soozabel

soozabel

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About soozabel

soozabel specializes in Dialysis.


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  1. Multi Use Vials

    I have a question regarding using multi-use vials. Is it okay to take medication from a vial that is almost empty and transfer it to a new vial? Example: You need .05 ml of med. but there is only enough for .03, so you pull that out and open a new...
  2. Which schedule would you rather work?

    I work four 10s, no nights or Sundays. I do work most Saturdays, but my manager tries to give each employee one Saturday off per schedule, she's very fair. The nice thing is not working nights and having a day or two off during the week. I work in...
  3. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    I worked as an NA during nursing school (with two small kids, a husband, poor self-esteem and going back to school 20 yrs later) because the local hospital came to our school and told us about the program where you work for them and you'd have prefer...
  4. Best Nursing Shoes/Sneakers

    Sometimes your foot comes out of the open backed ones. I find I was always "gripping" the sole of the shoe and my feet hurt at the end of the day, as well as there not being enough toe room. They are wide for the toes, but too low, shoe pressed on ...
  5. Best Nursing Shoes/Sneakers

    After wearing Allegria's for a few months I noticed my big toe starting to hurt. Turned out the shoe pressed on my big toenail and was causing pain, had to stop wearing them. They have plenty of space to spread your toes, but not much space above t...
  6. Dialysis Staffing

    Wow, I feel lucky! I work in an 18 chair clinic, full on Mon, Wed, Fri and not so full on the other days. We usually have at least 2 RNs on any day, in addition to the CN, and techs fill in. Our schedule is pretty diverse, some days we have 3-4 RNs a...
  7. Time of the month in light colored scrubs

    I deal with this all the time, since I wear white pants and I have a couple REALLY heavy days. So I prepare by actually wearing an "overnight" thin pad, such as Always, then I also wear the Ultra OB tampon and I carry 2 or three extras in my pocket....
  8. How often do your pts thank you?

    I get thanked daily. I work in a dialysis clinic and have gotten to know some the patients really well. I try to give everyone the same amount of respect and courtesy and I do the best I can to show interest in them. I act quickly when they yell "...
  9. how to be a hemodialysis nurse?

    It's true, you don't need specialized training, you don't even need to have experience. I work for Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI), this is my first job as an RN, I graduated in May 09, applied to the local hospitals and couldn't find work because of la...
  10. Student Resources: RN-NCLEX Review Materials

    As mentioned above, one of the best things you can do is answer NCLEX style questions as you study each chapter, body system, etc... Books that are divided as such make it easier. When in you last year of school you should up the ante and set a goa...
  11. general questions about graduate nurse title...

    It's basically what was said above. You are a GN when you graduate, RN when you pass boards. You would need to find out specifically what your facility states, but it is likely that when hired as a GN, once you pass the boards they will keep you as...
  12. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    I took the NCLEX yesterday, not sure what this glitch is about, but I got 75 questions and found out today by accessing the PA BON that ......I passed too!!!!!!!!!!!!:redbeathe:lol2:
  13. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    What kind of pop-up are you referring to?
  14. What does the NCLEX want for RSV? Contact or Droplet?

    I just took the NCLEX today. But I can tell you on the NCLEX they didn't make it easy like, listing diseases with the same pathogen. Tricky. I'm hoping I passed, I got 75 questions.
  15. So Many Students! Will Shortage Now End?

    It also depends on what part of the country you live in. Here in Pittsburgh, there are numerous nursing schools and hospitals, but there is one reigning medical facility - UPMC - that has the market cornered. Quite a few of their hospitals are havi...