Chisca RN

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    Ahhh, dialysis nurses, have you forgotten your first love?

    Chisca replied to Guttercat's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Cool.
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    why is the corrections facility hiring so much?

    Chisca replied to luckie's topic in Correctional

    Because the United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world? 4.4 % of the worlds population but we have 22 % of the worlds prisoners. Comparison of United States incarceration...
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    Anything I can do with nursing and history degrees?

    Chisca replied to Weirdo's topic in General Nursing

    The employment opportunities for someone with a history degree is zilch. Work on your writing skills and use nursing to pay the bills. If you are a good writer it won't matter what degree you
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    new to dialysis

    Chisca replied to crazin01's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I remember a cardiologist who always advised the house staff "the patient didn't read the book". If ever there was a group of patients that didn't read the book it is dialysis patients. Welcome and...
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    DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

    Chisca replied to angelmp228's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    And start over again training a new nurse? They will keep you as long as they see you are willing to keep trying. You will fire yourself if they frustrate you any
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    DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

    Chisca replied to angelmp228's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Don't start a new treatment until you have finished charting on the previous patient. This will upset a your charge nurse and maybe the next patient but you are a nurse not an assembly line robot....
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    Why didn't K decrease?

    Chisca replied to CFrancine's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I guess I'm looking for any reason the patient might be acidotic causing a release of potassium from the cells into the blood stream. As the dialysis treatment removed the extracellular potassium from...
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    Why didn't K decrease?

    Chisca replied to CFrancine's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    What is the patient's primary reason for being in the
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    Consents for inpatient acute hd

    Chisca replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Which begs the question, has there every been a successful lawsuit against a nurse for a hemodialysis treatment given without consent? In the state of TN the answer is
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    Nurses Humilated - Illinois

    Chisca replied to SuburbsGirl's topic in General Nursing

    If you're going to make me wear googles and earplugs to simulate being elderly I need my cane. So I can bop you in the
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    Shoes??

    Chisca replied to Sylwaller75's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Roller
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    Fizzy "Cherry Pop" Coming From Patient?

    Chisca replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Sometimes all you know is that something just isn't right. Trust that
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    Fizzy "Cherry Pop" Coming From Patient?

    Chisca replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Anything that blocks venous return (stenosis, tourniquet, body position compressing vein) can cause recirculation. If you see this patient again try letting 100cc of saline in on the arterial side and...
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    Fizzy "Cherry Pop" Coming From Patient?

    Chisca replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Recirculation? What did the venous side access pressures on the machine look
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    Please just go to your clinic!

    Chisca replied to Twinmom06's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Shouldn't repeated suicide attempts require psychiatric
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    The future of hemodialysis?

    Chisca posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    At 10 pounds I'm not sure I would want to wear this but it is portable. Wearable Artificial Kidney Update: CKD Human Trial Successful Outcomes & Additional Positions Open —
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    Problems with Preceptor

    Chisca replied to everchangingRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Toxic environment. Consider it a blessing you don't work there anymore. Can you imagine being a patient there? You seem to have already mastered the most difficult thing in dialysis, working long...
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    Problems with Preceptor

    Chisca replied to everchangingRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Always remember accuracy is more important than speed. Speed only helps the company make more money. It doesn't provide the patient with safe passage through dangerous waters which is what a for...
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    Clotted catheters

    Chisca replied to verdeacres's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    If you are using TEGO caps on the ports they need a 20cc NS flush after use and will sometimes occlude if you only use
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    Resignation in lieu of drug test? Is random testing the answer?

    Chisca replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yet you were supposed to be defending a constitution that has a 4th amendment that specifically forbids such
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    Any books for HD?

    Chisca replied to heronurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Handbook of Dialysis 5th edition Daugirdas, Blake, Ing. Handbook of Dialysis: 9781451144291: Medicine & Health Science Books @ Amazon.com The Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid/Base companion for free....
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    The future of hemodialysis?

    Chisca replied to Chisca's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Especially true when you compare the first Kolff dialysis machine to a Fresenius 2008K. The first 16 patients connected to the Kolff died. The 17th lived and the rest is history. If even one patient...
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    question about recirculation

    Chisca replied to montanaluna's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    And pause the treatment on the machine which stops the treatment clock. On reconnect resume treatment and the clock starts rolling
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    RRT vs ICU transfer

    Chisca replied to kflavi2's topic in Critical Care

    He was in ICU. If you could have continued to provide that level of nursing care he would have remained in ICU. Or were you questioning whether or not to move him to a room with the title
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    interested in dialysis

    Chisca replied to annieboo444's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    At least in acutes I would not recommend working in dialysis with a small child. Lots of on call and 16+ hour shifts. Clinic dialysis might be a different