tinamacRN

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1. Holding heparin bolus

   tinamacRN replied to PLTSGT's topic in Urology

   It depends on the individual patient - we have some female patients who have heavy bleeding during their period and we do hold their heparin - with some, we decrease the dose by half - if we hold the heparin bolus, we do circulate 5000u through the l...

2. Training at Fresinius

   tinamacRN replied to iriskkerry's topic in Urology

   It sounds as if you have poor management and many problems in your area - I give you that - but the problems you are experiencing in your area doesn't mean those problems are throughout the entire company - too many times we "throw the baby out with ...

3. Training at Fresinius

   tinamacRN replied to iriskkerry's topic in Urology

   Quit

4. Fresenius medical care...taking over dialysis unit HELP!

   tinamacRN replied to hodgpodge's topic in Urology

   While DaVita's acquisition of Gambro increased their volume by a substantial amount, they are still the second largest provider - Fresenius has 114,570 patients, while DaVita has 95,234 - Fresenius has 1510 clinics vs Davita 1209 - I have worked for...

5. LPN in Dialysis

   tinamacRN replied to jewel3682's topic in Urology

   I am clinic manager for a 21 station clinic in rural Georgia - I currently have 2 LPNs on staff - dialysis is one of the few areas where LPNs are utilized to their full capabilities - pay depends on location, years experience, etc....pretty much like...

6. Advice

   tinamacRN replied to Mantibob's topic in Urology

   I have been a clinic manager of a dialysis unit for 6 years now. When I interview RNs, I ask about their interest in dialysis and just about their general knowledge of ESRD. Most companies have a training period for nurses new to dialysis. I know ...

7. We sooo need a sticky....NCLEX test stopped at 75...I failed? I passed?

   tinamacRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in NCLEX

   Yes...I too remember the dreaded 2 day exam - have no clue how many questions...took the test in May and did not receive results until September..talk about waiting!!!!

8. critical situation

   tinamacRN replied to diabo's topic in Urology

   :yeah: :yeah: :yeah: Excellent.

9. Renal care/dialysis jobs - what are they like?

   tinamacRN replied to Serenyd's topic in Urology

   I have been an RN for 23 years. The last 6 years have been in dialysis. It is different from any other type of nursing that I have done. It has been my experience (and strictly my opinion), that people either really like dialysis or really don't l...

10. encouragement needed

    tinamacRN replied to mtnmom's topic in Urology

    It is very sad to hear stories such as yours...but they happen entirely too frequently. I had 17 years nursing experience when I went into dialysis 6 years ago. I quickly found that it was a totally different type of nursing. Three months after jo...