dialysisnurseLC

dialysisnurseLC has 7 years experience and specializes in dialysis.

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1. Anyone work as a Rehab liaison/intake coordinator in the hospital?

   dialysisnurseLC replied to carebear01's topic in Rehabilitation

   Here I am! I do. I just started 4 months ago coming from dialysis. pros-flexible schedule, great pay, community involvement and events, meeting new people, advocating for patients cons(personal ones for me)- waiting for referrals can get b...

2. First Nursing Job Dialysis Am I Stuck Forever

   dialysisnurseLC replied to Biology2Nursing's topic in Urology

   I am fresh out of Nursing school and I love dialysis! However 80 per cent of my LPN experience is dialysis. I may stay in Nephrology land forever...maybe not ICHD but but in some aspect of it. I also say stay for 1 year and get nursing experience, if...

3. New Nurse Tips: Reality Shock and Strategies to Adjust

   dialysisnurseLC replied to Damion Jenkins's topic in New Nurse

   This very timely article as I will be taking on the role of charge nurse at a dialysis unit. I start in 12 days. I'm excited and nervous.

4. Dialysis Nursing in a nutshell

   dialysisnurseLC replied to perksrn's topic in Urology

   This is very True! I appreciate you writing this!

5. Patients declining certain staff to take care of them

   dialysisnurseLC replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Urology

   I agree. I do stay away from him. I speak and keep it moving.

6. Patients declining certain staff to take care of them

   dialysisnurseLC replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Urology

   Smh...it does bother me that a patient complains about his safety of the care he receives from me... Especially when he mentions lawyers all the time.

7. Excelsior College now requiring the TEAS for ADN program, suspends application acceptances

   dialysisnurseLC replied to Lunah's topic in Excelsior

   This is pretty cool!!i currently and mostly have worked in dialysis and I am currently looking for a PRN gig in a more acute setting so I can get a refresher on some of my skills!! I recently applied to an LTACH, had an interview and I was honestl ab...

8. Patients declining certain staff to take care of them

   dialysisnurseLC replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Urology

   Thanks! You are right! I will keep treating him with respect and kindness...

9. Patients declining certain staff to take care of them

   dialysisnurseLC posted a topic in Urology

   Have you all ever had a patient decline your care? I have recently and it is bothering me. First of all the patient cramps nearly every tx due to the usual reasons of high fluid gains. Also I transferred to the clinic and was a new face to him and h...

10. Microbiology

    dialysisnurseLC replied to ReReLPN2014's topic in Excelsior

    I'm taking anatomy 2 Jan 4.. So after that probably in March I have been taking one class at a time. I kind of want to double up...i could probably take something else with anatomy. I need to talk with my advisor.

11. Microbiology

    dialysisnurseLC replied to ReReLPN2014's topic in Excelsior

    I will be taking micro online with excelsior and it does seem intense (after anatomy 2 in Jan) I.e discussions (the usual with an online course) writing articles weekly...it seems writing intensive for a science course. I just finished anatomy 1 onli...

12. Just started excelsior!!

    dialysisnurseLC replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Excelsior

    The most challenging part right now is writing papers. I am currently taking dev. Psychology over an 8 week period, so lthere is a bit more work..but pther than that i love online learning because i dont have to go anywhere! I think i will do self st...

13. Just started excelsior!!

    dialysisnurseLC replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Excelsior

    @Organized chaos yes i am taking the classes for my general education. Iam xurrently taking information literacy and developmental psychology

14. Just started excelsior!!

    dialysisnurseLC replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Excelsior

    What materials did u use to study the nursing portion slastra

15. Just started excelsior!!

    dialysisnurseLC replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Excelsior

    What materials did u use to study the nursing portion slastra