GeauxNursing

GeauxNursing

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  1. Has anyone worked for Fresenius?

    GeauxNursing replied to MBsGirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    i don't know too much about FMC. i work for Davita (tech). no matter the company, it's all about the money, no longer about pt. care. and that makes me sad. and at my clinic, the techs do NOT run the...

  2. Fresenius medical care...taking over dialysis unit HELP!

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

    I am in the process of getting my LVN and my boss is offering me a nice bump in salary once I graduate (currently a tech.) I actually don't make squat as a tech and I hate it! I work for Davita, who...

  3. Who are those pateints requiring Single Use Dialyzer?

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

    We have lots of MRSA'ers, some are on re-use, some aren't. HIV, dry packs. Davita certainly "encourages" everyone to go with re-use, sves

  4. Nursing Dx for DKA patient

    GeauxNursing replied to MB37's topic in General Students

    Home maintenance management, impaired? would that relate to the fact that she didn't have the right kind of insulin to admin.? I'm just starting care plans,

  5. question about the A&P Final

    GeauxNursing replied to danica1011's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am guessing your final is comprehensive? Man, ours is just the last 3 chapters of the book-reproduction, pregnancy, and genetics (very basic). If it was comprehensive, however, i would focus on...

  6. LPN/LVN Dallas and Fort Worth Texas: the best LPN/LVN programs in the area?

    GeauxNursing replied to Fox's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm at DNI, Dallas Nursing Institute. We go Tues, Thurs 530-1030PM and Sat 7A-8P. They ahve day programs (M-F that start every 8 weeks or so. Located on Abrams Rd right off 635 (near

  7. Baton Rouge General School of Nursing

    GeauxNursing replied to nphan2's topic in General Students

    I didn't know there was a program at the General, I sure would've gone there when I lived in BR if I had known. Most of my friends did

  8. Need to know more about Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC)

    GeauxNursing replied to tcyue's topic in Texas Nursing

    call them, they will tell you everything you need to know. are you planning on doing your pre-reqs full-time or part-time? If you are planning full time, then that is about 15 hrs a semester, like...

  9. When did you decide what you wanted to do in nursing?

    GeauxNursing posted a topic in General Nursing

    At what time in your nursing school did you decide what you were going to do with your license? Was it going to clinicals that helped you along and showed you what you liked and what you were good...

  10. What a life...

    GeauxNursing replied to amanda1229's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    you know what our instructor told us the other day? It does not matter if WE express the desire, even written, to donate organs. there must be verbal consent given by next of kin. so if my daughter...

  11. What a life...

    GeauxNursing replied to amanda1229's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well i hope you didn't say the negative things ( I could NEVER live like this!) right in front of him! I am sorry that he passed, though. I am sure it is for the better. We have a pt like this in...

  12. AV Graft reverse cannulation

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

    well i'm not sure if he ever got in for the fistulogram, but he has been my pt the last week and I have had great flows all times, never above a 220 venous pressure.(i do credit myself with being a...

  13. Opinions on Excelsior College?

    GeauxNursing replied to tater.jake's topic in LPN to RN

    sorry, but what is the

  14. giving a massage after a bath..?

    GeauxNursing replied to sameasalways's topic in General Students

    we were told that it is sometimes nice to do this for a pt, shows that we do care for them. ask them if they want it, simple as

  15. Baylor Plan?

    GeauxNursing replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Texas Nursing

    Ok Commuter, what do you think of this option being used with new grads? Is it not really preferred for newbies since on weekends there is more of a light crew working? I ask because it sounds like...

  16. How do you feel about the patients that WON't take care of themselves?

    GeauxNursing replied to diapason05's topic in General Nursing

    In dialysis, when your pts do not take care of themselves, it is obvious. You teach them and encourage them and praise them when they exhibit good control. But when they come in 11 kilos over and...

  17. Concerned about Home Hemo

    GeauxNursing replied to drsrn's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sad for you, what makes you all the sudden question your decision to go into home hemo? to even question yourself and your teachings?has something happened or have you read

  18. made to feel bad after refusing to push iv meds

    GeauxNursing replied to manlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    don't do it dude. esp being new to the unit/floor. don't do

  19. Concerned about Home Hemo

    GeauxNursing replied to drsrn's topic in General Nursing

    they can dialyze themselves thru their catheter? no way! I guess all our (3) pts have fistulas. wow! I would also worry about the same things you do, but if this program is so big and so awesome...

  20. Discussing grades with classmates?

    GeauxNursing replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Students

    really! It's like I am back in grade school or 7th grade! yet we are all adults, these girls even have 15 years on me, some of

  21. Discussing grades with classmates?

    GeauxNursing replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Students

    in my a/p class, we have had 3 tests. the teacher always says "highest grade in the class" when i come up to get my grade. (I have a 98.2 average.) people sure are resentul. "She doesn't have...

  22. the accutane smell

    GeauxNursing posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does everyone remember the Accutane odor that followed it's users? I remember how my sister smelled when I was a kid and she was on it. ANyways, my boyfriend came home from work last night, smelling...

  23. Tech vs. Nurse War

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

    I'm sorry that you are experiencing this "tech attitude". i am a tech, and I would be ashamed of myself if I treated my nurses this way. I do know the "tech attitude" exists, though. You must be at...

  24. School's hidden agenda, "NCLEX pass rate: Weed out students who will not pass"

    GeauxNursing replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Students

    well duh, why would we want ppl who aren't "bright" becoming a nurse, anyway? it makes sense. the courses are hard, the NCLEX is hard, nursing is hard. think about

  25. Anyone know salary for dialysis LVN's in Texas?

    GeauxNursing replied to Hope1978's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    i was offered 20/hr by my boss when I graduate to stay as an LVN. taking my 4 patients(mostly caths), giving meds, etc. this is in Dallas for