GeauxNursing

GeauxNursing specializes in Dialysis.

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1. ICU to Home Dialysis, eek!

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

   Are you talking about doing in home hemodialysis? Or peritoneal dialysis? Because those are two very different roles. The home hemodialysis nurse goes to the patient's home, sets up the machine and...

2. New dialysis nurse in training

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

   You have to be patient with yourself. Everybody learns at a different pace. It can be very anxiety causing when you are expected to set up a machine during turn over. Do they not have machines in the...

3. Chemo labs

   GeauxNursing replied to Johnsla1's topic in Oncology

   Platins. Carbo. Think carbo,

4. Oncology RN in doctors office

   GeauxNursing replied to RN416's topic in Oncology

   I currently work for a four physician oncology group in Dallas. This is my first job as an RN, with 12 years of dialysis as an LVN behind me. I am the clinic nurse for one of the physicians. We do...

5. Rookie mistakes in dialysis

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

   Our clinic had standing orders for BP notification to dr as well as holding epo, or giving prn

6. ICU to Home Dialysis, eek!

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

   Do u have experience in dialysis? Are you referring to a home henodialysis job? Like doing treatments in patient homes? Ive done that for the past 3 years as lvn. Loved it. Great pay, flexibility,...

7. Confused

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

   I assume LPNs can charge in your state? I'd be nervous, too. Allroach your manager. If they have integrity, they are looking for another RN to cover in the mean time. Are you in a bay with patients...

8. Second thoughts about accepting chronic dialysis position..advice?

   GeauxNursing replied to Marshall1's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   2 shifts are give or take 10 hours. For the RN. You have to stay in the afternoon till all patients are gone. Depending on transportation, this could be a wait. Not completely unlikely for a patient...

9. DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

   GeauxNursing replied to angelmp228's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   In that case, you are not doing assessments, you are doing data collection. You shouldnt have to asses heart or lungs. The rn does that. You are just checking temp, edema, asking for shortness of...

10. DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

    GeauxNursing replied to angelmp228's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    My habit is: turn off the blood pump, clamp the 2 big lines on the patient end as I'm about to connect the patient, then immediately clamp the saline line. Clamp, clamp, clamp. Detach the lines from...

11. DaVita New Grad questions

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

    She was kept there so long because the clinic was short on pcts. Its a shame. She had to go to the regional director to get her training

12. DaVita New Grad questions

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

    Depends on management. My clinic hired a new RN, new to dialysis. She was in a bay for a year before they started training her as a floor nurse. She was a PCT for all intents and purposes. Paid as RN,...

13. Texas BON Declaratory order

    GeauxNursing replied to Mandy1985's topic in Texas Nursing

    Mine took at least 2 months if i remember

14. Am I the only one who thinks this is an accident waiting to happen?

    GeauxNursing replied to Alex Egan's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Davita in our area is now using a Mix Master, a tech who travels and mixes acid. There has been way too much waste over the past couple years from PCTs mixing acid while trying to run a bay. It is...

15. Administering Vancomycin via venous chamber

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

    I was trying to give vanc today through the venous chamber, too. I kept getting Down-line occlusion alarm on the pump. I got so frustrated. I do not care for the Nipro dialysis lines. I ran it...