Unfortunately, I actually started smoking in nursing school! I "blame" it on the stress of school combined with the fact that I had gone through a divorce after 10 years. I know how unhealthy it is...
An FA is a facility administrator, generally an RN, who basically runs the clinic. B/c of the national kidney council, my understanding is that we can't just tell them to go elsewhere, especially...
Thanks for the great feedback everyone... First of all, I am so sorry to those who've rcvd threats worse than mine...and Fire Wolf, I can't even begin to imagine what you went through. To update the...
Thanks for the responses everyone...to answer a few questions, the clinic this family transferred to us from was not very forthcoming with the truth of the whole situation prior to our taking them....
Hi all, I'm a charge RN at a chronic hemodialysis unit for a major dialysis group. We have a pt who's 16 with not only a slew of health problems but also some major psycho-social issues that extend...
Thanks for the great info! I've been using it more and more & really paying attn to the results, then educating pct's on which pt's do best on profiling...I've been mainly using #2 with mostly...
I graduated last March & started on a cardiac floor and lasted 4 months...it wasn't true M/S but a real mix of pts in just for acute cardiac problems as well as those w/a laundry list of problems...
I've been a nurse for a year now and can tell you that even if you do decide to go to school, there will be days when you really question your sanity & wonder what the heck ever possessed you to...
Hi Viv, How long have you been in dialysis? Do you charge or work the floor? RN or LPN? I have been at a dialysis clinic for about 6 months now. I felt too that I would lose my skills but then had...
I'm new to dialysis and work in a clinic w/Fresenius K's that have Na Modelling & UF Profiling available. I've not been able to find much info on the UF profiling, especially which profiles work...
I'm also a recent grad, graduated in March 05...I worked on a cardiac unit in a large hospital for 4 months & hated it. On a whim, I applied for a job in a dialysis center & was hired. I was...