redknight

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1. What should EVERY nurse know about Dialysis

   redknight replied to Twink's topic in Urology

   I have been a paramedic much lionger than I have been an acute HD nurse. But I apply the concept that we always had said. A wound is like a women, keep it dressed you never get in trouble. Leave the 2x2 gause in place and more than anything hold or h...

2. LPN mistreated in dialysis

   redknight replied to LPN30's topic in Urology

   :yeah:Nice, it still leaves the fact that and LPN CAN NOT be over an RN.I work for the big F and iy dosn t matter who you work for in the private side of medicine. THEY ARE OUT FOR THE BUCK. They will use and abuse. The most secure job in this Co. is...

3. LPN mistreated in dialysis

   redknight replied to LPN30's topic in Urology

   OK Im gonna shoot me self in the foot for this comment.1st off where Im from by state lic board a LPN can not be over a RN. 2nd no way would I let that happen and I would call the board of req. on that one.3rd had the same situation of the girly budd...

4. staffing issues

   redknight replied to hello0oNurse's topic in Urology

   Where I`m at with a FMC unit in NH. They have just told the techs they have to get cert. by a certian time frame and this is being req. by medicare. Now the part that kills me is that the gov . comes in and req. these techs to do this, BUT they want...

5. Help

   redknight posted a topic in Urology

   OK. Can I get some advice as to what to do with myself. Here is my story. I`m`in my late 50 `s any I had always wanted to further my medical career. I`ve held a parmedic lic. even before they were issued when I got out of the Navy in 72.I had returne...

6. Hemodialysis Nurse Job Description (US)

   redknight replied to quackmoonstar's topic in Urology

   :oIwork a reg.sched as a tech. and I`m an RN. I work 4 - 10 hr shifts and on averg. I work 2 shifts as a tech. Talk about role confusion.

7. dilemma between FMC and Davita...which one?anyone?

   redknight replied to JRLO's topic in Urology

   I hear you there girl and treat you like one also

8. I Hate Dialysis

   redknight replied to MizzDo~LPN's topic in Urology

   Thank you, I need to clear that I`ve been a nurse for only a year. I have been doing diaylsis for 7 months.Iwas at my other Co. for 18 years as a Phleb.

9. I Hate Dialysis

   redknight replied to MizzDo~LPN's topic in Urology

   Thats the way I am too, Soul, I need to be light hearted with my days and enjoy them. This atmospher inwhich I`m in is just not cutting it. Way to anal. Its just not condusive for learning, you make a mistake and your written up. This is not what I h...

10. I Hate Dialysis

    redknight replied to MizzDo~LPN's topic in Urology

    Sorry if it came across that she stated a joke. What she did say was that she would have sex with one of the techs.Iwas across the room and heard her statement and could`nt believe she said it. But. as I said I got written up because I laughed and my...

11. I Hate Dialysis

    redknight replied to MizzDo~LPN's topic in Urology

    I hear what you are saying. I`ve been at it as a new nurse for 7 mo. now. Iam an older person that took on nursing at a later time in life.But the situation that I`m in now is that, I do like the job. What I have ran into is that every mistake that I...

12. Docs yelling at nurses....

    redknight replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men

    This was before I went to nursing school and was working as a medic, and I still do.Its a vol. dept. fire dept. I and another medic had brought in a pt. who had a reaction to fish and had already gave herself a epi-shot. Well the other medic gave he...

13. New grad - possible to start in dialysis?

    redknight replied to NooNieNursie's topic in Urology

    Its great that you can get that job. I`ve been with FMC for the past 4 months. Be ready to be on your feet for the hole time. I`m not sure where you are working, but I`m in NH and first the pay is not as good as what you are talking. 2nd, I have bee...

14. New grad - possible to start in dialysis?

    redknight replied to NooNieNursie's topic in Urology

    I`m a new grad and got hired by FMC. Its OK, ut the trainning I think kind of sucked. As soon as the class room was finished there was this almost expectation that you should hit the floor and be able to do this job.Ijust finished my 90 days and my b...

15. New Perm caths and bleeding issues...

    redknight replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Urology

    Its that good old surg. get them in and get them out esp. on replacements. Those guys are slam bam thank you mam.You`d bleed too with the way I have sem some are.