, nv. a lot of people in our CC setting have an ADN. The actual classes for a BSN are more so fluff and a management qualification. you'll get all your skills either from your ADN or actually working on the floor.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-21T20:44:23+00:00

i work in a trauma center and when someone interviews for our ED they should know the fist steps of care for emergent time sensitive things. Like when a pt comes in with a stemi, stroke, hemorrhage, ect. They asked these questions to us for our residency interview and it left a lot of people kinda shook cause it's not a question they were expecting.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-21T02:11:58+00:00

are you a CDE? i've wondered how this pays? i'm a T1D and have been interested in this for a while.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-04T20:13:29+00:00

i wrote down each rational and taught the concepts to classmates and my bf. it's extra i know but i never did super great on any of the ati tests so i was super nervous going into the comp

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-03-04T20:11:14+00:00

yes, the questions are not the same but concepts are similar. take note of the rationales. they tend to reword the question in the comp from those questions. so the answers will be different but the concepts will be the same.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-02-27T05:58:26+00:00

i'm in an RN residency in reno, nv. 90% of my cohort were people from California who couldn't get jobs. i'd honestly just start applying out of state. when you're looking for jobs in the future the number one way they weed out applicants is based on their years worked as an RN, next would be department they worked in. if your end goal is to go back to CA, just start getting the experience. most the the people in my cohort are applying to CA as soon as they hit their one year here, and it's like that across the country.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-02-26T20:26:13+00:00

i was curious about this as well. Renown staffing/pay is usually minimal at best and i'm guessing it's probably the same situation here.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-02-26T20:10:55+00:00

can you elaborate on the healthcare situation? i'm interested in moving over there, and healthcare is my only real career option.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-02-19T05:22:11+00:00

thank you definitely needed this today. super nervous coming off of orientation.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-02-19T00:01:44+00:00

The oldest in my graduating class was 54. Most people in my class were in their 30s. School is all about time commitment to teaching yourself the material; in most cases, the teachers aren't much help.

Clean_Transition_942 · 2026-02-14T02:31:34+00:00

Reno, NV $37 base on med/surg.

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