tired dialysis nurse

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1. Offered position at fmc

   tired dialysis nurse replied to rnlooking's topic in Urology

   Agree With All Of The Above----i Work For Davita, And Have Floated To Several Of The Clinics In This Area And They Vary From Each Other , R/t Management. I Love My Fa, But I Will Not Return To Some Of The Other Clinics Due To Multiple Reasons, Even ...

2. 6% "take off" rule

   tired dialysis nurse replied to traumaRUs's topic in Urology

   I HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT THE 6% RULE EITHER----SOME PTS CAN TOLERATE PULLING 6-8 KILOS, OTHERS COME IN THAT HEAVY AND WE MAY BE ABLE TO PULL ONLY 3, PTS VARY SOOOOO MUCH, THATS WHY PT EDUCATION IS SO VITAL, BUT OF COURSE YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER...

3. Catheter care

   tired dialysis nurse replied to urrRN's topic in Urology

   i think rizenfly and delana said it all--my only addition would be that having a access manager helps alot--they track all new accesses, when caths were placed, when to start new fistulas..etc. reminding pts to please not get their sites wet, y'all ...

4. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

   tired dialysis nurse replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

   amen, sister nurse!

5. RN job in jeopardy please help

   tired dialysis nurse replied to fe3's topic in General Nursing

   :cheers: was going to give a word of encouragement, but now all i can say is"alleluia"!!!!!! tdn

6. How much do your PCT's do?

   tired dialysis nurse replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Urology

   hemo pts are as diverse as they come, just as nursing is. many of my pts have cardiac issues, drug addictions,the histories encompass a broad range of health issues--i do not presume to be a cardiac nurse because one of my pts has a cardiac history,...

7. How much do your PCT's do?

   tired dialysis nurse replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Urology

   you and your laws ROCK!!!!!! What a lucky, happy bunch of nurses y"all must be!! One can always dream tho..........

8. How much do your PCT's do?

   tired dialysis nurse replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Urology

   not to be rude, but you don't work in a chronic unit do ya? I do not give any meds that other people have drawn up-- but our techs do draw up heparin and lido and legally give and sign for it. I would not have a problem in a court of law or in front ...

9. salary rate

   tired dialysis nurse replied to kathykaye's topic in Urology

   good lord, y'all are starting out close to the same rate i am getting after 7+ years of hemo!!!!!!!! Good for you!!! maybe i should quit my current company(davita), and do a little job hunting....while i love my job, getting up @ 3:30AM, putting up w...

10. How much do your PCT's do?

    tired dialysis nurse replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Urology

    i do not know the laws in other states, but the company i work for has the policy that you can only draw up the hep/lido for the person they are putting on with time and initial. nothing can be pre-drawn. the techs can not access a cath, only an rn....

11. dilemma between FMC and Davita...which one?anyone?

    tired dialysis nurse replied to JRLO's topic in Urology

    DAVITA IS A GOOD COMPANY---BEEN WORKING FOR THEM A LOOOOOOOOONG TIME....I AM CURIOUS THO, HAS ANYONE DONE ANY TRAVEL DOING CHRONIC HEMO? DAVITA HAS AT TIMES HAD A TRAVEL PROGRAM BUT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE FROM THEM...HEARD ABOUT FOUNDATION??? ...

12. one nurse for 24 patients

    tired dialysis nurse replied to prometheus0219's topic in Urology

    24 pts, under any conditions is too many!!!! i agree about the code, it will happen, it does happen, and the other pts do freak!! is this a davita facility? it seems to me that we are getting more and more pts and fewer nurses--ya think it has anyt...

13. one nurse for 24 patients

    tired dialysis nurse replied to prometheus0219's topic in Urology

    :smackingf ARE YOU A NEW NURSE FOR LESS THAN A YEAR OR A NEW HEMO NURSE ? REALLY, WHAT YOU DESCRIBE SOUNDS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AND I WOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE NEXT TIME I VOICED MY CONCERS TO MY NURSE MANAGE THERE WOULD BE A FORMAL, WRITTEN RECORD ....

14. What do you think of paying for four months of training versus on the job training.

    tired dialysis nurse replied to LH19rn's topic in Urology

    :chuckle I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL THESE NURSE WORK THAT SAY DIALYSIS IS ROUTINE, THE ONLY THING I THINK IS ROUTINE IS THE FACT THAT EVERYONE IS ON DIALYSIS----I HAVE HAD VERY FEW "ROUTINE DAYS" AT WORK.....WHAT DO Y'LL MEAN?? I AM CONFUSED AND I HAVE...

15. What do you think of paying for four months of training versus on the job training.

    tired dialysis nurse replied to LH19rn's topic in Urology

    OK BABY NURSE, AND I DO MEAN THAI AS A TERM OF ENDEARMENT, YOU NEED TO GET YOUR MO-JO GOING!!!!!!! WHEN I WAS HIRED AT THE UNIT I CURRENTLY WORK IN, MY FA WOULD NOT EVEN INTERVIEW ANY NURSE WITH OUT LEAST 10 YEARS OF NURSING BEHIND HER/HIM. BECAUSE O...