DeLana_RN

DeLana_RN BSN, RN

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  1. Railroaded at work

    DeLana_RN replied to Babzuptown's topic in General Nursing

    i've never drawn unemployment, but it is my understanding that you're only eligibile if you're terminated (laid off, really) without fault of your own? since the hospital wouldn't want her to be able...

  2. Tips for new grad starting Davita dialysis houston

    DeLana_RN replied to ET04's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Good for you, I wish I had ever had such a gut feeling (or heard a loud voice!) when I ventured into an ill-advised job. You clearly made the right decision. Best of luck to you,

  3. Apheresis VS Dialysis job offer....need help deciding!

    DeLana_RN replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi, again, you're probably right, apheresis might not be such a bad choice (especially considering the job market where you live!) I would think it's less likely for complications to occur (as opposed...

  4. Apheresis VS Dialysis job offer....need help deciding!

    DeLana_RN replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi, having worked in hospitals and in dialysis, here is my advice (for what it's worth, and you may not agree). I think either job is too challenging for a fairly new grad (you don't say how much...

  5. LPN mistreated in dialysis

    DeLana_RN replied to LPN30's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I wish I could tell you it will get better, but believe me, it won't. You've probably been at the job long enough to know whether you will truly love dialysis - there are aspects of it that are...

  6. Big bad nurse bully

    DeLana_RN replied to Canadian Princess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know if we share the same definition of "bullying". If you are telling slackers who are not doing their job to get with the program, I don't call this bullying. But if you are harrassing,...

  7. Big bad nurse bully

    DeLana_RN replied to Canadian Princess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'll never understand why workplace harrassment/horizontal and vertical violence/bullying is tolerated in nursing. Usually, these individuals are not the best nurses, or even above average (after all,...

  8. Wrongful Suspension

    DeLana_RN replied to NursingStudent5548's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm glad everything turned out the way it did for you (frankly, I am surprised that you're male, as this kind of backstabbing is far more common among women). That said, watch your back from now...

  9. 100 Best Twitter Feeds for Nurse

    DeLana_RN replied to Spirit of Humor's topic in General Nursing

    No thanks to My Space, Facebook, and most certainly Twitter - what timewasting nonsense will be next? Guess I'm showing my age

  10. My nursing job give me stress, worry and lost my mine

    DeLana_RN replied to HNursing's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry to hear this, unfortunately nurses still eat their young (and their own) I know, it happened to me as well (in each of my jobs in nursing, but especially in my first). Please believe me,...

  11. My preceptor is driving me nuts!!

    DeLana_RN replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, no, not always. Many of the good preceptors do volunteer, of course. However, it can be the job that no one wants in the unit (few get paid extra and some have to carry a full pt load themselves...

  12. LVNs do battle in dialysis!

    DeLana_RN replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi, a full pod of four, while you're doing all assessments and meds, is a lot of work. In my unit (when I worked there), LPNs did assessments but did not have to give tx meds (epo, zemplar, iron,...

  13. Davita Lufkin dialysis unit

    DeLana_RN replied to anurseadvocate's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    If you worked with COBE machines, you would have had to draw up bleach in a syringe if the "WHO" (internal drain) was contaminated with RBCs. For more info and discussion of this case, see this...

  14. I think peri/rectal swabs are a humiliating 'welcome' to the hospital

    DeLana_RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a pt, I would simply refuse ANY swab. Why? Peri/rectal is too humiliating and nasal wouldn't be a problem, except for this reason: the hospital where I would like to work again (and where I would...

  15. Need feedback: + or - its okay. My dream is getting crushed

    DeLana_RN replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    Just FYI, in dialysis there is a lot of patient and family contact, and if you're in chronics, you will see these people 3 times a week for years. Which can be a good or a bad thing (but in all my...

  16. Dialysis Cruise

    DeLana_RN replied to Natkat's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    A friend of mine did this a few times and really liked it. However, she said it was quite "challenging" at first as and the other nurses were confronted with unfamiliar machines and had to figure...

  17. Plastic surgery etc. to defy age

    DeLana_RN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I used to say - when I was in my 20's - that I would never have a face lift or other cosmetic surgery. The I got a little older and noticed a few things. Aging doesn't just involve getting a few...

  18. My preceptor is driving me nuts!!

    DeLana_RN replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you... a bad preceptor can really ruin a new job for you. Fortunately, you're almost done with yours - celebrate! In my years of nursing (I graduated in '98) I have never had a good...

  19. Frustration with Dialysis Technicians

    DeLana_RN replied to stardogdaisy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I guess that's why dysfunctional clinics like these hire travelers - they can't get any local RNs to stay. No wonder! PCTs with bad attitudes and habits is one of the major reasons why I would never...

  20. How does a nurse pick HERSELF up when everyone keeps kicking her down?

    DeLana_RN replied to docpsychrn42's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you are a female over 40 - I'm amazed they did this to you, since you could contact the EEOC. And I would recommend it! I can smell DISCRIMINATION. I'm so sorry this happened to you. "Right to...

  21. I was slapped by a doctor!

    DeLana_RN replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats, excellent outcome. It's just a little disappointing that you were asked not to talk about it, but then again, I guess since they treated you right you don't have to take it to the press...

  22. terminated

    DeLana_RN replied to lynn0808's topic in General Nursing

    ((((( Hugs ))))) This is so sad, another example of why nursing has a loooooong way to go to become a respected profession. This kind of manager and unit are, sadly, just too common. There were...

  23. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    DeLana_RN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    You are a disgrace to nursing. I hope that one day you will get what you deserve, you backbiting, bullying, brown nosing b****. This could be such a great unit, but you are the rotten apple (everybody...

  24. crying abuse when being written up for neglect of patients

    DeLana_RN replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, how I hate meetings "mediated" by the manager. Most managers are not good at doing this, and it usually becomes very ugly with little or nothing accomplished. I have had suffer through a few such...

  25. Returning blood waste back into a PICC

    DeLana_RN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    In outpatient dialysis, we would have to draw monthly labs including PT/PTT, which required removing 30 ml of blood prior to filling any tube. Policy was to draw this into three 10-cc syringes, recap...