AmyLiz

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  1. shift change is killing us, Help!

    AmyLiz replied to kelluvanurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    i'm at work at 4:30, but pts don't come in until 5:30. the reason we start so early is so we're not there all night. sometimes our late shift workers are there until 11pm or so. imagine if we...

  2. shift change is killing us, Help!

    AmyLiz replied to kelluvanurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We've got 24 chairs, broken up into 3 sections. We stagger our patients, so that say in the second shift they'll come on at 10, 10:15, 10:30, 10:45, 11, 11:15, 11:20, 11:30. Of course sometimes we...

  3. Ohio????????

    AmyLiz replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I was born & raised in Ohio, but then moved out to Southern California for 3 years. I moved back here to Ohio. There's no place like home. The grass may look greener on the other side, but I...

  4. Ohio????????

    AmyLiz replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I was born & raised in Ohio, but then moved out to Southern California for 3 years. I moved back here to Ohio. There's no place like home. The grass may look greener on the other side, but I...

  5. Bilingual or not?

    AmyLiz replied to ShellyNC's topic in General Students

    I took 3 years of spanish in high school (a million years ago) and still know quite a bit, but I'm far from being fluent. Was thinking of taking a spanish course in the future to brush up and also a...

  6. For those getting ready to go into a nursing program this fall...

    AmyLiz replied to Truly_Blessed's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not starting this fall, but I had to get a physical for the CNA class I took last fall (as a prereq for the nursing program) and when my doctor found out, she told me to see her after I graduate...

  7. nurse/pt ratio?

    AmyLiz replied to lee1's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Just curious as to why? The techs at our center do everything the nurses do except for giving medications and care plans. The techs pick up the workload when the nurses need time to do their...

  8. roll call!!

    AmyLiz replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Waiting here too! I've only got 3 more "non-nursing" classes to take at my cc...hopefully I'll be getting into the program Jan '05. Taking "Interpersonal Communications"this summer and Microbiology...

  9. Becoming personally or intimately involved with patients or not?

    AmyLiz replied to Hol's topic in General Students

    Never. 'Professional Boundaries' is something I totally believe in and practice. Care, yes...get too involved in,

  10. What a Day (*rant*)

    AmyLiz posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    This was just one of those days that made ya wish you had stayed in bed. I got "showered" three times by machines this morning when I was setting up (at 4:30am). We've been having trouble with the...

  11. What a Day (*rant*)

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

    We've got 3 shifts of patients. We start early as we can (usually around 5:30am) and if we're lucky, they're spaced out so that we don't have 3 or 4 coming off at the same time (which unfortunately...

  12. A few ?'s for Dialysis Nurses from LTC RN

    AmyLiz replied to burger914's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Our facility doesn't draw labs for LTCs or other doctors, but I've seen them share lab reports so the same lab doesn't have to be done

  13. What a Day (*rant*)

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

    So far so good. I like it. Only thing I don't like is in the afternoons in the downtime between turnovers. I get bored just sitting there. We usually get our run sheets done for the day & for...

  14. ESRD Federal Regs????

    AmyLiz replied to obillyboy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We've got an LPN at our clinic. He's the only one...all other nurses are RN's, but he pretty much does the same things as the RNs do...careplans,

  15. Kettering College of Medical Arts

    AmyLiz replied to Deb123j's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Yes, I've heard of Kettering. (I work in Kettering at a dialysis center.) I am however going to Sinclair, myself. I don't know anyone who has gone to KMC, but I think there's someone on this board...

  16. Do you skip a lot of classes if attendance isn't taken? Be honest!

    AmyLiz replied to Star Trek Nerd's topic in General Students

    When I went to college right out of high school and got my psychology degree, I skipped a LOT of classes. And my grades stunk. Bad. (but I did get the degree! :) ) Since I've been back to school...

  17. Dialysis rn looking for change - possibly travel

    AmyLiz replied to theresa_b's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    If you would like to try your hand at working on a cruise, check out http://www.dialysisatsea.com. I don't know anyone personally who's worked a cruise, but it seems fascinating!

  18. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    AmyLiz replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    Granted. I thought about that after I posted. But at least as a nurse you do make a difference in other people's lives in ADDITION to working your butt off for very rich executives!

  19. New to Ohio and frustrated

    AmyLiz replied to tomkat612's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Tomkat...here's a link to the Ohio Board of Nursing's website and their list of schools for you to get your RN. http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/pdfs/RNlist.pdf Springfield has a couple schools, including...

  20. New to Ohio and frustrated

    AmyLiz replied to tomkat612's topic in Ohio Nursing

    You may want to try & call One Lincoln Park, Heartland of Centerville, Heartland of Kettering, Walnut Creek, or 10 Wilmington Place too, just to see if they have training classes or any other...

  21. New to Ohio and frustrated

    AmyLiz replied to tomkat612's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I don't 'know about summer quarter, but Fall quarter they usually have a Saturday class that meets from 8-4:30 every Saturday for 10 weeks. That's what I did last fall when I was working 1st shift,...

  22. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    AmyLiz replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    Job security. A decent job where I feel like I make a difference in peoples lives...not just a "worker bee" for some very rich executives. Plus, I always wanted to be either a nurse or a doctor...

  23. New to Ohio and frustrated

    AmyLiz replied to tomkat612's topic in Ohio Nursing

    If you're in Centerville, Debbie...have you tried Bethany Lutheran Village? They'll train you. Check out http://www.lssma.org/jobs/current.html If all else fails, you could sign up for the Nurse Aid...

  24. New to Ohio and frustrated

    AmyLiz replied to tomkat612's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Agreed. Don't take it personal. Tomkat...you may want to look around at the various hosptials' websites if you want to take a job in healthcare while you go to school (or wait on the waiting list...

  25. New to Ohio and frustrated

    AmyLiz replied to tomkat612's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Sorry to hear about your troubles. That would be highly frustrating. I'm on the waiting list for Sinclair...been on it since last September. I don't know how bad WSU or Kettering is waitwise, but...