shamrick24

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1. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

   shamrick24 replied to nirvana1's topic in Humor

   Well at least her name wasn't Dr. Swallow...

2. Nocturnal HD vs Home hemo

   shamrick24 posted a topic in Urology

   I love nocturnal in center hemo dialysis verses day shift. There is no shift change, less chaos, and stabler patients. However, it's getting exhausting working night shift. I love my schedule and the freedom I have to be off. I'm just so tired. I've...

3. Nurses Being Made to Tech?

   shamrick24 replied to westieluv's topic in Urology

   In my unit of 20 beds, we used to run a bay of 10 patients with 2 techs and a nurse. Now that we've lost two techs and there is no thought from management to replace them, we scrounge to make ends meet. Lately, more than likely due to the lack of wag...

4. Tips?

   shamrick24 replied to nursegreene's topic in Urology

   My question is why have you been wanting to get into dialysis? Usually training is on the floor or another clinic's floor, along with some book or classroom training. What company are you interviewing with?

5. Inpatient (Acute) vs Outpatient (Chronic)

   shamrick24 posted a topic in Urology

   I've been doing outpatient dialysis for a 30 bed unit. I've heard we pull fluid more aggressively in the clinic as they are generally more stable. I know that it is basically one to one, nurse to patient ratio. How does Acutes differ exactly from a c...