DeLana_RN

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  1. is dialysis less stressful than med surg

    DeLana_RN replied to lillady1225's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Welcome, Eliza! You are so right about the PCTs - but it's not because of your foreign accent! Most of us have had problems with at least some of them for various reasons (there are several threads...

  2. is dialysis less stressful than med surg

    DeLana_RN replied to lillady1225's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    These was my main complaints with chronics*: Assembly line nursing and stagnating skills. When I returned to the hospital (acute dialysis) after 5 1/2 years in chronics I felt really out of touch...

  3. Davita Employees.....

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

    I currently work PRN in acute (hospital) dialysis and many of my coworkers work part-time, 3 days a week. However, call and every other Saturday is required (minimal call for me, but on the flip side...

  4. new to dialysis

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

    Hi, welcome to dialysis, I'm sorry you feel it is hell (I know, I felt the same way - my preceptors were definitely from there... in both chronics and acutes!) Anyway, there is a lot to learn and it...

  5. Offered a Position

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

    I think you made a wise decision. You don't want work in such an environment - having worked with a lying, backstabbing dialysis charge nurse, I would definitely not recommend it Maybe you'll give...

  6. Clamps

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

    Worry not, acutes is nothing like chronics. We actually have the time to hold the sites (or encourage capable pts to do so) and if we do use clamps (I may use one clamp if I have a graft with...

  7. Clamps

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

    I work in a hospital inpatient/acute unit. Our standard of care is for pressure to be applied by the nurse or patient, with clamps as needed. I only use clamps if I have to (and usually no more than...

  8. Families from Hell

    DeLana_RN replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    The most horrible family member I encountered was the husband of a very sweet dialysis pt in the clinic where I used to work. For some reason, he hated me (no exaggeration). He accused me of trying to...

  9. Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm

    DeLana_RN replied to MM2007's topic in General Nursing

    This killed my brother... he was 41. Sadly, he was far from any medical help, alone in his apartment. We were told that the odds would have been poor in any case, unless he had been close to an OR...

  10. Tech vs. Nurse War

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

    Some will, and some won't - you cannot change somebody else's bad attitude and sadly, in my experience (5 1/2 years in chronics) about half the PCTs had bad attitudes, were insubordinate and/or lazy...

  11. Disrespectful Nurse aids

    DeLana_RN replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    (((( Hugs )))) Been there, dealt with that crap, first on a med/surg floor and later in a dialysis clinic. It's difficult - like pp have said, there are jealously issues, age, and of course they're...

  12. My performance sucks.

    DeLana_RN replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, my, this reminds of the time I spent on a med/tele floor my first year out of school. I had 8 pts on the day shift and believe me, my 9 a.m. meds usually didn't get passed 'till 11:30 -12:00...

  13. Is it just me?

    DeLana_RN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the med/tele floor I used to work on during my first year out of school... due to similar issues (too many admits/discharges, 1:8 ratio on day shift, no IV team, unhelpful/lazy aides, need...

  14. New to Dialysis Nursing

    DeLana_RN replied to Acts238RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Welcome! You will soon know if you love (or hate) dialysis, few seem to be indifferent. IMO acutes is the best area of dialysis (I say that after 5 years chronics and 1 year acutes). One of our best...

  15. Ever Gotten STUCK w/a Needle???

    DeLana_RN replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you love those 15 gauges... I treat them like a loaded gun (but have to admit - sheepishly - that I refuse to use the "safety feature" on them 'cause IMO it's dangerous - much of the time, the...

  16. pre-employment exam from h*ll

    DeLana_RN replied to pedinurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Runnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DeLana P.S. When he grabbed you roughly, wasn't that assault and

  17. Would You do the same thing I did?

    DeLana_RN replied to vnsam's topic in General Nursing

    And ironically, they call these "right to work" states! (What it really means is non-union states; therefore, workers have few rights or protections.) Sad, but true.

  18. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    DeLana_RN replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  19. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    DeLana_RN replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    How long has this been going on? If for a whole year, please do yourself a favor and RUN out of there before they have totally destroyed your self-esteem or even caused you to get fired. Such monsters...

  20. Who are those pateints requiring Single Use Dialyzer?

    DeLana_RN replied to bogchi2000's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I don't see why pts with MRSA or VRE should require dry packs, since these are not spread in the same way as blood-borne illnesses. Contact isolation of the pt is a better idea. Of course, I was...

  21. What's the dumbest thing you ever got called on the carpet for?

    DeLana_RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Drinking coffee at the nurses' station :smilecoffeeIlovecof If that was all she could find, I guess I must have been doing pretty good

  22. What are advantages of per diem?

    DeLana_RN replied to ZoeK's topic in General Nursing

    I work per diem in a hospital dialysis unit - a position that cannot be filled from the float pool for obvious reasons. I have an agreement with my manager that I don't have to adhere to the "regular"...

  23. Who are those pateints requiring Single Use Dialyzer?

    DeLana_RN replied to bogchi2000's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    In the outpatient clinic I used to work at, it was policy that all HIV/AIDS pts had to use dry packs (single use dialyzers), as well as Hep B pts (who were also dialyzed on designated machines in an...

  24. I got a job!At an abortion clinic?

    DeLana_RN replied to rrandle02's topic in General Nursing

    No one did.

  25. I got a job!At an abortion clinic?

    DeLana_RN replied to rrandle02's topic in General Nursing

    I've thought about working in a women's health clinic (usually, they don't just do abortions) before. Partially because if such a service had been available in 1948, my grandmother wouldn't have died...