jdethman

jdethman

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  1. PCT'S training nurses?

    jdethman replied to macey'smom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Many chronic nurses barley touch the machine after training, you want a PCT to train you to use it. It really depends on your unit but I learned a lot about cannulation from PCT’s over the years....

  2. I did a very stupid mistakes today. I forgot to clamp the saline line...

    jdethman replied to Datu's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    If you have been in dialysis for a long time and this is the first time you have done this they you rock. If you are new then you do this again at some point, or you will clamp it in the wrong palce...

  3. Dialysis RN vs Critical Care ICU RN?

    jdethman replied to RNStudentJJC's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I went from chronic clinic to acute team, and if you are an active nurse you will pick up a lot as an acute dialysis nurse. Like yours my end goal was to get into critical care. A lot of the people...

  4. Not winning the lottery for RN program

    jdethman replied to YesYesRN's topic in California Nursing

    Getting into nursing school is the easy part then you have to find a job as a new

  5. Cheating in the Classroom

    jdethman replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    i don't want to be defending cheaters, but its up to the instructors to prevent it. i never cheated in nursing school, but was never in a position where their was a high probability that i was going...

  6. Need help.. which job to chose! Need expert advice!!

    jdethman replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I am not an expert, but if you have bad knees you will need to make a transtion at sometime away from bedside nursing. It would seem to me you have been given a great gift by skiping all together....

  7. LVN first?

    jdethman replied to peeseful1's topic in General Nursing

    RN RN RN RN RN RN:D any thing else is madness. As another poster said BSN if you can so you dont have to mess with

  8. OB Rotation is Hell

    jdethman replied to Cartman1532's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Amen to what the OP said. Just get through OB alive. If your peds class is with your ob talk to your instructoer about the bad experince then ask to go to the NICU peds ICU for your peds rotation...

  9. Should I drop my A&P1 Class?

    jdethman replied to WildFlowers84's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I think it would be wise to drop the class it's just too tough to get in those programs with any c's. I would avoid in the future taking to big bio or chem. classes in one semester as it lead to...

  10. Advice needed please

    jdethman replied to JillRNColorado's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    They should be starting at more than 22$ try for more than that. How many chairs does your unit