traveler RN

I am also an acute/chronic and yes we are not allowed to give inpatient meds if they do not pertain to the tx. I can't tell you how many times a floor or an ICU nurse will get an attitude because of it. They see us coming and assume their wokload is ...

Poor baby, dont feel bad, we all have had our moments. Like the first time I drew blood and felt the warm tube, I had to sit down quick before I dropped. I remember puking my guts out the first time I had to empty a foul smelling emesis basin. One da...

It's more common than most people think. Pt. and her brother-in law were caught on unit floor when they had open bed wards and the only privacy was the pull curtain. On same unit HN almost caught fooling around in the HD unit one night. How we found ...

Yes it is that bad! Worked there as a traveler and "Night of the Living Dead" felt like a comedy compared to the 2 outpt. and the acute unit. Even left a post a few months ago warning about not going to N.B. No amt. of money could ever make me go bac...

I have enjoyed the trip reading all the posts and wonder how we managed to get the work done, but we did. remember staying 1 hr past shift to chart on paper nurses notes, kardexs and med cards, rectal tubes prn, using sugar and peroxide paste on open...

I feel ya, been there, done that. There is no happy medium unless you could jobshare and we both know that doesn't exist in OP's & acutes. If you went to days, you would have to find daycare and the moment you need to get off to pick them up, you...

You are so right, just saw a handbook for $10 on ebay, they didn't have any when I bought mine last year. New nurse go for it!

It's like Lacie said. I also have the handbook and another good one is "Review of Hemodialysis for Nurses and Dialysis Personnel" by Kallenbach/Gutch. I got both of these from Amazon.com, good luck to you! :wink2:

And also why do you keep posting in dialysis when it's obvious you know nothing about it. I have been in the field for about 10 yrs. and I certainly don't tell ER nurses what they should be doing in their field.

Canoehead you are really outdoing yourself this time. Kidney disease can strike anyone at anytime including you! Also anyone can land in jail at anytime even if you have not committed a crime. Your lack of judgement amazes me. In order to receive tx ...

I know, but one of these days. I can only dream:lol2:

Thank you, I hope Canoehead is starting to see the light. That access is their lifeline and must be protected. Lg blood volumes are exchanged rapidly in 3-4 hrs and a small diameter cath you refer to is not feasible. They can exsanguinate in a matter...

You still don't get it. Medicare pays only so much for tx and a lot of the other cost the clinics do not get reimbursed for. There are clinics in this country where the pts. must bring their own supplies. At the end of each month each and every suppl...

This is for the er person who feels you can get 2-3 people together to clean an incontinent pt. First of all we work in one large room wth recliners and no stretchers and no curtains. We do not have laundry services which also means there are no laun...

I forgot to mention I still have my ASN.

You have an advantage as an attorney! I'm an RN and a LNC (legal nurse consultant) and I'm in my late 50's.

I am tired of NH pts coming in with poop when they know they will be returning to them for the care they should have gotten. Sending extra diapers is futile when they need more care then what we can give them. When we call to say the person is being ...

I agree with Corky, they will try u qd. It is so funny when they think they are the nurse and have to ask what is PTH. I will work with them, but I do stand my ground when my butt is on the line, whether they like it or not. They do not realize they ...

That's how I felt in my last year at davita, like the windup toy that keeps going even when it's in front of a wall and just keeps trying to go. I fell down the stairs one am rushing to get out the door and there's no one who can get there in enough ...

When you don't get the contract hrs. the company decreases your housing allotment and deduct it from your check unless you specify the facility was unable to provide the contract hrs. No overtime is fine with me, after working in a Davita clinic when...

I am currently a traveler in a RRI clinic and this sounds a lot like this one. LPNs are low on the totem everywhere and it is getting just as bad for the RNs. How can this be I asked? As long as an RN is in the bldg this person can be charge! Wow! Th...

I have been traveling since 2006 in the Carolinas. The biggest and hardest to deal with is the fog. It was so thick one time while in SC, a Ford Expedition was a now you see it and now you don't, and I still had 20 miles to drive in the mess because...

Had a similar experience with an FA, I stood my ground for all I was worth! As nurses we are taught to be a strong patient advocate and I still believe in that. The end result was the med I had questioned was clarifed by a pharmacist and comfirmed m...

Hi everyone, just had a huge hissy fit last week with NRX, very poor communication of what contract included. No mention that it was to be a float position to 2 clinics with a 1 hr drive to other clinic. Driving @ 430 am in dark, rain, and/or fog is ...

Hi everyone, Davita was the main reason I became a travel nurse. When I left 2 years ago, was only making 21.50 after 5 years with a .67 cent raise to look forward to. There were many days I was the only nurse in the building! The policy they have is...