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I love FMC!!! Much better than DaVita for me...:typing DG:smokin:

I would never go back to a "reuse clinic" with DaVita. Ask you manager if they use a dry pack or reuse dialyzer. (artificial kidney) Ask any dialysis tech or nurse who has worked in a DaVita chonic unit for a few years. They will personally know or have a friend who has experianced one of the two following scenarios. 1. A patient receiving an accidental administration of a sterilant chemical named Renalin. (which can cause instant death) 2. A patient who was accidentally given another person's artificial kidney. (which has was used by another pt duing the prior treatment):zzzzz I love working with FMC because we use dry packs. We throw the used dialyzer away after every treatment. New kidney every time. DG:wink2:

Chronic HD with DaVita can be very stressful. I would go and see how the nurses work at the unit first. DG:cool:

I like FMC better than DaVita:typing DG:jester:

It's true that I cannot give the patient her home meds without an order. However, I can get an order from my nephro doc for pain meds at the unit or an order to give a home med while on dialysis. I am surprized that a HD nurse let you take a breakfast tray in his or her space! This area should be clean to sterile. Lots of risk of infection, especially dealing with catheters. We always have D50 for low BS. NO EATING IN MY UNIT! Hope I helped, I was Tele Nurse too... :redbeathe Good Luck, DG:smokin:

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when going down there on a man or woman i always had "assistance"... in addition, a buddy and i would do our pt's baths together... always take a friend when giving a cath, rectal med or whatever to "help turn"... and so on. it's always good to have a witness there. DG:typing

I second that starbin!:wink2: I will simply go on a cruise. Work and vacation is not a good combo for me... DG:smokin:

Thanks diabo DG:typing

You should always take someone in with you to "assist". Two years ago a patient claimed to have been sexually assulted by a male nure at a local hospital. His word against his. Guys listen, men or women pt's don't matter... If you have to go down there for catheter, bath, whatever. Always have a witness with you! DG

have an RN and a member... life is good! DG:smokin:

Thank you Lacie and bluefabian! This site has been a lot of help. DG

Dialysis is much better than med-surg! With that said, I am glad I started in the hospital before dialysis. Telemetry/Med-Surg gave me a great foundation. I am a better dialysis nurse because of it. Wait! Honestly, hospital floor nusing sucks a whole lot; a lot of the time. Go for dialysis! You can learn to be great on the hospital floor or in the dialysis unit... Good Luck, DG

I quit my last dialysis center because of unsafe but legal practices. For instance, the techs rushing "put on". Everyone in a hurry to take a break. Re-use dializers and rushed work is a bad combo. I will never work with re-use again! I knew the word "Clear" meant trouble my first day in the unit. I love :redbeathe my disposable Optiflux. DG:typing

I earned: DaVita $29/hr FMC $26/hr plus time and half after 8 hours in state of California. DG:wink2: I made twice this on Telemetry but worked three times harder.

No more clamps allowed at my FMC unit in LA.:wink2: DG:smokin:

Kieser pt's in LA are SQ

I'm kind of bored too. But in a good way! I worked in Telemetry for years and don't miss running up and down the halls. DG:typing

In April of this year, my FMC unit in LA has embraced the P&P of wraping the catheters in a Povidone-Iodine soaked 4x4 (before and after tx). :wink2: Last week I sent a pt to the hopital for a crack in the catheter. Again, today another pt's CVC is split! Maybe they are just old catheters? DG:typing

Sounds unsafe.

Congrats!! You will be fine with that kind of ratio!! I work with FMC in LA 1/12 for RN & 1/4 for techs. Still better than DaVita and there extra tasks. Hope we can learn from one another in the future. 1 year in Dialysis here.:typing DG

neeja, my experience in southern california most male nurses i work with are married and have children. i work with a lot a asian guys with nice families. dg :typing

never cried over dying pt's... felt sad for families but no tears.

junebride, i am going to pretend you are joking.:chuckle That post is wrong in so many ways. good one

never been yelled at:typing