Northern nephron

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1. New Filipino nursing Recruits coming and I want to assist

   Northern nephron replied to Northern nephron's topic in International

   Thanks for the info. Do you still have a number of hte IEN's in your health region?

2. New Filipino nursing Recruits coming and I want to assist

   Northern nephron replied to Northern nephron's topic in International

   Thanks to all for the information. I will attempt to touch base with Saskatchewan. I was hoping to get the perspective of a Filipino nurse that has maybe just arrived in Canada and has some thoughts from that perspective. I appreciate any/all advi...

3. New Filipino nursing Recruits coming and I want to assist

   Northern nephron replied to Northern nephron's topic in International

   :scrying:This is the first big recruitment of nurses that have not nursed in Canada before coming to our facility that I have worked with. All other internationally trained nurses that we have hired and brought into our organization have worked else...

4. New Filipino nursing Recruits coming and I want to assist

   Northern nephron posted a topic in International

   Good afternoon. I am a nurse educator in a hospital in Manitoba. I am expecting 20 - 24 new Filipino nurse recruits anywhere between April and September:yeah: My ultimate goal is to make their transition from the Philippine nursing world to our fa...

5. Maximum UF limit for hemo patients

   Northern nephron posted a topic in Urology

   Hi all. Looking for research information and thoughts/comments on everyone's current practice. Do your units have a maximum level at which they will ultrafiltrate a patient? Does anyone know of any literature out there to back this discussion. We ...

6. Hypoglycemia after dialysis

   Northern nephron replied to Dialyzin' Dar's topic in Urology

   I too am looking for any information on blood sugar levels and dialysis. I was always under the impression that the "bath" with its set glucose level would equalize the serum sugar level to the bath or close to it. Any infor/links on this would be ...

7. Application of Lidocaine cream before dialysis

   Northern nephron replied to night owl's topic in Urology

   Hi, wanted to know what the final outcome was...I am reading this long after the original posting. I am a hemo nurse and the emla is a lifesaver for the patient. We can always use a local lidocaine needle but the rationale is why poke twice - poor ...

8. Cannulations and Life-Sites

   Northern nephron replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Urology

   Hi, the unit where I work we needle bevel up and switch to bevel down once treatment is established.

9. calcium citrate

   Northern nephron replied to ageless's topic in Urology

   I would be interested in what you find out. I am from a Canadian unit and we are having anticoagulation troubles with our caths and we have alot of them. Have been doing some lit searching on the sodium citrate as well but have not been able to tra...

10. Sodium Profiling

    Northern nephron replied to Northern nephron's topic in Urology

    Thanks for the input. This is how we have been using the linear profile at present and personally do not feel that we have a problem however, others do. Our doc is also of the opinion that we need the 150 Na level but I just wanted others feedback ...

11. Sodium Profiling

    Northern nephron replied to Northern nephron's topic in Urology

    Thanks for all of your responses. I appreciate the input.

12. Sodium Profiling

    Northern nephron replied to Northern nephron's topic in Urology

    Thanks again. May I ask where you nurse and do you use the Fresenius K? I am from Manitoba and we have had these machines just over one year. We are still experiencing growing pains.

13. Sodium Profiling

    Northern nephron replied to Northern nephron's topic in Urology

    We tend to use albumin in extreme hypotensive cases but not for routine fluid removal. What are your average fluid gains? Does a start of 145 seem enough? How do you find your post Na levels with this type of profile....I have not noticed a proble...

14. Sodium Profiling

    Northern nephron posted a topic in Urology

    Hi, have a question for all you renal nurses re: your sodium profile use. We have the Fresenius K machines and they have programed Na profiles in the machine. The favored one in our unit is the linear starting at a Na level of 150 and dropping to 13...

15. Nursing Research Question

    Northern nephron posted a topic in Research

    Hi, I am presently taking an Intro to Nursing Research course. I have to write a paper on Is Qualitative research methodolgy better for the advancement of nursing as a profession. Can anyone give me their thoughts, any suggestions on good reference...