dialysisguy replied to pielęgniarka's topic in Urology
I would never go back to a "reuse clinic" with DaVita. Ask you manager if they use a dry pack or reuse dialyzer. (artificial kidney) Ask any dialysis tech or nurse who has worked in a DaVita chonic unit for a few years. They will personally know or ...
dialysisguy replied to RNWithAHeart's topic in Urology
It's true that I cannot give the patient her home meds without an order. However, I can get an order from my nephro doc for pain meds at the unit or an order to give a home med while on dialysis. I am surprized that a HD nurse let you take a breakfa...
when going down there on a man or woman i always had "assistance"... in addition, a buddy and i would do our pt's baths together... always take a friend when giving a cath, rectal med or whatever to "help turn"... and so on. it's always good to have ...
You should always take someone in with you to "assist". Two years ago a patient claimed to have been sexually assulted by a male nure at a local hospital. His word against his. Guys listen, men or women pt's don't matter... If you have to go down the...
dialysisguy replied to MizzDo~LPN's topic in Urology
Dialysis is much better than med-surg! With that said, I am glad I started in the hospital before dialysis. Telemetry/Med-Surg gave me a great foundation. I am a better dialysis nurse because of it. Wait! Honestly, hospital floor nusing sucks a whol...
I quit my last dialysis center because of unsafe but legal practices. For instance, the techs rushing "put on". Everyone in a hurry to take a break. Re-use dializers and rushed work is a bad combo. I will never work with re-use again! I knew the w...
I earned: DaVita $29/hr FMC $26/hr plus time and half after 8 hours in state of California. DG:wink2: I made twice this on Telemetry but worked three times harder.