kenzielane

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1. Financial Help With Meds

   kenzielane posted a topic in Psychiatric

   MY BROTHER WAS HOSPITALIZED LAST WEEK AND HAS BEEN PUT ON ZOLOFT AND ZYPREXA. HE LIVES WITH MY PARENTS ,DOES NOT WORK AND HAS NO INSURANCE. HE WAS PUT IN ON EMERGENCY DETENTION. WE CAN ALREADY SEE AN IMPROVEMENT. BUT MY PARENTS CANNOT AFFORD THIS MED...

2. fee for tx?

   kenzielane replied to kenzielane's topic in Activism

   tHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RESPONDING! I WORK IN ACUTE DIALYSIS. ON REGULAR DAYS, WE ARE SCHEDULED IN @0600. DUE TO TRANSPORT OR OTHER PROBLEMS W/THE PATIENT ITS 9 OR EVEN 1000 BEFORE WE GET A PT. OUR TX FEE IS BASED ON A 6 HR WINDOW FOR A LONG TX (ANYTHI...

3. On-Call Pay

   kenzielane replied to nellie_nurse812's topic in Operating Room

   I would also like to know how long a nurse can work legally in 48 hs. A few weekends ago while taking call I worked 18.5 hrs on saturday and then worked 17 hrs on sunday! At 1830 on sunday I called my manager and told her I really needed some relie...

4. fee for tx?

   kenzielane posted a topic in Activism

   Are there any FMC acute nurses out there that are paid fee for tx? I'm one and they are refusing to pay us for down time and extra long tx's. They change the rules all the time to suit them at our unit.:angryfire

5. Fmc

   kenzielane replied to slick*kitty's topic in Urology

   FMC took over our acute unit about two years ago, it's been a nightmare!!!! Staffing isn't the only problem!!!!

6. What's your typical day like?

   kenzielane replied to aathomstew's topic in Urology

   I work in acute. We only work in 1 hospital ( THANK GOD!! ) We have an acute room with 5 stations. We only do ICU bedsides or any other pt on a vent. The person on call is responsible for all the bedsides including any PD or CRRT pts. We don't have a...

7. What is it like working for Divata Dialysis?

   kenzielane replied to Frenchy01666's topic in Urology

   What do you think about Fresenius?!!!

8. LPN functions in your dialysis unit

   kenzielane replied to lisalh's topic in Urology

   :balloons: Ive been doing acute dialysis for 8 years. I do all modalities including HD bedsides, CAPD, CCPD, CRRT. I do every thing the RN's do including assessments. We contract with the hospital. They have changed the contract and no more LPN's wi...