Need some help here guys....

much luck!!

A while back, I spoke with a lady who is getting her PhD. She said, "I am in debt up to my eyeballs." I am myself, so I decided to ask her, "Does that bother you?" She said she wasn't worried b/c in the end, she would write a grant to cover it all. How does that work?

Those dialysis machines ARE big pieces of machinery. Haven't ever done actual dialysis, just CVVHD and CAVHD in the ICU setting. It was years ago and I hope the machinery for those procedures has improved. I remember spending entire 12 hour shifts trying to figure out, "why is that thing beeping again????" "what can possibly be wrong with it now??" "isn't there a dialysis nurse on call who can help me get this thing working right??" Of course that was when I wasn't emptying the bag and adjusting the IV fluid rate for the output every hour along with all the other ICU business. Luckily they were always 1:1 patients. There was no time for anyone else.

I am glad you are liking the job with the dialysis patients. I must admit they make me a little nervous when they come to the ED. Not only is there concern for the chief complaint but their balance is so delicate, making sure you don't do something to cause harm is always an equally compelling concern.