DeLana_RN

DeLana_RN BSN, RN

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  1. Male nursing students can do assessments on the women?

    DeLana_RN replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    When my husband was in nursing school (ADN), he had no problems with this, including his OB rotation. Now, in practice, he and his female coworkers agree to help each other out - he will do the male...

  2. "Funny Codes"?

    DeLana_RN replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: Just read Ruby Vee's story... I say it wins the prize.

  3. "Funny Codes"?

    DeLana_RN replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    (duplicate

  4. dialysis straight out of school?

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

    Well you are certainly not the typical new (RN) grad then... and with your background, going straight into dialysis would certainly not be a problem. As for books, I once had one (that a had lent to...

  5. Clots Clots And More Clots!!!!!!

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

    That makes sense... but why won't they allow you to flush the lines with saline (100 cc q 30-30 min, compensate with UFR increase, which can be done at the same time)? Or has it been tried and he's...

  6. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    DeLana_RN replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    I believe in vaccination, both for children (who have no say in the matter) and adults. Because of herd immunity, most kids who didn't get vaccinated (and are presumably home schooled) are pretty...

  7. dialysis straight out of school?

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

    Hi, there, I'm not against it, I just think that it will be easier for a new grad to have some previous acute care experience. That said, if you can find a good hospital dialysis unit (I would not...

  8. dumping the prime

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

    He lied, and/or was full of it! :roll I have seen some serious, horrific corner cutting by some sorry, burned-out nurses, but even they wouldn't be able to pull that one off. BTW, that's why I'm glad...

  9. dumping the prime

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

    Regarding Renalin in the system, I was talking about trace amounts - many times I have seen my coworkers sign off test strips that were not completely clear. Need I add that sometimes the tests...

  10. dumping the prime

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

    I worked for a large national company in outpatient dialysis from '99-'05. For the first 2-3 years (I'm not exactly sure), P&P required that we dump the prime. Then suddenly it was changed and we...

  11. Recommendations for a student nurse wanting to go into Dialysis?

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

    Hi, there! I would recommend 6-12 months (12 are better) in a hospital unit - med/surg, stepdown or ICU - before specializing in dialysis. Although some outpatient dialysis providers do hire new...

  12. clinical experience for nurses and new ESRD regulations

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

    Just FYI, this is a resurrected old threat and I don't think the main posters are active anymore (one has been banned). DeLana

  13. Clots Clots And More Clots!!!!!!

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

    My question is, what are your experienced nurses (especially the charge nurse) doing about this? Having to dump a pt's blood frequently because of a clotted system is obviously not a good thing. As...

  14. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    DeLana_RN replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I though I was the only one who did something like this in my first semester - I even had a card in my pocket on which I had all the steps of a "proper bed bath" copied from my foundations text -...

  15. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    DeLana_RN replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    I think if I hadn't worked as a CNA for 6 months (I was so proud when I got my certificate) I would have never made it through my BSN program - which didn't require this, BTW - because our clinical...

  16. FELLOW Nurses please help with this dilema. I am so upset!

    DeLana_RN replied to sweetnurse2006's topic in General Nursing

    This job sounds like a nightmare - even before they brought on this new gal and cut your hours! They were working you to death. Maybe you didn't realize it yet, but I doubt you were paid enough for...

  17. If you are a member of the ANA...

    DeLana_RN replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    I was a member for 8 years and then cancelled (a) for financial reasons, and (b) because I felt they really weren't doing anything for me. Even the journal is sent to members and non-members alike! I...

  18. I really, really feel like calling it quits

    DeLana_RN replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    I was nearly destroyed my second sememster in nursing school (BSN program); the details are too horrific to recount, having to do with 10-page careplans that were due the next day, thus allowing for 2...

  19. blood pump stopping

    DeLana_RN replied to LPN2RNBSN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi, I don't work for FMC, but do use Fresenius machines (H & K) in my acute setting; I'm still new, and much more familiar with the Cobe machines I used to work with in the past, but the principle...

  20. sureseal bandaids

    DeLana_RN replied to LPN2RNBSN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    This just shows you that the bean counters totally miss the big picture. Sadly, who suffers? The patients, of course (and the clinical staff!).

  21. RN- Is This common practice in Dialysis Training?

    DeLana_RN replied to jen75RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Well said. One RN for 16 pts is a bit much (assuming that there are no LPNs present) ... what are these companies thinking?! DeLana P.S. Some states do require that techs pass rigid certification...

  22. K+ bath

    DeLana_RN replied to LPN2RNBSN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    No, actually it's cheaper (since it comes from a big tank and the company buys it in bulk). To make 3K, you have to mix a certain amount of 2K acid solution with an additive package; 1K is only...

  23. dialyzer streaking

    DeLana_RN replied to LPN2RNBSN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    The tech probably knew that the RN would not listen to his/her opinion. If you're an orientee or student, there is little (if anything) your can do; but if you decide to work in dialysis, you most...

  24. sureseal bandaids

    DeLana_RN replied to LPN2RNBSN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We recently had two patients from my old clinic in the hospital who were in because of uncontrollable bleeding from their accesses post-dialysis - one of them told me, "They just wouldn't use Tipstops...

  25. heparin- waiting 5 minutes

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

    When I worked in chronics, we would not attach a syringe to the fistula needles; the heparin would be given through the venous line, and the arterial would simply be allowed to "flash back"; just...