serenidad2004

serenidad2004 has 10 years experience and specializes in Dialysis.

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1. IM injection

   serenidad2004 replied to Titanium888's topic in Urology

   I've never given IM shots or shots of any kind on the side with the AVF/AVG. Isnt that what we also teach our patients? No needle sticks BPs etc on ur access arm.

2. I just wanted to SCREAM

   serenidad2004 replied to EGVnurse's topic in Relations

   I once took care of a physician... he came to our SNF after a heart surgery at a larger hospital. He was a doc I had dealt with many times before as he often admitted patients to our unit. He was one of the best patients I have ever taken care of. T...

3. RN License plate

   serenidad2004 replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

   Theres a doc in town here his plates say "kidney"

4. Smokers need not apply?

   serenidad2004 replied to RainMom's topic in Professionalism

   My employer is a smoke free facility but they haven't started testing for nicotene nor do they deny employment to those that smoke. I am a smoker but am able to work through the day only having a cigarette on my unpaid lunch. I don't think my emplo...

5. Switching from Chronic to Acute Dialysis

   serenidad2004 replied to Kturks06's topic in Urology

   I work in a hospital unit. I do chronics the majority of the time but am on call one weekend per month (from friday at 8pm until monday at 5am.) If there is someone in acute who needs dialysis during the week myself and the other 4 nurses take turns.

6. Level 2 background checks at LTC

   serenidad2004 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

   What is a level 2 background check? How is it different?

7. Wise nurses please give me advice, from med surg to dialysis

   serenidad2004 replied to Mrs.B-'s topic in Urology

   I went to dialysis a year and a half ago after almost 9yrs SNF/LTC. I haven't lost any skills if anything I've gained them and have been able to draw on the experience I had. I felt like a new grad all over again, it is A LOT to learn and I have just...

8. Does your SO understand job stress?

   serenidad2004 replied to Tobygo2's topic in General Nursing

   No my husband doesnt get it, he is a cook. When I get home late, say shift was over at 3 but don't get off until 4. He is always like "well you were supposed to be off an hour ago you should have just left." Yeah ok... I have tried numerous times to...

9. When is it time to make the best decision for youself?

   serenidad2004 replied to gloryfied's topic in Stress 101

   Please seek help sooner rather than later. If your facility offers EAP take advantage of it. See about FMLA to take care of yourself

10. UU?

    serenidad2004 replied to savoytruffle's topic in Spirituality

    While I am now Catholic I attwnded Unitarian church and summer camps growing up. They definately have a broader view of religion worship and everything else that traditional churches like Catholic Methodist Lutheran etc twnd to have fairly rigid view...

11. D.O.N. tells me NOT to describe wound???

    serenidad2004 replied to nervousnurse's topic in Geriatric

    I was taught in LTC/SNF I could describe a wound ie: drainage amount character odor etc wound bed color periwound tissue appearance blanching and if any slough or eschar. What I couldn't do was call it a "stage X pressure ulcer" unless it had been pr...

12. Do you have a nickname at work?

    serenidad2004 replied to Rhi007's topic in General Nursing

    Makes me laugh... on my last unit I was routinely refered to as "whexican." I am white but my husband is from Mexico. He has been here for over 20yrs but we do speak "spanglish" at home. Nickname came about because I would absent mindedly answer cowo...

13. Call Ins. Again

    serenidad2004 replied to Mikeinhouston's topic in General Nursing

    On my previous unit we had a "staffing" nurse as well. She was supposed to do the schedule find coverage for call ins, fill any holes in the schedule, and help with admissions. Yep those things rarely happened. A hole in the schedule? Oh she "must ha...

14. I feel like a loner sometimes.

    serenidad2004 replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    When I was in high school I wasn't a social butterfly. I had my close friends and that was it. I was nice helpful and would go out of my way to help the person who seemed was the "odd man out" Flash forward to nursing school... I too did things back...

15. Visitors that are drinking in patient rooms......What do I do?

    serenidad2004 replied to Innocent2021's topic in Critical

    Simple answer... ask them to refrain from drinking alcohol while in the hospital and remind them if they can't do that they will be asked to leave. If they're being loud and disruptive have security escort them out. While everyone deals with the illn...