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wordsmith

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  1. Texas Children's investigates RN for social media HIPAA violation

    wordsmith replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Trying not to be picky, but it's not "HIPPA", it's HIPAA, for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

  2. Anyone working or have worked for Davita

    wordsmith replied to NURSET2007's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I posted this eight years ago (!): Nov 27, '09 by wordsmith, ADN, RN I worked for a doctor-owned facility that was bought out by Davita. There were lots of processes and policies that Davita put in...

  3. Get the Bsn or leave nursing?

    wordsmith replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Socialist medicine is good, to a point. The problem is where people have to wait for long periods of time for routine surgeries. Or when the "system" decides that when you're over a certain age,...

  4. Get the Bsn or leave nursing?

    wordsmith replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Uh, yeah, it IS that expensive, if you're working crazy hours and/or in an area where there is no physical nursing school campus. One of the on-line outfits charges about $2500 per class. I started...

  5. Which nursing specialty has the most autonomy/independence? Apart from nursing practioner

    wordsmith replied to Zyrv's topic in Nurses Rock

    Sure they are...found in any dialysis center near you :) or any hospital that provides inpatient dialysis services. With the aging of the population, and more and more people getting hypertension and...

  6. Which nursing specialty has the most autonomy/independence? Apart from nursing practioner

    wordsmith replied to Zyrv's topic in Nurses Rock

    Tommy, I work for a disabled and senior services agency as part of state government and I absolutely LOVE this job. It's almost all paperwork. I also see clients in nursing facilities and try to get...

  7. Fresenius Training

    wordsmith replied to TheSuperNurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Over $5/hr. I was amazed at the increase. They took into account my total years of nursing, not just dialysis

  8. Fresenius Training

    wordsmith replied to TheSuperNurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I just got hired by Fresenius. I've been working for Davita and can't believe how much better Fresenius pays. To be fair, I'm moving from one area where there's little competition to an area where...

  9. Yes, another Davita hiring/training question..can't find the answer on here

    wordsmith replied to Marshall1's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    and telling me training will be at this clinic but also another one and possibly one out of state for a few weeks. Is this the norm for Davita? .There are two clinics in our area and we swap personnel...

  10. HOWS L.I.F.E as a MALE Nurse???

    wordsmith replied to Student Nurse_7's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I hope this is encouraging--it's meant to be. My 30-yr-old son just got his BSN and was hired shortly after that at the hospital where he did his practicum. He treated the practicum like a...

  11. FA Making us fill home pill boxes.

    wordsmith replied to uberdialysisnurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Then the previous suggestions people have made apply--pharmacy, doctor's office, family or friend to do for the patient or assist the patient in filling the box. For sight impaired, same thing, or as...

  12. Learning the computer system at DaVita

    wordsmith replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi--I hope after a couple months you're a little more accustomed to the chairside Snappy. It's slow (it was part of the Gambro system and DaVita incorporated it into Snappy) and somewhat redundant...

  13. FA Making us fill home pill boxes.

    wordsmith replied to uberdialysisnurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    As above, liability issues, time issues...check with your clinical service specialist and nursing board to see if it's dispensing. Yikes. I sure wouldn't do it, FA or no. I think my CSS wouldn't go...

  14. Bevel up, Bevel down???

    wordsmith replied to ESRD's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Funny how things vary. We always do bevel up, are not supposed to flip needles, but occasionally have to depending on the patient's access. We do use lidocaine by request on accesses; I understand...

  15. How long is your shift?

    wordsmith replied to MJB2010's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Anywhere from 8-12 hours depending on the

  16. perm cath vs AVGs

    wordsmith replied to dodoy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    From what I've seen, the docs consider the CVCs semipermanent or permanent when there have been multiple failures of the AVF or AVG. The failures are usually clotting that doesn't respond to drug...

  17. Male Nurses/female Patients

    wordsmith replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    I totally get where you're coming from, and I sympathize. When I was in nursing school in the early 1990s and doing the OB rotation, the four guys in the rotation weren't allowed to help with the...

  18. Anyone working or have worked for Davita

    wordsmith replied to NURSET2007's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I worked for a doctor-owned facility that was bought out by Davita. There were lots of processes and policies that Davita put in place. OMG...Everyone from Davita was really nice and helped us get...

  19. How long do dialysis patients live?

    wordsmith replied to sgherzi4's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    This isn't a straight answer to your question, but it might be time for a family conference with the doctor and social worker at the dialysis unit with a review of the patient's comorbidities, and...

  20. Male Nurses/female Patients

    wordsmith replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Like many of the posters here, I've traded off with my colleagues whenever possible when a patient has requested a nurse or CNA of the same gender. However, if staff are of one gender (say, all...

  21. Anyone been at a clinic taken over by DaVita or FMS?

    wordsmith posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I've been working at a lovely, smallish (okay, we have 150 pts, but they're like family) unit, plus the doctors' office nearby. Because of all the changes down on us by CMS/Medicare, the only way...

  22. Anyone been at a clinic taken over by DaVita or FMS?

    wordsmith replied to wordsmith's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    The clinic is in the Pacific Northwest. So far we haven't heard yet...Our current management team of doctors matches up to 3% of 401(k) contributions. The health insurance deductible is pretty high...

  23. Anyone been at a clinic taken over by DaVita or FMS?

    wordsmith replied to wordsmith's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We're supposed to find out in the next several days. Our docs want a partnership so they still have some say in how things are run. We'll see how that works out. Our manager, who was promoted from the...

  24. Anyone been at a clinic taken over by DaVita or FMS?

    wordsmith replied to wordsmith's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Urk. Fresenius was one of the suits that came and looked at us. DaVita was one of the others. There were two or three more. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. It's not my decision, unfortunately As I...

  25. Anyone been at a clinic taken over by DaVita or FMS?

    wordsmith replied to wordsmith's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks for letting me know. I'm not worried, I think the benefits will be better, with more employees in a large corporation = more buying power, but some people are getting kinda distressed. Knowing...