ldyjstce

ldyjstce has 8 years experience.

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1. Wanting to explore dialysis nursing

   ldyjstce replied to Kadeeja Darden's topic in Nursing Career

   I have been in dialysis for 12 years and have done just about everything. I have been an in-center nurse; a PD nurse; helped with home hemo; currently an acute dialysis travel nurse. I will tell you...

2. Tell me about your week in Acute dialysis.

   ldyjstce replied to Sabab20's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Worked for years in-center and PD. Just took my first Acutes job at the end of March. I was promised a rose garden and the first month was wonderful. Now, I am not seeing that rose garden. I did a 37...

3. Be a renal nurse and not work a day in your life

   ldyjstce replied to abbyrenalRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   2 years as a hemo RN and have been a PD RN for 4 months. I get tired of ER, L&D, med-surg, etc., RNs thinking that either is EASY. I have been told that hemo is nothing since you just stick 2...

4. Is nursing obligated to do blood draw on patient if PT is only discipline?

   ldyjstce replied to marylandlpn's topic in Home Health

   You are an RN at the assisted living facility? Your patient is inpatient for physical therapy/rehab? The rounding MD ordered lab work on this pt? What is the pt's background medical background? Did...

5. Older Nursing Students

   ldyjstce replied to faithfl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Had my B.S. in another field for many years before going into nursing. I started nursing school at 38 and became an RN at 40. I am 3 years into being an RN and know this is what I am meant to do. NOT...

6. Peritoneal dialysis project!

   ldyjstce replied to smm22's topic in General Students

   PD solution is dextrose based . . . the stronger the dextrose strength, the more fluid pulled. Best explanation my preceptor told me: think of cutting up strawberries, put a little sugar on them and...

7. What skills do Dialysis nurses use?

   ldyjstce replied to JillRNColorado's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I wholeheartedly disagree with the statement that new grads shouldn't become Dialysis RNs. I stumbled into dialysis nursing as a new grad and, as everyonein dialysis has experienced at one time or...

8. Switching from dialysis nurse to any other department

   ldyjstce replied to sausage gut's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   DITTO! I am 8 months in and am wanting something

9. Codes in outpt HDU's???

   ldyjstce replied to traumaRUs's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   At my clinic (30 chairs) all nurses are required to be BLS and ACLS certified. All PCTs are required to be BLS certified. A code sheet is made out weekly (sometimes daily) as to who does what in the...

10. Strategies for the change in shifts in a dialysis unit.

    ldyjstce replied to moley89's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I work in a 30 unit center with most chairs filled at each shift (we run 2 shifts per day/6 days per week). There is a definite "power struggle". The techs think the nurses do nothing but sit and...

11. Cardiology III modifications

    ldyjstce replied to J.Allen's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    not sure as to the answer for your question, but i own a card iii steth. i received it my last year in nursing school as a birthday present. suffice it to say that i love :heartbeat:heartbeat it. my...

12. The Bundle - what are you telling patients???

    ldyjstce replied to traumaRUs's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hi, guys! i am 2 months into my hd rn job and have yet to have anyone give me the lowdown on the portion of the bundling that will hit on 1/1. i have a legal background as well as a teaching...

13. Daytonite has passed away...

    ldyjstce replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I just now saw this -- my heart is broken. I, too, just graduated from nursing school and could always count on Daytonite to set me straight on any questions I had. She was such a wonderful...

14. Any Aquinas Nusing Students out there??

    ldyjstce replied to kac1107's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    It depends on who you have as a teacher. I thought they were both easy. Most people think Moral is easier. Just a hint, get everything out of the way before you go into the program. That is what I did...

15. New grad moving from VA to TN

    ldyjstce replied to jmunsg2010's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I will be graduating in less than a month and I hate to inform you, but the field here is extremely tight. Most of the hospitals do their major recruiting in March/April and secondary recruiting in...