GTS

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1. Death Rates Higher at For-Profit Dialysis Centers: Study

   GTS replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Urology

   I couldn't agree more with the exception of a few rare cases. I love the "squeeze every nickel until it screams" part. As true and sad as it is, the visual I got really made me laugh. I work on the technical side of things and that really hits us har...

2. Experience with FMC?

   GTS replied to rosemadder's topic in Urology

   Will never work for FMC again... worked for them 2 yrs and it only got worse. Last I heard, they had set up the Chief Tech to get him fired and the other two machine techs quit. They're still flying people in to cover the maintenance and repairs beca...

3. Avatars

   GTS replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in General Nursing

   Jnette, You can upload images from your puter to a Pic Hosting site (I use Village Photo and it's free) and then under User CP>Edit Options>Change Avatar you can put the link to your avatar from the pic hosting site. If you wanna try that, the ...

4. Dialysis nurses: Please teach me!

   GTS replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Urology

   Yes, we are all overworked. That's seems to be the standing order for the higher-ups more and more these days. 'Do more with less'. Isn't it a lovely world? *was in overtime by Wednesday afternoon this week* Keep chuggin along!!

5. Dialysis nurses: Please teach me!

   GTS replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Urology

   Is this a compliment?? Lol. And here I thought y'all just talked bad about us all day.... BTW, I say thank goodness for nurses who are willing to help us out with the smaller, common problems. Nice to hear someone that will help instead of hearing...

6. Clamping Needles Sites

   GTS replied to Robbilin's topic in Urology

   The clinics I service are DEPENDANT on the clamps. Everyone uses them. I think they're somewhat dangerous myself, but they seem to work well for the most part. :)

7. Can I Vent?

   GTS replied to obillyboy's topic in Urology

   Very true. :)

8. Phoenix or Meridian ???

   GTS replied to obillyboy's topic in Urology

   Did you go from the 3.21 to the 3.25? I have heard a lot of positive feedback since updating to the 3.25....

9. Elderly Couple die from using oven as source of heat

   GTS replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

   If I were the son I would be OWNING that building. Then I would install a HVAC system with heating AND a/c available year round. It has gotten cold here (low 30's) a few times this fall but I have not had to use the heater yet. However, at least if I...

10. hello

    GTS replied to VirginiaHDRN's topic in Urology

    I'm sorry to hear that... j/k I came to Gambro from Fresenius and I like it better over here. But, I'm a biomed tech so that may be the difference. Just seems like people respect me more on this side and I have more say on what goes on. Fre...

11. Can I Vent?

    GTS replied to obillyboy's topic in Urology

    Yeah... I see their point. As much as it would frustrate me to find it there to begin with, you know they're not gonna do it so you may as well be the good guy/gal and do it for them. I find myself in similar situations sometimes and know that I will...

12. Phoenix or Meridian ???

    GTS replied to obillyboy's topic in Urology

    Nice to see someone else who likes the Phoenix! :) Hopefully when we get all the bugs worked out there will be more.

13. Dialysis or dialyze

    GTS replied to Ted1's topic in Urology

    'Receives dialysis' is proper in my book. Myself and you and probably everyone else on this forum would understand that the 'patient dialyzes' but to someone who may be reviewing your paperwork and isn't familiar with our lingo, it may not sound righ...

14. Phoenix or Meridian ???

    GTS replied to obillyboy's topic in Urology

    The 'K's are good machines... they did have a few software problems when they first came out (e.g. if you hit a certain combination of buttons before treatment the uf would pull off DOUBLE) but most should be fixed by now. I don't know because I have...

15. I got a DUI

    GTS replied to snoop's topic in General Nursing

    So quick to defend oneself usually indicates a guilty person, eh? At least that's how we're determining alcoholism, right? To all the people who have 'never gotten a ticket'... that doesn't mean you haven't sped or violated a traffic law. You know y...