Shebfishn

Hello I have found Techs get very rushed and do not take their time on many occasions causing some of those bumpy areas and can cause pseudo aneurysms. Take your time and make sure you are atleast 2 inches from anastomosis scar. If there are alot of twists in access that can be somewhat of a challenge but it is OK to find new areas above other marks as well. Patients like same area stuck due to it becoming tough and less pain but rotation is so important. Hope this helps

Hello: Welcome if your thinking of doing this new role. I have been in this field for 20 years and It has alot of different angles to it. Are you supervising nurses? I am the coordinator and only nurse at my hospital so not much supervising with that being said I am in charge of all supply orders, machine care I.e. weekly disinfection, filter changes, to making sure reports fall in line with AAMI standards etc. If you like a challenge then this will be good. Learning the machines and accesses are probably the hardest part. I feel it is rewarding and kind of an art to be able to remove fluids etc without making the patient's more sick. I also really enjoy vascular access aspects of this field. So welcome if you decide that this is venture worth taking on .

Greetings. I have a question for our fellow dialysis nurses. Are any of you being basically forced to do monthly cultures and labs on machines or do you have your bio med people doing them?