1dernurse

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1. Cell Phone Useage

   1dernurse replied to ame222's topic in Home Health

   Hi, Was it a condition of employment that you have and use a personal cell phone for work when you were hired? If not, tell your employer that you can no longer afford to use your personal cell phone and stop using it for work related calls. If nec...

2. How long to complete an admission

   1dernurse posted a topic in Home Health

   Good Morning, I am wondering how long an admission takes; start to finish, paperwork and all. Would love to hear your agency expectations as well as what you personally feel is realistic. Thanks and have a great day!

3. Acute program call pay

   1dernurse replied to 1dernurse's topic in Urology

   We use Fresenius K machines. I find I am called in about 50% of the time I am on call (middle of the night). I agree that 1.50/ hr is very low. The inconvienence of being on call is worth much more. Of course, we all feel that 4.50/ hr is still l...

4. quinine for cramping

   1dernurse replied to Gibbie's topic in Urology

   SVS is our sodium modeling that we use together with UF profiling. We current use 3 different SVS models. It allows you to adjust the amount of sodium in dialysate to assist in fluid removal without risking low BP, cramping etc. UF and SVS are won...

5. quinine for cramping

   1dernurse replied to Gibbie's topic in Urology

   Most of our pts take it about 1 hour prior to run. I have heard from other nurses that it doesn't help, however, many pts feel it does. If a patient believes it helps with cramping then it probably does. Do you use SVS and UF profiles? Since we b...

6. Acute program call pay

   1dernurse replied to 1dernurse's topic in Urology

   Thank you for your reply! I am in Superior, working in Duluth, MN. There are 6 RN's rotating call in our unit. We rotate daily (6pm-7am) Monday- Friday and then one person is on call Saturday 6pm-Monday 7am) We are also paid straight time if calle...

7. Acute program call pay

   1dernurse posted a topic in Urology

   Hello all, I am curious how other acute programs handle call. How often are you on call? Is there more than one nurse on-call at a time? How are you paid for being on-call? Thanks for the input.