Marieee

Do you know why they allow you to sell off your vacation. So they can continue to work on the floor, then they don't have to find a replacement fore you. That would be paying for 2 nurses, you on vac and the one to replace you. They are very smart and it's all about money

I work for FMC, financial reports???? They are available and company is doing great! But it seems more interested in growth than it's pt services or their employees. UNIONIZE. We did and it was the best thing.

You are so right about what you said about FMC. They are the only Dialysis company up here north of the Twin Cities and have the market sewed up. GET UNIONIZED. Or you'll find your very dispensible, $$$$is the FMC bottom line.

Sorry tried to download instruction video. I did but I still cant veiw. So I apologize if my question in in the wrong area. Re; chronic hemodialysis, not peritoneal or acute please. Can I get some input from other Dialysis staff regarding ratio of RNs to patients. Mainly interested from MN RNs but others welcome too. We have a recommended 1 RN and to 12 patients, but that recently changed to 1 RN to 16 patients. This would include PCTs 1 to 4 patients. To clarrify; 1 RN and 3 PCT's to 12 patients, proposed is 1 RN and 4 PCTs to 16 patients. Feeling stressed with proposal, as Dialysis nurses know our clients are now older and sicker than they use to be in Out-Pt Clinics. And management does not staff accordingly to patient accuity. Only number of patients dialyzings used for staffing. More patients, more work, sicker patients, and PCTs who need constant direction.......feeling stressed. Please let me know your staffing ratios and where your Dialysis Out-Pt clinics are located. Im not a new-bee, been in Hemodialysis 29yrs, seen good changes but increased patient ratio to RN's is not a good change. Appears to be an increase in variances and decline in patient care.