N.IRISH DIALYSIS RN

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1. Hello From The Bluegrass - What Is A Safe Ratio For Nurses In The Hemodialysis Unit?

   N.IRISH DIALYSIS RN replied to MZNUBIANNRS's topic in Urology

   Thanks for the explanation regarding abbreviations. It sounds as though LVNs are similar to our enrolled nurses. Enrolled nurses here too are very hardworking and knowledgeable. Some more so than many RNs I know. When I was completing my nurse traini...

2. nurses who self injure

   N.IRISH DIALYSIS RN replied to sax_journey's topic in Australia

   I have to agree with sax journey, self injury on its own is not a mental illness or personality disorder. Like she/he says it is a coping mechanism which some people use at particularly stressful times. Thats why it's usually adolescents who do it. T...

3. Hello From The Bluegrass - What Is A Safe Ratio For Nurses In The Hemodialysis Unit?

   N.IRISH DIALYSIS RN replied to MZNUBIANNRS's topic in Urology

   Yes it includes a change over.It's non stop and they have difficulty retaining staff. We do have a couple of D.A.s (dialysis assistants) but they don't put patients on or off or do observations. They mainly help strip the machines and re-line. They a...

4. Hello From The Bluegrass - What Is A Safe Ratio For Nurses In The Hemodialysis Unit?

   N.IRISH DIALYSIS RN replied to MZNUBIANNRS's topic in Urology

   We have a ratio of 1 nurse to 5 patients in chronic dialysis and 1 nurse to 2 patients in acute dialysis. We don't have techs though like in the US, so there's just the nurse.

5. unit Rules

   N.IRISH DIALYSIS RN replied to imperial's topic in Urology

   I work in acute dialysis and previously worked in chronic dialysis and recently there has been talk of introducing disposable BP cuffs. We have already benefitted from disposable slings for hoists used when lifting patients. These are ofcourse are ex...