NephroBSN

That SOB ( Shorness of breath guys.... shortness of breath) of a second husband needs to be welllllllllllllllllllllll I guess I've said enough.:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire How's this: Emma you let us deal with him, let us be mad as he (double toothpicks) at him, let us do the crying and the not eating ( I could use that) and you get on with school.. Finish your LPN sit for your boards and get a job.. Show him up. Get the job you want for a change and let him stay right where he is. Don't give him a darn thing. Have you filed for surviviors insurance from your first husband for your kids. I don't know how much you will get but it just might be enough for you to feed, house and clothe yourselves. Is your second husband at least taking his own two kids with him. I'd hate to see them broken up. Adults make some of the st**pidest mistakes don't they .. NOT you Emma,,,, him. Get right over to the SS office and get your benefits for your own kids. And if you are keeping the other two go to the welfare office and get them after your second husband.. Many states now will take every single license including driver's licenses, electricians, and nurses licenses for non support. And go to the welfare office and apply for food stamps whatever they will give you to keep you afloat. When my ex left that's what I did. And when he died his second wife, even though she didn't have her kids , got SSI for them.. All of sudden she wanted them when they came with money. Again adults..............eeeeeeeee You hold your head up high. Take a deep breath, finish your LPN, get a job and go for your RN part time. Or maybe with SSI you might be able to make it right now onto RN. A couple of good things will come of this. Your kids will see just what a strong woman looks like. If you have daughters what a role model you will be. If you have boys just think about the choices they will make for spouses. Keep us informed BTW definately let your school know what is going on, They may be able to help you. Good luck, you can do this. Remember we are never given more than we can handle. Your God wouldn't do that to you. He loves you too much.

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Do you do dialysis? As I said I've seen patients put on lasix who were not making urine. I didn't ask the Nephrologist at the time. My bad.

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Let's see I started doing hemo in 1987. And NO we didn't use wash tubs then.. LOLL Then I left to get my RN and came back in 1997. Almost 10 years this time. I've worked in 11 states in the last 4 years as a traveler. For the big 2, several in house chronic units, and several of the smaller independents. I believe I've seen most all of it. But probably not.

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Just a thought. Are there more ADN educated nurses than BSN's? If so why aren't they a force to be reckoned with. Also, I have no problem with any of them putting ADN after RN on their badge and signing their charts that way. I would never be offended by that.

There are several types of PD. CAPD CCPD. Some use a cycler over night. Who's teaching this 4 hour inservice. Do you have dialysis nurses on staff. Most hemo nurses don't do both. Some do. Is there an out patient unit that teaches PD. Are those nurses gonna be inservicing you. I had a PD patient once on an M/S floor and her cycler messed up most every night. The PD nurse wasn't happy when I called her at 3 am on a Sun morning. Good luck. I hope you have a good nephrologist. I hate to say it but most of them don't know much about the process of PD or hemo. I've had them ask what a UF profile is and what's it used for. Oh as an after thought. How often do you anticipate having these patients. PD might be something use it or lose it from your skills set. Sorta like telemetry.

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The major dialysis company I worked for before traveling gives 5 WEEKS vacation the first year. When I left I gave 2 weeks notice to the day. It also depends if the OP works in an "at will state".. That's where to find the answers. As for the no re-hire again if the OP is in an "at will state" even if she gives "adequate" notice they could still list her as a No rehire. Good luck OP.