ldyjstce

ldyjstce has 8 years experience.

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1. Wanting to explore dialysis nursing

   ldyjstce replied to Kadeeja Darden's topic in Career Support

   I have been in dialysis for 12 years and have done just about everything. I have been an in-center nurse; a PD nurse; helped with home hemo; currently an acute dialysis travel nurse. I will tell you what I was told when I started . . . you will eithe...

2. Tell me about your week in Acute dialysis.

   ldyjstce replied to Sabab20's topic in Urology

   Worked for years in-center and PD. Just took my first Acutes job at the end of March. I was promised a rose garden and the first month was wonderful. Now, I am not seeing that rose garden. I did a 37 hour day (LOL) when 1 RN was on vacation and 1 RN ...

3. Be a renal nurse and not work a day in your life

   ldyjstce replied to abbyrenalRN's topic in Urology

   2 years as a hemo RN and have been a PD RN for 4 months. I get tired of ER, L&D, med-surg, etc., RNs thinking that either is EASY. I have been told that hemo is nothing since you just stick 2 needles in them and let them run for a few hours. BULL...

4. Is nursing obligated to do blood draw on patient if PT is only discipline?

   ldyjstce replied to marylandlpn's topic in Home Health

   You are an RN at the assisted living facility? Your patient is inpatient for physical therapy/rehab? The rounding MD ordered lab work on this pt? What is the pt's background medical background? Did the MD provide a reason for requesting labs? Has the...

5. Older Nursing Students

   ldyjstce replied to faithfl's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Had my B.S. in another field for many years before going into nursing. I started nursing school at 38 and became an RN at 40. I am 3 years into being an RN and know this is what I am meant to do. NOT CRAZY AT ALL!

6. Peritoneal dialysis project!

   ldyjstce replied to smm22's topic in General Students

   PD solution is dextrose based . . . the stronger the dextrose strength, the more fluid pulled. Best explanation my preceptor told me: think of cutting up strawberries, put a little sugar on them and you get a little juice but put a lot of sugar on th...

7. What skills do Dialysis nurses use?

   ldyjstce replied to JillRNColorado's topic in Urology

   I wholeheartedly disagree with the statement that new grads shouldn't become Dialysis RNs. I stumbled into dialysis nursing as a new grad and, as everyonein dialysis has experienced at one time or another, there have been days when I ask WHAT AM I DO...

8. Switching from dialysis nurse to any other department

   ldyjstce replied to sausage gut's topic in Urology

   DITTO! I am 8 months in and am wanting something else.

9. Codes in outpt HDU's???

   ldyjstce replied to traumaRUs's topic in Urology

   At my clinic (30 chairs) all nurses are required to be BLS and ACLS certified. All PCTs are required to be BLS certified. A code sheet is made out weekly (sometimes daily) as to who does what in the case of a code. Since I started 8 months ago we hav...

10. Strategies for the change in shifts in a dialysis unit.

    ldyjstce replied to moley89's topic in Urology

    I work in a 30 unit center with most chairs filled at each shift (we run 2 shifts per day/6 days per week). There is a definite "power struggle". The techs think the nurses do nothing but sit and chat; I, being an RN, can never get all the work done ...

11. Cardiology III modifications

    ldyjstce replied to J.Allen's topic in Uniform/Gear

    not sure as to the answer for your question, but i own a card iii steth. i received it my last year in nursing school as a birthday present. suffice it to say that i love :heartbeat:heartbeat it. my thought was that i was going to go into cardio -- n...

12. The Bundle - what are you telling patients???

    ldyjstce replied to traumaRUs's topic in Urology

    hi, guys! i am 2 months into my hd rn job and have yet to have anyone give me the lowdown on the portion of the bundling that will hit on 1/1. i have a legal background as well as a teaching background, so reading the super-inflated medicolegalese (n...

13. Daytonite has passed away...

    ldyjstce replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I just now saw this -- my heart is broken. I, too, just graduated from nursing school and could always count on Daytonite to set me straight on any questions I had. She was such a wonderful teacher I do hope she knows how much we all care(d) for...

14. Any Aquinas Nusing Students out there??

    ldyjstce replied to kac1107's topic in Tennessee

    It depends on who you have as a teacher. I thought they were both easy. Most people think Moral is easier. Just a hint, get everything out of the way before you go into the program. That is what I did and I am counting down the days until graduation ...

15. New grad moving from VA to TN

    ldyjstce replied to jmunsg2010's topic in Tennessee

    I will be graduating in less than a month and I hate to inform you, but the field here is extremely tight. Most of the hospitals do their major recruiting in March/April and secondary recruiting in Octoberish. The market here is so competitive and th...