DeLana_RN

DeLana_RN BSN, RN

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  1. Nurses Eat Their Young

    DeLana_RN replied to texaschick's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good for you! You are wise to listen to your gut feeling on this and are very fortunate that you were given this warning at all. Good luck you, and always trust your instincts - when job hunting and...

  2. How much do your PCT's do?

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

    I can only second that - and if you see a discrepancy (P&P states x but you have observed y) take it up with your preceptor/educator/manager. Note how the question is received; if you notice any...

  3. Should I look for another job - advice needed

    DeLana_RN replied to Wendy_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with pp, run don't walk out of this hospital! (You did mention there are two more where you live.) I was also in a hopeless situation as a new grad (different, but just as absurd as your...

  4. Hospital (Inpatient) v. Clinic (Outpatient) Dialysis

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

    Thanks! Any suggestions on how to make a good impression on experienced hospital nurses when you've been away from dialysis (and nursing) for a while? A former coworker (LPN) who used to work in this...

  5. Charge RN's, chopped liver?

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

    I haven't done charge, but I fully agree with you; this is an insult. All I can suggest: tell them what you made in your last position (10% more than base sounds fair!), and hold firm; they'll come...

  6. which way should I go?

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

    What kind of dialysis clinic is this? A large company? As an RN you have a lot more responsibilities than "just" getting your own patients on and off, usually you have to also do assessments, give...

  7. Nurses Eat Their Young

    DeLana_RN replied to texaschick's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, they do! They sure made a meal out of me in my first job - chewed me up and spat me out I was on an oncology floor run by an evil dictator and her minions - the horror story is posted in...

  8. which way should I go?

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

    Hi, and welcome to the site! My advice would be to start with acute care - some kind of general hospital nursing (med/surg or stepdown) because it will not only give you a solid refresher - and let's...

  9. Hospital (Inpatient) v. Clinic (Outpatient) Dialysis

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

    I got the job! Looks like a great opportunity. I'll start next month. Wow... time to brush up on drug math and all that other hospital stuff

  10. Monthly progress notes on dialysis patients

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

    Kdnursern, oh the joy of clinic nursing :uhoh21: - I remember those days too well. Just to keep up with all the paperwork I was supposed to do, I had made up a worksheet on my home computer with my...

  11. I feel rotton

    DeLana_RN replied to hica19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My situation (as posted above) was very similar to that of Romeo4u-RN; I assure you that I was neither ignorant nor incompetent, or I could hardly have gotten my BSN magna cum laude. Nor did I make...

  12. Monthly progress notes on dialysis patients

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

    At my large national for-profit company, all RNs and LPNs were supposed to do monthly progress notes on their primary patients (10-15 patients, depending on census and staffing). Mandated were 5...

  13. I feel rotton

    DeLana_RN replied to hica19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel your pain... 8 years ago, the head nurse from h--l forced me to resign from my first job in oncology based on a bogus evaluation full of lies she had made up :angryfire . It hit me like a ton...

  14. How much do your PCT's do?

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

    This is an interesting older thread that deserves to be resurrected for the benefit of new dialysis nurses. Many nurses who came from a hospital may not be aware how the role of unlicensed personnel...

  15. Hospital (Inpatient) v. Clinic (Outpatient) Dialysis

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

    You sound like you love your job (wanting to do this for at 10+ more years), that's pretty convincing Yes, I would be a hospital employee (and although this PRN position has few benefits, at least I...

  16. Hospital (Inpatient) v. Clinic (Outpatient) Dialysis

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

    Thank you, ariesbaby, for the encouragement; you are very perceptive The things I really need to clarify are call (e.g., how soon?), the training period and method (the throw them to the wolves...

  17. New to HD & equipment--learning curve??

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

    My training in 1999 was so horrible that it can only serve as a bad example - and maybe give someone else hope (because I learned HD despite my "training"!) First, I knew that machines and I don't...