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1. Advice

   s9283 replied to Lacie's topic in Urology

   If you are not comfortable with talking with the techs and other people working under you license you need to talk with your manager. I have a lot of the same issues in my clinic. Most of the same mistakes (wrong dialysate flow, BF, forgetting to s...

2. All dialysis nurses...

   s9283 posted a topic in Urology

   Can all the dialysis nurses tell me what companies you currently work for and what you think of the company overall. You can include any previous companies that you worked at. I am just interested in comparing all the choices available. Thanks so ...

3. RN- Is This common practice in Dialysis Training?

   s9283 replied to jen75RN's topic in Urology

   When I started out my orientation in dialysis I oriented with a PCT for the setting up the machine and sticking pts part of the orientation. My orientation with the PCT last 4 wks. After that I oriented with a nurse and learned the nursing part, fo...

4. new to dialysis, please help!

   s9283 replied to s9283's topic in Urology

   Thanks for the great reply. Everyone has made me feel better. :) I think my week all by myself as a tech has made me feel better. It went pretty well. I think I just need to have more confidence in myself. I always seem to be hard on myself. I...

5. new to dialysis, please help!

   s9283 replied to s9283's topic in Urology

   So far this week is going ok. I am able to handle about 2-3 pts in a timely manner. The other techs help me out a lot. I feel confident with everything I am doing, I just am as not fast, and I guess that will come with time. I am just doing the b...

6. New Grad to Fully Functioning RN - How long?

   s9283 replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

   I had 12 wks orientation at my hospital. I didn't feel really confident for about a yr.

7. new to dialysis, please help!

   s9283 replied to s9283's topic in Urology

   It is the Nurse manager of the clinic that has the expectations for me to beable to handle a pod of four pts by myself. I have told her that I am worried that I will fall behind , but she told me that I need to bable to handle a pod of four pts with...

8. new to dialysis, please help!

   s9283 replied to s9283's topic in Urology

   someone...anyone?

9. new to dialysis, please help!

   s9283 posted a topic in Urology

   Hi. I am an RN with 1 yr experience in a busy medsurg floor. I recently left that floor for a dialysis clinic. I really think I like it at this clinic. I am still in training with a tech (learning machines, sticking pts, troubleshooting, etc...)....

10. Skin of Dialysis patients

    s9283 replied to fotografe's topic in Urology

    When people need dialysis there kidneys are not able to excrete the waste that there body produces and it builds up in the blood. This is called uremia (urine in the blood). When these levels are very elevated in the blood it comes through the skin...

11. Hemodialysis versus Med-Surg

    s9283 replied to EnergizerNurse's topic in Urology

    I think it is a good idea to get at least 1 yr medsurg experience. I learned so much working on a medsurg floor. You work with different types of pts everyday with many different medical problems and illnesses. People with ESRD have multiple medi...

12. hello, i have a dialysis interview nxt week!

    s9283 replied to s9283's topic in Urology

    Hi. The interview went really well. I took the job. The starting pay for nurses with no dialysis experience is about the same as I was making at nights at the med-surg floor I am currently working on, so I was happy with that. It is an outpt clin...

13. hello, i have a dialysis interview nxt week!

    s9283 posted a topic in Urology

    Hi. Just want to say hello to everyone. This is a great site with a lot of great informaition. SO, I am going to have an interview next wk at a dialysis clinic in the austin tx area. I currently am working nights and cant handle that anymore. I...