vlomankill

vlomankill specializes in Dialysis.

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1. Hired as Dialysis nurse

   vlomankill replied to ehlay's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   a new employee (RN) left for two weeks in the middle of his classes to get married with a honeymoon. our employer just stated to make sure he brought back pictures. if you inform them before training...

2. Just Relax?

   vlomankill replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

   i'm in dialysis and when a pt (particular pt comes to mind) starts to cramp i tell her to calm down. this is because she will start to hyperventilate and start a panic attack on top of the cramping;...

3. Is a RN diploma enough in the northeast (U.S.)

   vlomankill replied to Trinitas2010RN's topic in General Nursing

   i disagree, at last for upstate NY its fair game. this is mostly due to the fact that the BSN programs do not have a good reputation and the ADN programs do. I agree with gaining experience, but do...

4. help.im scared

   vlomankill replied to rjm10lvn's topic in General Nursing

   i'm sorry this happened to you, good

5. CA RNs---When/Where do you take your CE classes?

   vlomankill replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

   there are many avenues to obtain CE's. I am going to a conference which offer CE's and food. they have them online, and check with your states Nurses association (i'm from NY, I've gotten plenty from...

6. New RN looking for an oppurtunity to gain experience

   vlomankill replied to devildog23's topic in General Nursing

   i know the va isn't hiring (even us with military experience, i wasn't alone when trying) due to the budget. I would try specialties, LTC and offices (they are willing to train). Good luck and I hope...

7. Need some answers to Q's please.

   vlomankill replied to str591's topic in General Nursing

   i hope this helps you with your class, good

8. New grad - ? re: resumes. Is one cramped page better than 2 pages?

   vlomankill replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

   who is donna cardillo???? i'm talking from experience, and talking to hr personal who either move your resume along or place it in the never to be seen pile. my school even had a local hospital hr...

9. New grad - ? re: resumes. Is one cramped page better than 2 pages?

   vlomankill replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

   I was always taught to keep everything to one page, employers only want the highlights. I was also informed to always have a cover page. I've actually witness a employers throw out a two page resume...

10. Rectal Tubes

    vlomankill replied to judymicurn's topic in General Nursing

    i've seen it in the ICU once (this was before i became a RN, I was a tech), and the pt was having a MI. I was really green an thought that every pt who had a MI needed a rectal tube , lets just say I...

11. Rectal Tubes

    vlomankill replied to judymicurn's topic in General Nursing

    i've only seen one rectal tube and no it was not placed to wall

12. Can an RN be be an nursing assistant?

    vlomankill replied to lilnurseling's topic in General Nursing

    you've already started a thread with this topic. why another

13. what should a new RN include in his/her resume?.

    vlomankill replied to Sairygamp's topic in General Nursing

    they have resume samples on line, just for nurses. I would recommend a cover letter specific to the position applying for (my current boss stated that she remembered me from clinical when she saw me,...

14. Smoking coworkers and fair breaks

    vlomankill replied to vlomankill's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    thanks everyone. i'm sure it does happen everywhere, again i think its unsafe when so many are leaving the unit to smoke. the patient ratio triples at least when they leave to smoke. thanks

15. Smoking coworkers and fair breaks

    vlomankill replied to vlomankill's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've told a nurse, that she used up her meal break smoking and to get back to her patients. my boss told me i couldn't do that and that everyone should get a meal break. i responded that she did, she...