WINDYCITYRN

WINDYCITYRN has 14 years experience.

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1. Chicago to San Diego--looking for insight please

   WINDYCITYRN replied to shneebee3's topic in California Nursing

   San Diego Forum - Relocation, Moving, General and Local City Discussions - City-Data Forum moderator, not sure if I can provide links to give more info, but pls delete if against

2. Chicago to San Diego--looking for insight please

   WINDYCITYRN replied to shneebee3's topic in California Nursing

   Shneebee3, you may get more response re: San Diego neighborhoods in City-data , make sure you post your questions in the San Diego forum , the locals will answer your

3. Wide open fistulas that don't work

   WINDYCITYRN replied to AcuteHD's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   We get pts post plasty or revision. Vascular marks two spots for us to cannulate. We just make sure we feel a thrill or hear a bruit before we cannulate. Luckily we were always able to cannulate and...

4. Hepatitis B Core antibody policy

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

   Thanks for the reply .. A hepb neg ant (+core ab) running on a dedicated hep b machine raises questions for me even if we have MD order to use b

5. Hepatitis B Core antibody policy

   WINDYCITYRN posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Question for my fellow HD RNs out there. What is the policy where you work with regards to patients with Hepatitis B Core Antibodies that are Reactive. With hep b Antigen positive patients, we bleach...

6. Dialysis staff nurse salary in US

   WINDYCITYRN replied to bambam123's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Does anybody know the hourly rates for FMC clinics/hospital, Davita, and VA in San Diego County? I have 11 yrs acute dialysis experience.. Thanks so

7. Hemodialysis jobs in San Antonio?

   WINDYCITYRN posted a topic in Texas Nursing

   Hi all, i want to move to San Antonio, what is the job market like for an acute hemodialysis rn? I have plenty of experience, do hospitals contract out dialysis services? In Chicago we have davita and...

8. does Ultrafiltration causes hyperkalemia?

   WINDYCITYRN replied to elmatador_68's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I would agree with you, from my experience the issue of potassium going up because of fluid removal has never come up. I have never seen an overloaded pt with a normal K end up with an elevated K...

9. Fresh Frozen Plasma During/after Dialysis

   WINDYCITYRN posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Hi everybody, I've been a dialysis nurse for a while, mostly acute. Just wondering what your hospitals policy is on fresh frozen plasma administration with dialysis. We have a lot of coagulapathic...