angelmp228

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1. DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

   angelmp228 replied to angelmp228's topic in Urology

   Fragino, I am in Texas. The RN finalizes her part of the documentation although I'm not exactly sure what that involves.

2. DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

   angelmp228 replied to angelmp228's topic in Urology

   I am an LVN and was in training for 7 weeks 2 in diastatic and 5 on the floor, non of which included catheters. I do both pre and post treatment assessments. It is very difficult for me to get everyone on and off at their scheduled times. As I said ...

3. DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

   angelmp228 replied to angelmp228's topic in Urology

   Yes adsmithrn, I'm not going anywhere I just hope they don't get impatient and fire me!í ½í¸ž

4. DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

   angelmp228 replied to angelmp228's topic in Urology

   adsmithrn you are so right. I do come in a little early but I don't get paid for it which is fine with me being its only between 15to 30 min. That does help my first shift go much smoother. The changeover is what is so challenging. By the time I get ...

5. DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

   angelmp228 replied to angelmp228's topic in Urology

   Thank you Chista! You are so right. Im loving my job but not putting the patients in jeopardy. I'm going to take your advice and if they get upset oh well.Atleast I know I'm doing what is in the best interest of the patient. Can't wait to find my rhy...

6. DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

   angelmp228 replied to angelmp228's topic in Urology

   Yes idodialysis . They are waiting for me to get this part down and then train on meds. I am also doing the focused assessment and catheters. What you have mentioned above I have down pretty well unless I run into some trouble while the machine test ...

7. DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

   angelmp228 posted a topic in Urology

   I am loving dialysis but I am so scared that I will never get up to the speed expected of me. I have made the mistake of leaving the saline lines unclampedd 4 times now in just a month of being out of training. The lines were saved once but the other...