wif411

Oh I can not count the numer fo times I have silently and outloud prayed for the Lord's help to get this vein. Have even Had the pt to pray as I try. It works alot better than to try and "hold your tongue just the right way "as you try. God has helped with a many of the proccedures I have done. These people especially elderly go through so many losses and then bad health....they need that extra spirtiual uplift.

I usually try 2. But if I see the third one and it looks better and says "stick it here" I will try. But never more than 3 unless code and only RN.

I am a RN with 16 yrs of experience in telemetry, med-surg, and geriatrics. I started in dialysis 3 yrs ago at $16.00 per hr. Now I am working in acute unit in small hospital---contracted through same company I started with. I am at $18 now and up for raise for 3 yr anniversary. Dialysis is like no other nursing I have done. It requires more involved skills than telemetry. By this I mean, I was prepared for telemetry fresh out of nsg school. I learned no dialysis skills in nsg school other than A&P. It took 1yr for me to feel comfortable with dialysis skills. It combines all the main systems--cardio, pulm, etc. Good Luck:rolleyes: