rubyslippers

rubyslippers has 11 years experience and specializes in Chronic, Acute Dialysis.

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1. how to be a hemodialysis nurse?

   rubyslippers replied to frustratedhd's topic in Urology

   Do you know which setting - inpatient, acute dialysis or chronic dialysis you are interested in? It is usually easier to get a job at the chronic unit- Fresenius usually does not require prior dialysis exp.- will even take new grads! Just contact the...

2. Differentiating IV Dialysis Catheters

   rubyslippers replied to Gldngrl's topic in Urology

   I just wanted to add that it is important to distinquish if the catheter is a "tunneled" or a "temporary" and to document this in your notes. The reason being, that a tunneled cath is less likely to come out accidently(because of its cuff and it is t...

3. Bathroom Needs N.h.pts.

   rubyslippers posted a topic in Urology

   Just doing an informal survey: In our 20-station clinic we have several n.h., amputees, CVA pts. that frequently need to "go to the bathroom". The requests, of course will come during shift change, but even not, it may require 2 staff members to assi...

4. Nurse/Patient ratio

   rubyslippers posted a topic in Urology

   Greetings from Louisiana: I have been enlightened by several postings on this site in regards to nurse to patient ratios. Our unit is 20 station M-Sat, 2 shifts. We staff with 3 Pcts and 2 RN. Our FM (RN) covers us and our sister unit in same town b...