mamabaer439

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1. Home Health vs Dyalisis

   mamabaer439 replied to foxyroxyrn's topic in Home Health

   I was dialysis nurse for 3 years and loved it. I like having that kind of continuity of care and every day is pretty much the same. I am now in home health and love it too. Continuity, autonomy, independence, making my own schedule and every day is d...

2. Home Health vs Dyalisis

   mamabaer439 replied to foxyroxyrn's topic in Home Health

   I was dialysis nurse for 3 years and loved it. I like having that kind of continuity of care and every day is pretty much the same. I am now in home health and love it too. Continuity, autonomy, independence, making my own schedule and every day is d...

3. Amedisys

   mamabaer439 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

   Yes, 5 patients for the whole agency, and two of those are therapy only. The agency is about two years old. They keep saying now that we got certified to take Medicaid we should be getting more patients. They have been saying that since May. It is pr...

4. HIPPA violation??

   mamabaer439 replied to RFRN's topic in General Nursing

   While I understand the reason behind the HIPAA laws, it frustrates me that they have taken parents out of their children's health care. I don't think that this was part of the original intent. On another note about HIPAA, I was recently released fro...

5. Amedisys

   mamabaer439 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

   Lucky724, I did not receive the message. You can email me at [email protected]

6. Amedisys

   mamabaer439 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

   I started with Amedisys in May. At the time that I was hired, I was told that I would be paid a salary for 60 days and then would go to per visit pay. However, the DOO told me that they would probably extend the salary (as they have for the last 2 ye...

7. Chronic vs. Acute

   mamabaer439 replied to mswim's topic in Urology

   I tried acutes for one month, after working chronic for 2 years. While I like doing acute dialysis, I could not tolerate the hours. Up to 16-18 hour days. Of course it all depends on the census. Some days there are way too many patients to finish the...

8. I did a very stupid mistakes today. I forgot to clamp the saline line...

   mamabaer439 replied to Datu's topic in Urology

   This happens at least once to everyone! Get into a routine. Always have the clamp in your hand, ready to use, when you grab the lines, grab the clamp. That sort of thing. Also, watch the arterial line. If blood doesn't start traveling up the line the...

9. Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

   mamabaer439 replied to PacoUSA's topic in Humor

   My manager has a set of bright yellow and orange print top AND print pants. This outfit looks like something a clown would wear at the circus.

10. What grosses YOU out?

    mamabaer439 replied to JenTheRN's topic in Humor

    Trach care with long stringy sputum. I almost lost it. I also hate toenails that are so long they are curled and the smell of unwashed feet. I once had a dialysis pt that had extremely long nails and I called his care center to let them know that th...

11. A Point of View From a Dialysis Patient

    mamabaer439 replied to NDXUFan's topic in Urology

    WOW. I am sorry you feel so picked on. I am sorry your kidneys don't work. That sucks, and it really is an awful way to live. I get that. But for every disease process there are things that people need to do to maximize their life expectancy. Heart p...

12. Dialysis as a weight loss plan-she's nuts!

    mamabaer439 replied to mamabaer439's topic in Urology

    TraumaRUs, you have just spoken to my biggest fear. Everything about this screams bad outcome and I don't want to be caught in the crosshairs. Our SW is on vacation, but I am going to advocate for a meeting of staff, family and doctors about this, wh...

13. Dialysis as a weight loss plan-she's nuts!

    mamabaer439 replied to mamabaer439's topic in Urology

    Thanks for the feedback. The amazing thing about this patient is that if she has a hypotensive crisis in the middle of her treatment, she does not want us to stop the treatment, turn off her UF or give her fluids because that would mean she would com...

14. Dialysis as a weight loss plan-she's nuts!

    mamabaer439 posted a topic in Urology

    I have a dilemma that I hope you all can help me with. I have a patient that believes that her EDW is no more than 49.5 kg. "I have always weighed 108 lbs. There is no way that I could have possibly gained any weight." Every treatment her BP bottoms ...

15. Dialysis Nurses I want to hear from youI recently took a new job in OP dialysis clini

    mamabaer439 replied to mswim's topic in Urology

    Hahaha. Yes, there are difficult patients. But, I for one love my patients and my job. I like that I can develop a relationship with my patients and really get to know about their health problems. There is a lot of teaching involved and I love that. ...