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What is the major industry? What are the schools like? Housing Market - cost of living? What are the hospitals in the area? Any insight would be helpful. I'm going up there in a couple of weeks.

You might check out www.nncc-exam.org - it's the nephrology nursing certification commission. On their home page - there's a ccht link...it will give you everything you need (except your experience) to become certified as a CCHT. My best wishes in yo...

congrats on passing your NCLEX! Excellent! You might go to a site called http://www.nephron.com - it has all kinds of information about nephrology, nursing, and ESRD managment. It will be interesting to see your progress! This specialty if so inten...

ARBY... There's a big push on for PD/home hemo. Outcomes for the right patients is pretty solid, and empowerment of the patient managing their own health is pretty cool. Bottom line...for the right patient, they just feel better. Companies are bein...

Hi, Heltzer... Hope I'm not too late... There's a website called http://www.renalweb.com It has all kinds of insight on "day in the life of Hemo nurse, etc." Also, http://www.nephron.com....is a global site about nephrology nursing. Hope that helps. ...

Yeah....someone that gets what we're here for.....It's not just putting people in a job. It's making sure the candidate's hopes and aspirations are given definite consideration, and making sure the client's (company) goal are achieved. It's like fi...

Hi, I too have been recruiting for 10 years, and 7 of in healthcare (nursing). I suspect that maybe people don't realise that we act as an extention of the companies we represent. I'm a CPC and have to function with the same labor laws as any emplo...

Also, I'm going to private message you...

Squirl, I have a question for you...what is the logic for different machines? Just curious! It's hard enough learning one machine. Most clinics I know of have one type, and maybe a different unit for PD.

Squirrel, Hope someone has told you that it takes a med/surg foundation nurse about 3-5 years to understand the dynamics of managing this disease. The thing that is to be admired is you care about getting the process down. It is stressful...but you...

There's a very cool hospital in Indianapolis, called the "Heart Hospital" - the nurses actually chart cases @ bedside with a laptop that is wired to a central desk in the unit. It allows the RN's to chart events in real time, and it distributes the ...

Sounds to me like this patient would be best served in a sub-acute setting? Any chances you have such a scenario there. These are ususally in a nursing home facility, and if patient needs dialysis - the healthcare provider brings the treatment to t...

I am aware that a number of the groups are developing dialysis suites in long term care facilities./rehab. The advantage to the patient is they aren't encumbered with being moved, and the staff to patient ratio is usually 2-1 . The other issue is a...

Sorry about the timing of this response - I've had clients actually take RN's in a nephrology setting as a nurse manager, sponsor them (pay for their schooling), have them hired as a full time employee (clinical coordination working around their scho...

My question is...can we clone you? We need compassionate, level headed, critical thinkers - and you now know what you want to do. CRNA's is about as complex a nursing path as you can find. I wish you well.

about Nevada....think the other area of Nevada. Carson City/Reno. Pay is very similar, patient population is lower. I have all kinds of pictures of this area - if you interested in pursing nursing in Nevada - PM me - maybe I can steer you to an oper...

You had a question about the day in the life of a nephrology nurse.....see if this helps. If I can help you - please send me an e-mail. I have groups that are willing to train RN's - Happy to give you that insight. It'll be fun to see you evolve....

With Chronic dialysis, you would not work Sundays.

We were riding some ATV's in Cancun Mexico - My daughters fell off the path - the one on the back ended up getting a burn with her calf caught between the tire and fender (thank God she didn't break her leg)...She now has a perm tatoo with the word "...

@ this moment - the ratios are not applied to outpatient clinics. The other thing you have to remember is you have a number of patient care techs that are supporting the nurse in their work. This is definitely a team environment, and a lot of consi...

I was all over northern California last November. I thought Redding was very pretty, people were nice. If you love outdoor activity - it's pretty solid place to live.

Fact Sheet #17N: Nurses and the Part 541 Exemptions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) The FLSA requires that most employees in the United States be paid at least the Federal minimum wage for all hour worked and overtime pay at time and one-h...

That's a very cool area of nursing. Were you able to relocate to California...or are you still in Oregon? Hope you love it! The major thing I find from the nurses I work with is job satisfaction and doing what you love is the major part of the ba...