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  1. Rinsing Of Dialysis Machines Everyday?!?

    babyboomerRN replied to JEANJAVE's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    we disinfect all of our machines each working day,even our spare one.the concern would be if we needed that machine and it had not been disinfected and routine cultures drawn,how would you know if...

  2. flipping needles

    babyboomerRN posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hi guys! i'm looking for any input that anyone has re: flipping needles. we occ have to flip arterial needles when pressures are high but i can't find any info ANYWHERE with regards to flipping the...

  3. flipping needles

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

    again,thanks for the replies but i think i may have worded the question wrong. i'm looking for information on flipping the venous needles after cannulation! you know how sometimes the arterial needle...

  4. flipping needles

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

    thanks to everyone for the replies but i still don't know if flipping the venous needle is ok or not... also kat1994, i'm not sure if you meant that you occ. pull needles w/o flipping them back but we...

  5. I can taste that

    babyboomerRN replied to monkeyman1000's topic in MICU, SICU

    some of my patients tell me that they can taste ferrlecit that we give during dialysis and apparently it tastes pretty bad! i usually give lifesavers to those patients that complain and that seems to...

  6. Should blood be obtained from dialysis ports?

    babyboomerRN replied to loriannlpn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hi! is your grandma receiving dialysis treatments via her fistula? if so they can certainly be drawing her labs pre-treatment. and if she does have a fistula or a graft in place no one should be using...

  7. Pheonix Machines

    babyboomerRN replied to Chipola's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    love love love the phoenix machines! i have total trust in them,you can't take any shortcuts w/them. but they are the only machines i've ever worked on except a very brief time w/cobe machines. so my...

  8. Bruit and Thrill | How to Identify & Nursing Overview

    babyboomerRN replied to kgrieco53's topic in General Nursing

    If your pt. is a dialysis pt with a fistula you "feel the thrill" which is a buzzing sensation, the bruit is a whooshing sound that you can hear with a stethoscope. Hope this

  9. is this typical ??? (long)

    babyboomerRN replied to mtnmom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    OMG!!!!! where is your manager? he/she should be dealing w/this behavior NOW... keep in mind that yes, staff and pt's do become close and yes, they do form relationships that might be a little more...

  10. encouragement needed

    babyboomerRN replied to mtnmom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hi! don't let her get to you! it took me about 5 months to stop using my index cards completly! ( i highly recommend you also make index cards w/each step written down for set up,rinseback,etc.) i was...

  11. Recommended Blood Flow thro Fistula Needles

    babyboomerRN replied to puddletown's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hi! welcome to allnurses! the blood flow rate depends on the needle size,may also depend on what type of machine you're using. 17gauge needles w/new access usually run 300bfr,16gauge needles may run...

  12. To all London nurses.

    babyboomerRN replied to Judee Smudee's topic in General Nursing

    my thoughts and prayers are also with all of you and your loved

  13. What would you have done?

    babyboomerRN replied to MJFRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    glad to hear you had a much better treatment

  14. What would you have done?

    babyboomerRN replied to MJFRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hi! does your md have standing orders for acute runs? did you give the albumin as ordered? i'm sure you also tried putting the pt in min.ufr to help w/bp's. i'm asking these questions because i've...

  15. Response time when on call?

    babyboomerRN replied to Robbilin's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hi! we have a two hour window from the time we get paged until we get to hospital and get the pt.on. hope this

  16. Dressing Change Supplies/How Often

    babyboomerRN replied to Robbilin's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    we change our cvc site drsgs every treatment. we usually use betadine swabs to clean the site,apply abx.oint and dress w/sterile 2x2 and tegaderm. we modify this as needed per pt. hope this

  17. Help me make this decison!

    babyboomerRN replied to ChristineO's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hi!feel free to e-mail me and i'll fill you in as best i can on dialysis nursing.i work for gambro and do acutes along w/my m-w-f clinic hours! and i love

  18. Mask/goggles question

    babyboomerRN replied to AmyLiz's topic in General Nursing

    can you wear a face shield instead? we wear a full face shield as part of our ppe.i don't think i could stand to wear a face mask w/goggles all day.i think you can find face shields at almost any...

  19. dialysis rn moving to Southern Cal/ San Diego

    babyboomerRN replied to day2's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hi,day2! i also just wanted to say welcome to allnurses! i'm a dialysis rn w/gambro so i can't help you w/your job search but sunny ca.sounds great! good

  20. OT: What other Medical Job would you consider if not RN? Why?

    babyboomerRN replied to BrandiE's topic in General Nursing

    just to let you know, i'm an rn and i work in dialysis, chronics and acutes. so i really don't understand your

  21. Trying to challenge RN boards

    babyboomerRN replied to krispynurse's topic in LPN to RN

    i disagree! i was a very active LPN for 20 years and there was no way i could have taken my RN boards w/o taking the bridge program! i was an lpn who always thought that there was no real differance...

  22. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    babyboomerRN replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    yes,yes,most definitely.i can't imagine a better profession than nursing.my only regret is that i waited so long to get my

  23. Do you use crit lines?

    babyboomerRN replied to nursefiggy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    thanks so much for posting the above site. i had trouble finding alot of info on crit lines but this site is great.now i've got some info to take to our

  24. Sufenta

    babyboomerRN replied to Jake's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i also agree that this is kind of a strange question to ask,considering the type of medication that this is.any drug book would be able to answer your

  25. Cat Burgler

    babyboomerRN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    what????