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  1. Pay scale

    just keep swimming replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Our nurses have typically started out slightly lower than what they would make in a hospital. I'm not sure how much that is for your area or if that is how they do it there. I do know that the...

  2. If a program is CCNE accredited can you sit for the boards anywhere?

    just keep swimming posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I contacted the BON for my state and they said that they could not help me determine if a program was acceptable or not. They list schools that are accepted for undergrad, but told me that I would...

  3. If a program is CCNE accredited can you sit for the boards anywhere?

    just keep swimming replied to just keep swimming's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks so

  4. Herzing University FNP program?

    just keep swimming replied to just keep swimming's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was going to the state university here. Same deal...$44,000 and find your own preceptor, and the program takes twice as long. I've been looking around and almost every online school, including...

  5. If a program is CCNE accredited can you sit for the boards anywhere?

    just keep swimming replied to just keep swimming's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you for responding. I live in MN and believe that it is required to take the certification exam. So if I understand correctly, once I graduate from a CCNE accredited program, I get certified by...

  6. Herzing University FNP program?

    just keep swimming replied to just keep swimming's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't. They have cohorts that start every few months. You should contact them. They are really

  7. Herzing University FNP program?

    just keep swimming replied to just keep swimming's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I spoke with them and got the same impression! I finish my BSN next semester and am seriously considering them especially since they don't require post BSN experience (i've been an RN for 6 years and...

  8. Recommended Blood Flow thro Fistula Needles

    just keep swimming replied to puddletown's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I got some samples of the supercath from Japan and pitched it to our research dept. Haven't heard anything yet. I was hoping to use them to develop buttonhole

  9. Lpn in dialysis

    just keep swimming replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I don't think it's you; I think that your unit is definitely not functioning very efficiently though. If there is one RN for 16 chairs and she is not running a pod, she should be able to do all...

  10. Lpn in dialysis

    just keep swimming replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I am not an LPN, I'm an RN. Our unit does not hire LPNs unless they want to work as PCTs since an LPN cannot be alone in the unit without an RN. I'm not sure if I am understanding you. You say you...

  11. Fun and Games

    just keep swimming replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You are very welcome! Did you see how many times I misspelled patients?

  12. Lpn in dialysis

    just keep swimming replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I don't think I understand your role either. Do you have 3-4 patients per shift total or are you running a mod as well as being a

  13. Fun and Games

    just keep swimming replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Disclaimer....I can never get this stupid spell check to work and I am exhausted so please excuse all errors. Okay, here goes: For bingo, we made our own cards. We came up with high, mid, and low...

  14. Fun and Games

    just keep swimming replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Joni, I have some ideas for you but haven't had time to write them out. Keep checking. I will hopefully get to it

  15. Needle Dislodgement

    just keep swimming replied to NeedleTape's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have to say that I am not impressed with the RedSense monitor. Maybe they have made improvements to it now, but when it was studied in my unit it alarmed for everything! I have been in hemodialysis...

  16. Help with high phosphorus labs

    just keep swimming replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Oh and for those young guys who think they are invincible...I let them know that chronic high phosporus levels can have a really bad effect on their "equipment"... This usually gets them in line for...

  17. Help with high phosphorus labs

    just keep swimming replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Great suggestions trauma. I just wanted to add another thing that we do at our facility. We make a competition out of it! MWF against TTS or 1st shift against 2nd shift. We keep a scoreboard near...

  18. Few questions

    just keep swimming replied to MJB2010's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I work in an inner city unit. We have 26 chairs, 2 RNs (although there are 24 patients running before the second RN arrives) and 6 PCTs when all chairs are full. It's a lot of work and I did not feel...

  19. BP medication "food chain"

    just keep swimming replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient Medications

    A word to the wise about clonidine...it does have a rebound effect so use it cautiously. It's not as bad with prn dosing as with long term usage in non compliant patients, but it is definitely...

  20. Giving a Antibiotic

    just keep swimming replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Guttercat is right, that's exactly what I would do. No need to keep that blood circulating outside the body for an extra hour and no need to tie up the chair! And push that FA of yours to get a...

  21. procedure on how to take a swab

    just keep swimming replied to masaya's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You should not clean any site before a culture. Your company should have a policy for taking swabs. If you clean it first you risk wiping away the bacteria you are trying to culture. Swab first, then...

  22. looking for a clinical site in public health

    just keep swimming posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    I am in an online BSN program and have to find and set up my own clinical in public health. I was wondering if anyone could give me some ideas on where to start looking. I am in a suburb of...

  23. looking for a clinical site in public health

    just keep swimming replied to just keep swimming's topic in Public, Community Health

    I ment to respond before but time slipped away from me. I haven't found one yet but I have time. Thank you all for your

  24. what's the most important things to know about Dialysis patient??

    just keep swimming replied to beatrice1's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thank you so much for asking! I think sometimes nurses are nervous about asking us for fear of looking like they don't know. Dialysis is a very specialized field and you have to work there to really...

  25. Hello and nice to meet you.

    just keep swimming replied to Natanis's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Natanis It's hard to give you the real story as every place is a little different. Feel free to ask any more specific questions and we will be more than willing to answer them. Zora: Welcome to our...