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  1. anyone taken a break from nursing?

    nursingisok replied to nursingisok's topic in General Nursing

    i have no loans or anything but I kinda feel that I need a break from

  2. anyone taken a break from nursing?

    nursingisok replied to nursingisok's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting

  3. Houston Travel Position

    nursingisok replied to bdeopere's topic in Travel

    yah thats too low. They must think you are fooled or something. even new grads make higher, plus in the med center they pay way higher than that per

  4. HATE my job!!!

    nursingisok replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    Yah that sounds good

  5. Honest opinions needed

    nursingisok replied to CareRx's topic in General Nursing

    Go for engineering. Trust

  6. HATE my job!!!

    nursingisok replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    I felt like a servant when I did med surg. I only did orientation and then quit because I hated it. I found a specialty that I liked and am now doing that but after four years I'm just not so sure I...

  7. Switching from dialysis nurse to any other department

    nursingisok replied to sausage gut's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I did chronic and acutes for four years ,I did dialysis straight out of school. I find it hard to switch specialties but I'm also burned out in general.If she is interested then go for

  8. Is nursing a good career?!

    nursingisok replied to Mrs. Sparkle Pants's topic in General Nursing

    There's plenty of job options in nursing...but be prepared to be burnt out...well you might not. I personally wish I did something else. This job isn't for

  9. Can we get rid of the sugar in nursing?

    nursingisok replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you. When they pay me enough to sugar coat each patient then I will do

  10. Can ER doctors give dialysis orders?

    nursingisok posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I am so confused on this issue. I've been called in the middle of uckthe night only to find the er dr wrote an order for a pt to be dialysed and discharged. lucky for me i read the progress notes and...

  11. Can ER doctors give dialysis orders?

    nursingisok replied to nursingisok's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    good for you. like i said....i get my orders from a nephrologist. but an er dr CAN write stat dialysis. they are drs and we are not. but i obtain orders from the nephrologist when i arrive. i call...

  12. Can ER doctors give dialysis orders?

    nursingisok replied to nursingisok's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    do you work in acute dialysis or the clinic? ER drs CAN give a stat dialysis order...unfortunately . but we get the orders from the

  13. Is It Possible To Get in a Reputable BSN Program With a 3.0?

    nursingisok replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    reputable school? i agree with the user who said just because a school is hard to get into doesn't mean its reputable. my school was easy to get into but hard to get out and little did people know...

  14. Can ER doctors give dialysis orders?

    nursingisok replied to nursingisok's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    the er doctor doesnt write the orders. they dont know how to. they just write stat dialysis call dr so and so for orders. and that's what i do. the good ones come out and see the pt but we do have a...

  15. What's something you wish you knew about your field/specialty before you got into it?

    nursingisok replied to AtACrossRoads's topic in General Nursing

    i wish i knew my bsn doesn't have any meaning in this

  16. acute dialysis- lets talk money

    nursingisok replied to heygurlhey's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    thats how our area is too. you get paid a half treatment for the othr patient but put on time for hte patient has to be within an hour . if its after an hour you get paid full tx. so most nurses take...

  17. acute dialysis- lets talk money

    nursingisok replied to heygurlhey's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    i work in a pay per tx. i am not money hungry but if u are money hungry then i think pay per tx is the best way to go. people who dont know about it don't know that we can do tandem and get paid more...

  18. orientation plan for acute care dialysis units

    nursingisok replied to Sharon Niemi's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I work in acutes and no i do not believe that one should be familiar with the machines and etc, we are there to dialyze but the ICU and CCU nurses are still the primary RNs in charge of their care....

  19. acute hemodialysis...do you like it?

    nursingisok posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I wanted to know what about acute dialysis is good and bad. I really want to do it but I want to know the pros and cons first and why you like it or don't like it? Which company is better to work for...

  20. Clinical Liaison

    nursingisok replied to Stiffmeister's topic in Nursing Career

    is there a possibility to make more than 50k a year? i'm looking into anther job but that would mean a huge pay cut. i've never been a liason before...would you say you like your

  21. Anyone else getting bored?

    nursingisok posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    When I first did dialysis I thought it was so interesting. Now lately i'm getting bored. I'm an acute dialysis nurse. I know i can read and stuff while the pt is on the machine but I don't know...

  22. Anyone else getting bored?

    nursingisok replied to nursingisok's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    yah i used to do chronics and time passed by alot quicker. but i hated all the stupid rules and BS of the chronic unit. and i didnt like seeing PCTs fighting or gossiping. I rememeber i hated the...

  23. opinion for seasoned dialysis nurse/manager

    nursingisok replied to Lacie's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    you're nuts.

  24. creatinine is always 2 point something

    nursingisok posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have this patient in acute renal failure. I was looking at her labs in the chart and the creatinine never goes above 2 point something....is that normal?? I mean I understand that its a high...

  25. Tips for new grad starting Davita dialysis houston

    nursingisok replied to ET04's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Goodluck. Davita sucks! Once you start you will know what i'm talking about. there is so much ******** associated with that