workingmomRN

workingmomRN

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  1. is training paid with FMC?

    workingmomRN replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You did get a lucky break! Since you will be the only one in class, you will probably be able to cover the material quicker & maybe get out of class earlier. Alot of it is stuff you have heard...

  2. critisism for my career choice

    workingmomRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has a special calling and it sounds like you have found yours. I'm sure private duty nursing is as challenging (if not more) as other nursing. You are on your own in the patients' homes...

  3. Taking a leap of FAITH

    workingmomRN replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been working in dialysis for 10 years, and have been knowing it was time for a change for a couple of years now, but have been resisting moving out of my comfort zone. After a lot of...

  4. is training paid with FMC?

    workingmomRN replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You should get paid training time as well with FMC. Even though you are experienced in dialysis, FMC has their own P&P's that are different from Davita. The annual required inservices are done...

  5. Can a nurse make massage therapy a full-time career?

    workingmomRN replied to workingmomRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    The first massage I got was from a cardiac rehab nurse who also has her own massage therapy office. I have been going to her for a few years now. I remember after I got that first massage, I was so...

  6. Bonus criteria

    workingmomRN replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We do phosphorus education every month. Usually it is pretty effective, but the last 2 months our PO4s have really been terrible. We show the patients their lab results, talk, talk, talk about...

  7. Bonus criteria

    workingmomRN replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    The HEro access is supposed to be part catheter and part graft and is used for patients with catheter accesses d/t all other sites for AVG/AVFs being exhausted. It goes in the arm, but that is all I...

  8. Bonus criteria

    workingmomRN replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I like the bonuses as well, but as you said, you can only do so much about phosphorus. Educate, encourage, & educate some more. In the end, though, it comes down to the patient. As for teammate...

  9. Assessment Blues

    workingmomRN replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I try to listen to the heart & lung sounds while they are either standing or still sitting upright in the chair. Once they are recllined in the chair, it is really difficult to listen well. Once...

  10. Have you gone to giving Epo SC?

    workingmomRN replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Are you giving the Epo during tx or after tx? We had one pt that was in a study being conducted by the VA. We had to give him his epo after tx was completed. His ranges stayed within goal most of...

  11. CLINIC MANAGER PAY-Fresenius

    workingmomRN replied to thanson809's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    No amount of money could compensate for the headaches of a clinic manager position. Last I heard about 4-5 years ago pay was about 27, but it will be a salary position, so you will not get...

  12. Can a nurse make massage therapy a full-time career?

    workingmomRN replied to workingmomRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I just got my acceptance letter yesterday from a massage therapy school here in our area. I believe that nursing & massage have a lot in common because they are both about healing & promoting...

  13. no more NS at chairside!

    workingmomRN replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    It sounds like your surveyor had to really look to find something to ding your clinic for on the audit. I can't see what the problem is with pulling saline from the saline line. We use it during...

  14. Anyone else getting bored?

    workingmomRN replied to nursingisok's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    GeauxNursing, I couldn't help but to laugh when reading your post. How right you are about some of the stuff they bring in. I remember when I first started nursing, a little old lady started having...

  15. Anyone else getting bored?

    workingmomRN replied to nursingisok's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We don't allow food or drink in our clinic as well mainly because of the safety issues, but it is a big infection control issue as well. Once you let the patients start bringing food into the...

  16. Anyone else getting bored?

    workingmomRN replied to nursingisok's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Our FA hardly only comes to our clinic about 1-2 days a week. I doubt that she went and asked the pct's anything. She always hears this stuff from someone else & then asks us what is going on...

  17. Anyone else getting bored?

    workingmomRN replied to nursingisok's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm so glad to find that I'm not the only one who feels the same way about chronic units. I feel so mentally drained some days because of the constant complaining from the PCTs or the patients. We...

  18. just barely started ADN program in Kaplan College any advice???

    workingmomRN replied to ladeereyes's topic in General Students

    The best thing you can do is try to take it one day at a time. Study whenever you can, like on your lunch break at work, etc. The nurses, MDs, and others that you work with can be great resources...

  19. How has having/not having children affect your career?

    workingmomRN replied to Ellean55's topic in General Students

    I went through nursing school without children and wondered how those in school that did have kids managed to do it. After having been childless for 5 years as a nurse, I got a great blessing when I...

  20. Changing careers at 31

    workingmomRN replied to joeyww12000's topic in General Students

    Would you consider one of you starting first while the other works, and then starting nursing school when the first one finishes? If you can afford it financially for both to go at the same time,...

  21. Is this for me?

    workingmomRN replied to Kasey77's topic in General Students

    I'm glad you're sticking with it. Your age & maturity will help you alot in nursing school & even more when you graduate & start practicing as a nurse. One of my instructors in nursing...

  22. Should I stay or should I go??

    workingmomRN replied to tasdlocke's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Dialysis is one of those jobs that not everyone can do. If you think you would like it, go ahead & try it. It is nice being off on Sundays, (for most of the year). It is a hard job to learn,...

  23. Need Info On Davita..........

    workingmomRN replied to kimmydo's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    It's all about the team. The people working in the clinic are what makes a clinic a great place to work or the unit from hell. I have worked for Fresenius & Davita. I like Fresenius better...

  24. hospice

    workingmomRN replied to anurseadvocate's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I think that most people do not realize that nurses grieve like other people, but in our job we are expected to be emotionally detached. If you truly care for others, there will be times that you can...

  25. New Grad having hard time getting job. Greensboro

    workingmomRN replied to Volleyjen8's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I looked at some job listing websites - TriadCareers.com & Indeed.com. They has some job openings listed, some for new grads as well in the High Point area. It's hard for experienced nurses to...