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1. Can Someone please tell me about TB testing

   clc123 replied to clc123's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, the reason I asked is because when I was employed in my hospital I was under the impression that I was being tested to know that if I started out with a negative test and then converted to a positive test it would be assumed that it was an wo...

2. Can Someone please tell me about TB testing

   clc123 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi Can anyone tell me why nurses have to get a TB test every year?

3. buttonhole cannulation with regular 15g needle?

   clc123 replied to clc123's topic in Urology

   Thanks so much for your replies. I appreciate it!

4. buttonhole cannulation with regular 15g needle?

   clc123 posted a topic in Urology

   Hi I am fairly new to Dialysis, I work with only travelers at my hospital and they all have different ideas regarding this issue. I had my patient say he used "special needles" so I called the outpatient clinic and the RN charge told me that he has...

5. LAL and culturing machines

   clc123 replied to clc123's topic in Urology

   The docs are pretty good about not running someone in the night unless they really need it. We probably only do between 3 and 5 patients a day and they only call about once or twice a week at night or on Sunday. I think the most patients in a day w...

6. LAL and culturing machines

   clc123 replied to clc123's topic in Urology

   I have never heard of any problems like that. There are 3 machines right now and we have a large room (old ICU) where we usually bring one or two from the med surg unit. then we take the machines and go upstairs to do the ICU patients. We have 2 7-...

7. LAL and culturing machines

   clc123 replied to clc123's topic in Urology

   Thanks for the update Steve! And to the poster looking in this direction, the pay is based on experience and then there is a $4 added per hour for dialysis, so for me I have 6 years nursing experience and then I get the extra $4 so that brings me to...

8. LAL and culturing machines

   clc123 posted a topic in Urology

   Hi All, I have begun a job in an acute HD department in a hospital. The previous supervisor left unexpectedly along with his girlfriend who was the only other nurse in the dept. I am trying to take over and am having problems with finding out how o...