patrickrlim

patrickrlim

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About patrickrlim

patrickrlim has 1 years experience and specializes in Nephrology.


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  1. How did you get hired at Davita or Fresenius as a PCT?

    Hi I work as a charge RN for a davita clinic. Most new PCTs nowadays have been to tech school. Unless you know someone that's willing to train you OR you start out as reuse technician or secretary then have them train you if they like you, pct school...
  2. getting into dialysis with no previous experience

    from the clinic where I work, the last 3 hires we had were walk-ins. maybe you can try that out! goodluck!
  3. yeah its easy to say D50 is just D50 but nevertheless, it is still giving medicine without an order. I agree with one of the posts, being proactive by asking for a standing order for a pt if you expect something to happen in the future is the best th...
  4. New Grad as Facility Administrator in Davita?

    Hi Im currently the charge nurse for a Davita clinic. For me personally, a new grad RN being an FA? 2 things come to mind..1st, the staff will be accommodating and help you with everything that you have to learn (ideal world) or 2nd, they will eat yo...
  5. does this apply for BP meds too like clonidine?
  6. -yes i completely agree with you. It just sucks that we get into those situations as nurses. kudos!
  7. - well said! then again, would the board of nursing see it that way? I dont have any problems giving the D50, i would do it in a heartbeat. But then again, practicing medicine as a nurse is grounds for revocation of license
  8. we dont have a policy in place with this. i work at a dialysis unit wherein our standing PRN orders just basically carry saline and 02. Even clonidine isnt PRN.
  9. During emergencies, can RNs administer meds even without a standing PRN order? I had a situation when a patient had a blood sugar of 21, symptomatic. I knew that D50 is needed but I didnt want to administer it without an MD order (since we dont have...
  10. Is the unofficial score ever wrong?

    its possible that you made consecutive mistakes on the easy questions towards the end of your exam which made your graph go below the midline req after the 75th question.
  11. can a nephrology nurse become a crna?

    i just arrived from the Philippines a month ago and this was the job that was available to me. No one is really hiring new grads right now so i had to take it.
  12. can a nephrology nurse become a crna?

    my goal is to be a CRNA. I have a BSN and is currently a dialysis nurse. Is it still possible for me to become a CRNA? all the threads here say that I have to work in an ICU to qualify.