tired dialysis nurse

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1. Offered position at fmc

   tired dialysis nurse replied to rnlooking's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Agree With All Of The Above----i Work For Davita, And Have Floated To Several Of The Clinics In This Area And They Vary From Each Other , R/t Management. I Love My Fa, But I Will Not Return To Some...

2. 6% "take off" rule

   tired dialysis nurse replied to traumaRUs's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT THE 6% RULE EITHER----SOME PTS CAN TOLERATE PULLING 6-8 KILOS, OTHERS COME IN THAT HEAVY AND WE MAY BE ABLE TO PULL ONLY 3, PTS VARY SOOOOO MUCH, THATS WHY PT EDUCATION IS SO...

3. Catheter care

   tired dialysis nurse replied to urrRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   i think rizenfly and delana said it all--my only addition would be that having a access manager helps alot--they track all new accesses, when caths were placed, when to start new fistulas..etc....

4. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

   tired dialysis nurse replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

   amen, sister

5. RN job in jeopardy please help

   tired dialysis nurse replied to fe3's topic in General Nursing

   :cheers: was going to give a word of encouragement, but now all i can say is"alleluia"!!!!!!

6. How much do your PCT's do?

   tired dialysis nurse replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   hemo pts are as diverse as they come, just as nursing is. many of my pts have cardiac issues, drug addictions,the histories encompass a broad range of health issues--i do not presume to be a cardiac...

7. How much do your PCT's do?

   tired dialysis nurse replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   you and your laws ROCK!!!!!! What a lucky, happy bunch of nurses y"all must be!! One can always dream

8. How much do your PCT's do?

   tired dialysis nurse replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   not to be rude, but you don't work in a chronic unit do ya? I do not give any meds that other people have drawn up-- but our techs do draw up heparin and lido and legally give and sign for it. I would...

9. salary rate

   tired dialysis nurse replied to kathykaye's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   good lord, y'all are starting out close to the same rate i am getting after 7+ years of hemo!!!!!!!! Good for you!!! maybe i should quit my current company(davita), and do a little job...

10. How much do your PCT's do?

    tired dialysis nurse replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    i do not know the laws in other states, but the company i work for has the policy that you can only draw up the hep/lido for the person they are putting on with time and initial. nothing can be...

11. dilemma between FMC and Davita...which one?anyone?

    tired dialysis nurse replied to JRLO's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    DAVITA IS A GOOD COMPANY---BEEN WORKING FOR THEM A LOOOOOOOOONG TIME....I AM CURIOUS THO, HAS ANYONE DONE ANY TRAVEL DOING CHRONIC HEMO? DAVITA HAS AT TIMES HAD A TRAVEL PROGRAM BUT I HAVE NOT HAD...

12. one nurse for 24 patients

    tired dialysis nurse replied to prometheus0219's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    24 pts, under any conditions is too many!!!! i agree about the code, it will happen, it does happen, and the other pts do freak!! is this a davita facility? it seems to me that we are getting more...

13. one nurse for 24 patients

    tired dialysis nurse replied to prometheus0219's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    :smackingf ARE YOU A NEW NURSE FOR LESS THAN A YEAR OR A NEW HEMO NURSE ? REALLY, WHAT YOU DESCRIBE SOUNDS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AND I WOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE NEXT TIME I VOICED MY CONCERS TO MY...

14. What do you think of paying for four months of training versus on the job training.

    tired dialysis nurse replied to LH19rn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    :chuckle I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL THESE NURSE WORK THAT SAY DIALYSIS IS ROUTINE, THE ONLY THING I THINK IS ROUTINE IS THE FACT THAT EVERYONE IS ON DIALYSIS----I HAVE HAD VERY FEW "ROUTINE DAYS" AT...

15. What do you think of paying for four months of training versus on the job training.

    tired dialysis nurse replied to LH19rn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    OK BABY NURSE, AND I DO MEAN THAI AS A TERM OF ENDEARMENT, YOU NEED TO GET YOUR MO-JO GOING!!!!!!! WHEN I WAS HIRED AT THE UNIT I CURRENTLY WORK IN, MY FA WOULD NOT EVEN INTERVIEW ANY NURSE WITH OUT...