Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. Fresenius medical care...taking over dialysis unit HELP!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to hodgpodge's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I am a traveler and have worked quite a number of FMC and RCG units. Imo, a bad RCG unit is better than a good FMC unit. Profit is not just the main thing w/ FMC, it's the only thing. FMC units...

  2. What are my options

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ertravelrn's topic in Travel

    You're not being "too hard". You're reporting incompetent nursing- as you should. Do you have written documentation of each time you spoke to the supervisor, what you said to her and what her replies...

  3. "Scabs"

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to lee1's topic in Travel

    I disagree. I got into travel nursing because I live in an area where there are too many nurses, and few jobs. For the few jobs available, wages are very low. Most travelers I've spoken to became...

  4. Travel Nursing?!?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in Travel

    my advice is to graduate, and start working. find a specialty you enjoy. get plenty of experience in it, and develop your skills. then, look into

  5. all alone

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to nurseontheloose's topic in Travel

    I've been traveling alone for two years. My pets and hubby stay @ home. It is lonely. On my current assignment, a friend and I went together and are rooming together. It does make things a lot better....

  6. Stanford Strike question

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to cruisernurse's topic in Travel

    How does a recruiter know "the work is easy"? Has this recruiter worked this floor, or any floor, ever? Secondly, have you ever had an "easy" job as a nurse? I haven't. Thirdly, if the work is so...

  7. TEXAS nurse/patient ratios?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to smk1's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have to live in Texas, unfortunately. But I don't have to work there anymore. I am a traveler now. I miss being at home w/ hubby, but working conditions and wages in the panhandle are terrible....

  8. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 15 years. If I had it to do over again, I'd go for

  9. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've received many thank-yous over the years, but one small comment stands out in my mind. I just came on shift and was assigned to a pt I'd cared for all week. I asked the pt how he was doing that...

  10. JCAHO cerified agency nurses ?

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    My best friend has worked for the same agency for years. She just learned that the main hospital they contract with will shortly only contract with JCAHO certified nurse staffing agencies. What kind...

  11. JACHO certified nurses and agency?

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine has worked for the same agency for years. The main hospital they contract with just announced the the agency and all of it's

  12. The Nobel Prize in Nursing

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to SandySummers's topic in General Nursing

    Awards aside, nurses in the trenches cannot take any time or effort to consider the theories of the ivory tower. Their theories just go right out the window when an overwhelmed nurse is just trying to...

  13. Most sought after RN jobs?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to janepearson's topic in Nursing Career

    I feel the same way. When you have good co-workers it's awesome. But working on a regular basis with some nurses is very draining. In my experience, it seems there's always someone who has a poor work...

  14. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, by no means does anyone think this poll is

  15. higher pay for BSN grads?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to evans_c1's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm an ADN RN, and I think BSNs should be paid more, but they usually aren't, in my experience. I've worked with BSNs who not only have more education than me, but more experience, as well. Still, I...

  16. COPD pt's and 2L o2

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to wooosp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I learned in school and from an RT that COPD pts should not have O2 @ >5 lpm. However, I've seen some hospice pts on 15 lpm per MD orders. They've gone on for months that way. Most COPDers should...

  17. Frustrated!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to m_chatelaine's topic in Travel

    baglady, your post is right on the

  18. bevel up or down?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to majestix's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    A lot of dialysis units just do things the way they do them, and don't keep up with new research. Whatever the unit's policy is, that's the best way to keep from getting in trouble. FMC units have...

  19. I am having full on hot flashes @ 32!!??

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to lilypad2424's topic in General Nursing

    This could be all kinds of things. See your

  20. Eeeeeewwwww!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    UTIs would be the least of the problems. MRSA, E.coli, and other pathogens are probably all over that nursing

  21. Question about peritoneal dialysis and what the nurse should do

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to buterflycf's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Weight is part of it- also V/S. symptoms and assessment. If a pt is heavy, hypertensive, has any edema, the nurse would use a stronger dianeal to pull more fluid off. Is the pt is light, has poor...

  22. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    In some parts of the US, starting pay is about that right now! (Some areas in southern

  23. salary rate

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to kathykaye's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I find that dialysis wages are really regional. Some areas pay well- others don't. As a traveler, I find that in some areas, I make about the same as reg staff. In other places, I make more than...

  24. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a traveler and was doing a contract at a huge outpt dialysis facility. I had just finished giving Vanco to a pt who was pos for blood MRSA, and I could not get the IV tubing disconnected from the...

  25. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Great post. Your reaction was very positive and