Gaining stability and experience

Have you considered working the acutes? Now, you may be floated between hospitals. It might give you "the foot in the door" to working in a hospital because you will be working in an care acute setting.

As a float RN in a region, I enjoy the change. I cannot see doing that as a new RN esp new to dialysis. I have done acutes, charge and manager before being a travel nurse, then started floating. Every unit does the same thing a little different. Just have to know what is required. As a new nurse you already have alot of self doubt and second guess yourself, THEN may have experienced techs take advantage of you. Not a good scene for you.

I agree with fanfan8787rn, acutes was pretty interesting. Then you can handle almost anything!

I am new to dialysis (1 year now) and have found myself having to rely on the techs for information. The problem is that many of them are not as willing to help a RN learn (as many have a "chip on their shoulder" for being paid less). I am looking to transfer to acutes, but question if I have enough knowledge base to be on my own? The techs where I work do most of the recircing when pt's have to get to the bathroom..........I am comfortable putting pt's on and taking off, but still not 100% sure with maching alarms, etc....... Is it feasible to transfer to acutes with being unsure yet in the chronic setting???

I am new to dialysis (1 year now) and have found myself having to rely on the techs for information. The problem is that many of them are not as willing to help a RN learn (as many have a "chip on their shoulder" for being paid less). I am looking to transfer to acutes, but question if I have enough knowledge base to be on my own? The techs where I work do most of the recircing when pt's have to get to the bathroom..........I am comfortable putting pt's on and taking off, but still not 100% sure with maching alarms, etc....... Is it feasible to transfer to acutes with being unsure yet in the chronic setting???

It is possible. Tell them you need orientation and they'll put you with an experienced nurse. In the meantime learn what you can as far as trouble shooting machine problems and access problems. You probably already know more than you realize. And it's funny how when you're in a situation and you're by yourself, you can figure things our pretty well. I work for a good time and anytime I have a question or can't troubleshoot something, my coworkers are glad to help. Hopefully that will be the case for you too.

After floating around numerous clinics, I have yet to meet one (well only one, literally) nurse who has done acute setting and enjoyed it. Most hated it and transferred to chronics. In acutes you are on call, which means you can drive to the hospital to do possibly one treatment, have no patients, go home, only to be called back to the hospital as a doctor orders another patient to diaylize. Moreover, you can be called in beyond dusk (night). This is only what I hear, not by experience. So find out more information before you jump into acutes. Best wishes.