southerngirl67

southerngirl67 specializes in dialysis, OR.

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1. Inpatient vs. outpatient dialysis

   southerngirl67 replied to gam3rchic's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I have been an hd nurse for 11 years. I started out in outpt. I am now an acute nurse. I suggest working with chronic patients for a while before you transfer to the hospital. Outpatient units...

2. Smoke Free

   southerngirl67 replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

   Our hospital has been smoke free since March 1. They offer stop smoking assistance to employees who smoke, and offer patches, etc. to patients. There is no smoking allowed on hospital property, or on...

3. protocol for achieving hemostasis

   southerngirl67 replied to urrRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Tipstops are small round pieces of gelfoam that are attached to foam tape. They are about the size of bandaids and were $1.00 each last time that I

4. hospitalists

   southerngirl67 replied to fronkey bean's topic in General Nursing

   We have 2 MD's and a NP. I absolutely love our hospitalists. They are wonderful to work with. They trust us, and we trust them. I am much happier when they are taking care of my patients than when...

5. New Grad interviewing in Dialysis

   southerngirl67 replied to 81Bubbles's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Glad that I could help. If you need encouragement, let me

6. New Grad interviewing in Dialysis

   southerngirl67 replied to 81Bubbles's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   You are very fortunate to have that much training. Get your feet wet in it before you start reading any materials. The website for American Nephrology Nurses Association might be helpful. I am not...

7. protocol for achieving hemostasis

   southerngirl67 replied to urrRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I work in an acute unit. We use tipstops. Unfortunately, they are not usually available in the chronic units. They are cost prohibitive at $1 each. I am not sure that the acute unit that I worked...

8. is dialysis less stressful than med surg

   southerngirl67 replied to lillady1225's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   It is very dependent on the unit that you are working

9. New Grad interviewing in Dialysis

   southerngirl67 replied to 81Bubbles's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   You will either love dialysis or you will hate dialysis. I would under no circumstances go into acute care without EXPERIENCE! I have been a dialysis nurse for 10 years. I tried to leave once, but...

10. protocol for achieving hemostasis

    southerngirl67 replied to urrRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Acute or

11. What is the nurse to patient ratio in your facility?

    southerngirl67 replied to Colima's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital, it is 1:5-6 usually with 1-2 cna's and one unit secretary 7-3 with 1 cna and a secretary 3-11. 11-7 has 1 cna. The same number of nurses with each

12. did I or didn't I?

    southerngirl67 replied to annaedRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I promise it will be okay. I have been a nurse for so long that I had to take a test for a day and a half, then I had to wait 6 weeks for my

13. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    southerngirl67 replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are comparing apples to

14. Just needing some reassurance

    southerngirl67 replied to Happeetxn's topic in General Nursing

    You are very smart to get out of that

15. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    southerngirl67 replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    I personally don't mind 12 hour shifts, but I think 3 in a row should usually be the