soulofme

soulofme

dialysis (mostly) some L&D, Rehab/LTC

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  1. How long to train an RN to be a tech?

    Let them be annoyed....that is THEIR job....that is why they were hired but they will push you to help out to make their job easier. Remember, you can do their job but they can't help you do yours.
  2. Do you ever feel alone?

    I think we've all been there at one time or another:eek:
  3. Did you work while in nursing school?

    Worked...went through a divorce...it can be done!
  4. Dialysis as a weight loss plan-she's nuts!

    Ask her what medical school she graduated from & ask to see her diploma
  5. Bursitis (knees)....best shoes????

    I've still had my Zcoils...over a year... still doing fine...
  6. The Great Emergency Prank War

    While working in L&D...we did dirty deeds & they were done dirt cheap.... Not telling:idea:
  7. Why are dialysis nurses paid less?

    This is 2 ...I don't know what 2 say... I'd rather watch a killer/slasher movie than have your job...& I hate those kinds of movies...
  8. I do not fly when I don't have to do that mode.. And I don't want to have to deal with that on a flight... people have to be responsible for their own situations.. but most won't...but if I had to take action then I would probably do it and have the ...
  9. pushing hospital beds around

    Hang in there you'll get it!
  10. silly ?--anyone else hate calling L&D "the baby factory"

    Is it not still the baby factory...oh wait...that is a new reality show starting on your local channel:smokin:
  11. RN's barking unsafe orders at me

    :smokin:Sometimes I bark..but I'll never bite*
  12. Why? We are above no one else. What's the point!
  13. They must think we are stupid...

    No you are not stupid... the pts. will continue to play their game... we just have to deal with it... like it or not.. I feel your pain:redbeathe
  14. They must think we are stupid...

    wow... nothing else to say
  15. new to dialysis

    Hang in there... it will probably take 6-9 months to feel really capable. Ignore the techs...they forgot they were in your shoes at one time. Hopefully, when you get done with your training, you won't be on the floor that much. The problem with being...
  16. Middle aged men are such babies!!

    The men in our dialysis unit are the only ones that use lido before cannulation. They also whine the most. The women suck it up! They can be such weiners... frustrating!
  17. Do You Wear Your Colors To Work?

    Ah SC..our old coach...still love Steve...but we will ROCK him...Hope U don't lose another 1... since your coach is ALL talk... LOL
  18. Do You Wear Your Colors To Work?

    We wear company scrubs or any scrubs we want.. but on my Fridays... Im a GATOR in Long Horn country... they don't say much to me cause we won last year and all I heard was Texas...but now they respect what I wear...Still #1:yeah:
  19. Do you actually wear gloves/gowns/masks ?

    My motto is "no gloven no loven"....Wear your PPE!
  20. How much walking do you have to do every day?

    With my Zcoils...It hasn't mattered anymore... If I walk all day or sit... Im doing fine! And Im out lasting all the youngNs
  21. I'll take the kidney route!
  22. Do family members know how annoying they can be?

    I also put the blame on the NH that will not hire adequate help. It's a $$$ thang!
  23. if you ever leave nursing

    I'd want to be a roadie with Melissa Etheridge!
  24. Best thing about being a nurse?

    Going home at the end of the day with patients and co-workers all intact!
  25. Fired all the LPN's

    Management sux:twocents: