rondafan

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1. incontinent NH pts

   rondafan replied to 3cdn1usa's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I know this is an old post but I am currently having this problem in my unit. We have a pt that arrives in a geri chair, has both legs & 1 arm amputated, has full control of bowels but cant "hold...

2. Tech Certification....what's everybody else doing

   rondafan replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   My clinic paid for a prep course at the local hospital for around 30 techs. They let them payroll deduct the cost of the test @ $20 a check & reimbursed all that passed. All took it last month...

3. Certification

   rondafan replied to traveler RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I wonder if this means all the certified techs will be getting raises once they complete this? I sure would expect one. My bosses are "not sure

4. Certification

   rondafan replied to traveler RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I have heard this..........we supposedly have someone coming to our unit to administer the test to all the techs....haven't heard that licensed staff have to have it tho. Our nurse manager took a...

5. Nursing job that doesn't have to deal with docs?

   rondafan replied to Luvbuble's topic in General Nursing

   Have to agree with the dialysis thing...... we have 4 Docs that round (1 per day) & so far they are all very pleasant. We mostly work on protocals & usually can handle anything that comes...

6. nuring homesdeaths in new orleans area

   rondafan replied to rondafan's topic in General Nursing

   Just heard on Fox news that the owners of the nursing home are being charged with 34 counts of negligent homicide (I think thats the charge) & are in jail at this time. They also said that the...

7. Dangerous lessons learned in your first year of nursing

   rondafan replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My 1st year out of school I had an order for 25mg phenergan IV push on a pt with a central line well I diluted it in 10cc of saline ........did it real slow........then just slammed a 5cc saline...

8. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

   rondafan replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

   You know both your parents are nurses when your kids are "triaging" a bicycle wreck & telling them "it's just a little blood.....you'll be fine" & coming to the house for sterile water,4 X 4's...

9. nuring homesdeaths in new orleans area

   rondafan posted a topic in General Nursing

   I heard on the news in the first few days after the storm that the staff evacuated nursing homes & most, if not all, of the residents passed away. Haven't heard anything else about it. Was just...

10. New Nurse Salary

    rondafan replied to murnahan5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Amy...... I live in a town of 2500 people on the Louisiana border. lol...... Hubby is the new grad & he drives 27 miles to work @ 17.50/hr nights. I drive 15 miles for my 27.00/hr, very little...

11. New Nurse Salary

    rondafan replied to murnahan5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Amy...... I live in a town of 2500 people on the Louisiana border. lol...... Hubby is the new grad & he drives 27 miles to work @ 17.50/hr nights. I drive 15 miles for my 27.00/hr, very little...

12. New Nurse Salary

    rondafan replied to murnahan5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Starting salary here is $17.50 first shift, $2-3.00 for shift dif. I have 7 yrs experience & make 27.00/hr. Very good $$ for my part of town. I live in a 3 bedroom 2 bath brick home on 3 acres...

13. New Nurse Salary

    rondafan replied to murnahan5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Starting salary here is $17.50 first shift, $2-3.00 for shift dif. I have 7 yrs experience & make 27.00/hr. Very good $$ for my part of town. I live in a 3 bedroom 2 bath brick home on 3 acres...

14. How many nurses do their own vitals???

    rondafan replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    This is a hot topic @ my facility right now. We're a small hospital, we get lots of nursing home pt's so they have to have assit to get out of bed, most need to be fed, cleaned up etc. The RN's were...

15. How many nurses do their own vitals???

    rondafan replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    This is a hot topic @ my facility right now. We're a small hospital, we get lots of nursing home pt's so they have to have assit to get out of bed, most need to be fed, cleaned up etc. The RN's were...