Staragate ADN, ASN, RN

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About Staragate

Staragate has 5 years experience as a ADN, ASN, RN and specializes in Dialysis.


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  1. Staragate

    RN patient ratio in dialysis

    It's regulated by medicare. Generally: 12 patients per nurse. 4 patients per CCHT(tech) The techs handle most of the hands on stuff. The nurse does in/out assessments, med checks, foot checks, admissions, care plans, trouble shooting, medications,...
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    Over-tightened blood line connection and sterile caps

    Wiggle the cap back and forth. Perhaps putting ice around it to get the plastic to shrink a bit. Make sure your gloves are dry.
  3. So, I'm an acute HD nurse. I work crazy shifts where 16-18 hour days are common. I have been doing this for 3 years, but I can't keep this up. I had C4/5 spinal fusion and the radiculopathy is already coming back post op. It's worse when I'm fatig...
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    Be a Nursing Home Nurse or Dialysis Nurse

    I did both. Dialysis is better, hands down. SNF gives you an unreasonable workload, understaffed, under trained and under supplied situation. ...and I worked at one of the better ones! In dialysis, you have the same patients all the time, about a ...
  5. :) :) :) New nurse on the unit, getting kudos from both patients and the Sgt Nurse.
  6. Staragate

    Medical surgical nursing Lewis textbook

    It's a separate book... med surg study guide. Check your college library, they might have it. Mine did
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    Watch with sweeping second hand

    I got a kid's Timex watch for $20. Analog watches are hard to find and much more common in the kid section. The one I have looks very grown up and fits my small wrist. If the strap is too small, you can buy a new strap.
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    Starting Salary [new grad]?

    Arizona ADN. LTC job full time $29.50/hr Quit for low census. home health $36/hr... limited hours. Dialysis. $28/hr. Full time. Only doing this now. It seems the salaries go up if you aren't in a hospital and specialize.
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    The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    Better not work in dialysis then!!!
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    New Grad Resume

    1 page, no more unless you are going for CM or higher. Remember, resumes are Cliff's Notes for your career. Keep it relevant. Include departments and hospitals for school, GPA if higher than 3.5. Include all health care employment for the last 5 y...
  11. Way too many grumpy pants lately. Besides, I'm proud of myself. I landed in a specialty as a new grad. Job hunt has been real feast or famine. Most of the 'feast' has been mediocre.
  12. I quit my LTC job, which I hated. Now I'm hired into a dialysis clinic, have a long orientation and love my new boss! ... and I am a new grad.
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    Fresenius Training

    I've been hired as a new grad, but I get a 10 week orientation. They are training me as a tech and then learn the RN part of it. I love it so far. Classroom training with clinical days, like in nursing school. I'm 4 weeks in now. Be prepared for lot...
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    Dialysis staff nurse salary in US

    New nurse, no experience $28 AZ
  15. With a new nurse, you line your purse. A bargain you have made! Load up the boat with easy scapegoats. A bully has it made in the shade!