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Hi Lacie, Thanks for the tips:up:. I am going to try and improve my time management. I think part of the problem is that my colleagues arent supportive. They seem to enjoy watching the juniors tun ragged. They forget that we have been there a few months and they have been there several years. If anyone elas has any tips on improving time management it will be greatly appreciated. I have asked my colleagues for tips but their attitiude is very much "you've either got it ,or you havent, and not everyone is cut off for dialysis". Useful eh?

Hi There, Well feel free to vent away,at least I know that I am not alone! How long have you worked at your clinic? I am stuck where I am for the time being for a few reasons.Starting to wonder if its the place for me though. Its not easy being criticized by colleagues,and then your patients too after they have sat in a waiting room getting more and more frustrated. Are you looking for another Dialysis post or getting the hell outta Dodge?

Hi There, I work in an outpatient Haemodialysis unit for chronic patients. We are allocated 3 patients to put on and 3 patients to take off per shift. Very often the times overlap or are very close together ,patients have complications,machines arent run up on time,and before you know it patients are getting on an hour late eveyday. Instead of helping colleagues, the more experienced nurses are content to watch the more "junior" nurses struggle, then moan about their "time management". I personally dont see how this can be improved upon as we only have 2 hands which cant be in two places at exactly the same time. Does anyone else experience similar problems. Do all Units allocate patients to staff or do some just "muck in" ?

I have only been in haemodialysis for 7 weeks, and only worked part time for all of that. I dont feel at all confident and find that before I am able to fully master one aspect of the job, ie priming the machine or taking patients off, I am being rushed onto the next thing. Consequently I am dreading going into work and actually feel nervous before and during the shift.They already have me needling when I am struggling to remember the basics. I often forget to do little things, am told, "dont worry it comes with time", then instead of working on that one thing, I am shown how to do the next thing:bugeyes:. I have been told that I will be ready to go off on my own in 5 weeks and this has filled me with absolute dread.I have worked for 8 years as a nurse on a variety of wards and never felt like this!! I am wondering if I should leave,as if I feel like this now,I will feel alot worse when I am flying solo!

I know exactly how you feel as I had to put in a grievance against my boss and have basically spent the last 2 years stressed to hell because of how I was treated,and how I continued to be treated by H.R. and management.I was regularly told that I had a meeting on the Monday on a friday and spent all weekend worrying myself sick as they wouldnt elaborate. Sometimes I had to wait weeks until I was told anything.This is absolutely not on and goes against the employers "Duty of Care" to their employee.Get them told! :heartbeatIn the meantime try not to stress "Worry is like a Rocking Horse,it keeps you busy,but gets you nowhere"