MrMango

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1. Can you return to dialysis after 11 years away?

   MrMango replied to DeLana_RN's topic in Urology

   I've done both inpatient and outpatient dialysis. I left within the year but am considering going back... however I'm the opposite. I would never go back to inpatient HD. I loved the job very much and it was very exciting, however I could no longer d...

2. Looking into working in Home Hospice

   MrMango posted a topic in Hospice

   Greetings all! I'm a registered nurse from New England who is looking for a change of pace. My background: I've been a RN since 2014, I've worked in Chronic & Acute Hemodialysis in both an outpatient clinic and a hospital setting for four years,...

3. Labs after dialysis

   MrMango replied to kristin10's topic in Urology

   One nephrologist I work with and have the utmost respect and trust has told me the same thing. A minimum of four hours should be given post-dialysis for drawing labs that can be considered accurate. I try to pass this along to every primary RN I come...

4. Acute Inpatient Dialysis Patient-to-Nurse Ratios

   MrMango posted a topic in Urology

   Hey all, a little background about myself: I have worked in dialysis for two years, first at FMC outpatient, then I moved to a not-for-profit independent outpatient unit at the largest hospital in my state (Connecticut), and in October 2017 I transi...

5. Salary

   MrMango replied to dream06's topic in Urology

   Dialysis is complicated, but in my experience pays well. I've been in dialysis for almost two years, the past 7 months at a major area hospital, in the acute dialysis setting. I make an awesome hourly rate with virtually all the overtime I want. I co...

6. How to get into Travel Nursing?

   MrMango posted a topic in Travel

   Hello all, I'm a relatively new nurse, I've worked in Outpatient Dialysis for a year. Recently, I've been putting some thought into travel nursing. However I don't know how to go about looking into getting hired through an agency, which agencies to ...

7. Old Dialysis Nurse- wanting to go back

   MrMango replied to Duncan6's topic in Urology

   Must be dependent on your location... I'm from Connecticut and recently left my full-time position at Fresenius (I still work per diem) in favor of a hospital, but I still get e-mails about Fresenius openings in my state and there's always at least t...

8. Dialysis Dilemma?

   MrMango replied to cocoabean1's topic in Urology

   I recently left a Freestanding clinic (in favor of a Dialysis RN position at a large hospital), and I've never experienced a loss of hours because a patient didn't show up. The way my old clinic was scheduled, it was three "shifts" of patients, myse...

9. Never Give Up -- My Story

   MrMango replied to MrMango's topic in NCLEX

   After some of the harsh criticisms and negativity when I created this thread, I left allnurses.com to focus on obtaining job to begin my career. I returned today out of boredom, curiosity, and to connect with other nurses in my specialty, and stumble...

10. Never Give Up -- My Story

    MrMango replied to MrMango's topic in NCLEX

    Perhaps it is a combination of both? I'm not sure how you can sit there and tell me that passion, desire, and the person you are are not components of a good nurse. I know plenty of nurses that passed on the first try, yet have no interpersonal skill...

11. Never Give Up -- My Story

    MrMango replied to MrMango's topic in NCLEX

    Thanks for the kind words everyone!

12. Never Give Up -- My Story

    MrMango posted a topic in NCLEX

    Hello to all my fellow nurses and future nurses! I finally passed my NCLEX-RN and I wanted to share my journey with you all in hopes that it can help at least one struggling person! I graduated and obtained my BSN in May 2013 and due to a clerical e...

13. New RN -- need advice!

    MrMango posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Hey all! I just passed my NCLEX-RN last week, glad to have that part of my life in the past, but am now facing my next nerve-wracking step in life (albeit much more exciting). I haven't applied for any kind of new job in about seven years, so I'm fai...

14. NCLEX Question Type! PLEASE HELP

    MrMango replied to MrMango's topic in NCLEX

    Anything more specific? Prioritization for me also means "which should the nurse do FIRST", those types....

15. NCLEX Question Type! PLEASE HELP

    MrMango posted a topic in NCLEX

    I recently failed my NCLEX-RN. I failed in 265 questions (which means I was close, right?) However one type of question I saw frequently during my NCLEX were questions that gave me four patients, their symptoms and then asked me which patient I would...