Erikadawn RN

Erikadawn RN

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  1. Transferability of skills learned in dialysis

    Erikadawn RN replied to studentmom77's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Try an acute dialysis program, the majority of in house hospital dialysis is run by Davita or Fresenius. But some hospitals have their own dialysis program. Working for the hospital is different...

  2. Saudi Arabia - Good Idea or Not

    Erikadawn RN replied to 43RN20's topic in General World

    I am a dialysis nurse with experience, do they accept dialysis nurses to travel? Also is over time available to work, or only your allowed hours? Thinking about

  3. Fired from 1st Camp job

    Erikadawn RN replied to Isitpossible's topic in Camp

    On overnights the division heads had to give the meds at my camp. We packaged and labeled it. At camp, you do pick your battles. After 5 years of camp nursing at the same camp, I see nurses come and...

  4. Is 1 nurse to 500 patients acceptable?

    Erikadawn RN replied to corrections_nurse's topic in Correctional

    Welcome to corrections. I use to be the nurse who ran around crazy to get things done. Somehow I managed, then u went out Fmla so that my son could get surgery. When I came back, there was another...

  5. Dialysis nursing in US

    Erikadawn RN replied to Travel_Lusting's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Yes, I had 12 pts with 4 tech's and me. When I work prn at a clinic with 34 pts, there are 3 nurses and 8 tech's. It gets busy, but that's

  6. Dialysis nursing in US

    Erikadawn RN replied to Travel_Lusting's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have never worked with an Lpn in the dialysis setting. As for the tech the ratio is generally 4 pts to 1 tech. The tech basically performs all the duties that you as an RN performs on a daily basis,...

  7. Is 1 nurse to 500 patients acceptable?

    Erikadawn RN replied to corrections_nurse's topic in Correctional

    Custody and medical serve 2 different jobs in a jail/ prison. My job as a nurse is to provide medical care, what or why theybare incarcerated is not for me to worry about. We as nurses should strive...

  8. I Am FINALLY Able To Change My UserName From FutureNurse1982 to RonnieNichelle LPN

    Erikadawn RN replied to RonnieNichelle RN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats!!!!!!

  9. Patients were exposed to hepatitis B because nurses lacked access to electronic medic

    Erikadawn RN replied to Chisca's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I work in dialysis and we are contract in a hospital, I don't understand how a machine could go for 2 weeks without being bleached. I for a time worked for Davita and they most definitely violated...

  10. Excelsior BSN students? =)

    Erikadawn RN replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Excelsior College

    Hi Tasha, just narrowing down my choices for my BSN, after my ASN at Excelsior, I'm just completing a Bachelors in Liberal Arts, waiting to be conferred. Had ALOT of credits laying around and said why...

  11. Laws Regarding Training

    Erikadawn RN replied to jschut's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I worked for a small dialysis company when I started. I was trained by nurses, but I also trained ALOT with the techs. Starting without orders is not good. Techs often feel as if they can do the job...

  12. That awkward moment when....

    Erikadawn RN replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

    I can spot a dialysis acess a mile off on a pt. I never noticed them before I became a dialysis

  13. NCLEX Rules - Please Follow Them!

    Erikadawn RN replied to BloomNurseRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my Nclex pn 5 years ago, and the Nclex RN 2, years ago. Since being an Excelsior student I took all my exams at the testing center. So after a year of tests and then returned to test. They all...

  14. Titers for Hep B negative...a second time!

    Erikadawn RN replied to Katie71275's topic in General Nursing

    I had the series 3 times, I did the last series when I went to nursing school. I had no documentation that I had completed the series to be admitted into clinicals. Finally after the 3rd time, I...

  15. New Grad - Dialysis Nursing? Looking For Advice Please!

    Erikadawn RN replied to Areby's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I am a dialysis nurse who did not start with med surg. My sdvice to you is to take a job that is offered to you. I have met new grads who try waiting fir a med surg job and then look for a job for...

  16. New Grad Dialysis or ICU?

    Erikadawn RN replied to NokturnalMike's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have been in dialysis for about 18 months, I was a new R.N after being an Lpn. I work with a few nurses who were dialysis techs prior. They are the most knowledgeable dialysis nurses I have ever...

  17. A Summer at Camp Kweebec

    Erikadawn RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Camp

    Just read this, nice story. Never been there but I attended Camp Deep Creek in Pa. Been a camp nurse for 5

  18. Will I Ever Get This?

    Erikadawn RN replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Don't worry about the tech's, you will never be as fast as them. Lol. But you will get it, I remember looking at the machine. And thinking I will never be able to do this. Go in a little early to...

  19. How does transferring work?

    Erikadawn RN replied to AmandaMarquellCraft's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I believe if you go onto the Davita village website, they have a division there that helps with moves and transfers. I would contact them, not sure where to look on the website but it is there. Just...

  20. New to Dialysis

    Erikadawn RN replied to Isitpossible's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Its going to hurt, I have people who scream every day. I think it just comes down to the individual person. I have many tell me the cream doesn't work. Arms can be sore, different techs calculating....

  21. Travel dialysis nursing

    Erikadawn RN replied to Erikadawn RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi , Nurseries, I saw that you ytried to pm me. Here's my e-mail address. My account is empty do I don't know why its saying I have roo many messages.

  22. New Grad dialysis (california). Is this still happening/possible?

    Erikadawn RN replied to BlueEyedGuy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    It comes down to the individual unit if they want to hire and train you. That is not a Fresenius policy, as I have stated before I am in class with 2 brand new graduate R.N's, who this. Is there first...

  23. New Grad dialysis (california). Is this still happening/possible?

    Erikadawn RN replied to BlueEyedGuy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I work for Fresenius now, and I was in training with 2 brand new R.N. I know that you have to work with another nurse for the first 6 months. Not like you are following them, but you have to work...

  24. Looking to start Rn to Msn with a non nursing Bachelors

    Erikadawn RN posted a topic in Western Governors University

    I have an associates from Excelsior and just finished up on a BSLA from Excelsior also, I have looking at old posts on WGU. I have not received my evaluation yet so I'm just wondering about pre Reqs....

  25. Dialysis travel nursing

    Erikadawn RN replied to Fomite, RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I am in the same situation as you. I am doing my research also. I talked to different recruitors and they asked what I was familiar with. I can't see you being put into a job that you ate not prepared...