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A blood leak is a complication of dialysis I have never experienced before. We were discussing this the other day at work, and even my boss didn't know the answer. If there is a blood leak alarm, WHERE on the dialysis machine do you check the dialysate with the test strips? We have Fresenius K machines. Is it from the port on the hansen line where you check conductivity? Do you remove the hansen from the dialzer and check from the dialyzer? The hansen? Which one, the blue or red? Once you have tested positive for blood, what are the actions one should take? What is the policy you follow?

I found this post from 2012. You mentioned health insurance at $200/month. It is now 2018. Are you still working PRN? What do you pay for health insurance now? Is it still worth it to work PRN?

Thanks for replying. I know dialysis and the GI lab are two separate worlds. I was just wanting to know the steps I should take to transition to an area like the GI lab. I possibly have an opportunity for a job as circulating nurse in the OR. Would that possibly be a good transition from dialysis to GI lab?

I have been an RN for 12.5 years. Last 11 years working in out-patient dialysis clinic, for a large, non-profit company. My first job as a new grad RN was on a med-surg floor of a large hospital. I hated it, and I was eventually fired after 6 months on the job basically because I didn't have the skills for the med-surg floor and was a poor fit. I then got a job in a nursing home as Charge Nurse. I was able to build up my nursing skills there. After one year of LTC, I was ready to move on. I got the job at the dialysis clinic, and have been there since. I have loved dialysis, and have become very good at it. However, I just turned 50, and have started to feel burned out by dialysis. I have always been curious about working in a GI lab. I am intrigued by the entire process from pt prep, to working in the room with the doctor, to post-procedure. Does anyone know how I can transition from dialysis to GI lab?

Here it is, 5 years years later. Do you go into dialysis? Are you still in it? Have you found the answer to your question? What are your thoughts on the future of dialysis at this point?

Here it is, 5 years years later. Do you go into dialysis? Are you still in it? Have you found the answer to your question? What are your thoughts on the future of dialysis at this point?

Did you go back to dialysis? Are you happy you went back? I would be interested to hear about any changes you have noticed in the field while you were gone.