GeauxNursing

GeauxNursing

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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. What size are your Danskos?

    GeauxNursing posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Looking at buying some Dansko's upon several recommendations. What size are you wearing, what is your normal tennis shoe size? If you wear Crocs, what size do you wear?

  7. 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,...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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

  13. 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,...

  14. Texas BON Declaratory order

    GeauxNursing replied to Mandy1985's topic in Texas Nursing

    Mine took at least 2 months if i remember

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. DNI Dallas Nursing Institute RN program

    GeauxNursing replied to Aidens.Mommy's topic in Texas Nursing

    Of course they recommended LVN first. They just want your money. I got my LVN there back in 2009. It was only 18K back then, I cannot imagine how much it costs now. Get your ADN if you are...

  18. Home dialysis?

    GeauxNursing replied to T-Bird78's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    The machine belongs to the company but stays at the house. All supplies

  19. Home dialysis?

    GeauxNursing replied to T-Bird78's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Staff assisted hd. I'm an lvn and i go to the patient's house to do their treatment. It is a real

  20. Online pre-licensure BSN program

    GeauxNursing replied to djandrobby3's topic in Western Governors University

    I'm in Dallas. I started January 2015. We will be done in June. I recommend it over UTA because they care more about work experience, pre-reqs completed(not just sciences), they do an interview to...

  21. WGU - Prelicensure - Dallas-2016

    GeauxNursing replied to alvina23's topic in Western Governors University

    I am in a Dallas cohort right now. Please don't shut us down!! lol. But seriously, I agree with the person who said that it is up to the state admission panel to decide who gets in. Maybe they are...

  22. Davita LVN

    GeauxNursing replied to nurse2b0272's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You are correct. You will work as a pct, setting up machines, putting patients on, monitoring them, giving meds. Taking them off, cleaning machines and starting again for the next shift. Then you'll...

  23. Nerve pain with cannulation

    GeauxNursing posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Home hemo pt of mine is highly sensitive to cannulation. Tried the creams, sprays. Currently uses Id lidocaine (i know). Tolerates the stick okay I suppose. Last 2 treatments he had described...

  24. ATI assessment for community health at wgu

    GeauxNursing replied to Edu1's topic in Western Governors University

    I see this is an old post. I have now taken 4, I think, ATI exams for various wgu classes. Psych, CACI, casal 2, probably another

  25. Clotted catheters

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

    That has happened in my clinic before. We would get a wave of really crappy CVCs for no apparent reason. We started using tego capa and it actually became worse. Our medical director actually ordered...