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  1. middle TN

    nursefiggy posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    ok, all Nashville and Middle TN nurses speak up! I work at Vanderbilt Dialysis

  2. where is the best medical surgical experience in Nashville ?

    nursefiggy replied to Daisy2's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Then you probably take care of some of my pts when they come through. Lord knows they are in and out of the hospital enough. It is common among dialysis pts to have

  3. Considering Dialysis Nursing...Advice Please!

    nursefiggy replied to Michelle32's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Dialysis can be very challenging, especially when you are new. It is also very rewarding. If you work in a chronic out pt setting you have an oppertunity to get to know your pts and can give them...

  4. RCG acquires NNA

    nursefiggy posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    To all Renal Care Group Associates: From Gary Brukardt, President and CEO This morning, we announced that Renal Care Group has entered into an agreement to acquire National Nephrology Associates,...

  5. RCG acquires NNA

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

    Jnette, You passed the hub of all RCGs. This is where it started, here in Nashville. What you saw was the business office and help desk, payroll,

  6. Parameters/Indicators for use of Crit Line?

    nursefiggy replied to sandygator's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Our docs will write an order to evaluate a dry wt and we will use the crit line. When a pt has had a hospital stay and you know they have lost good wt, on a transient and new pt are all valuable times...

  7. RCG acquires NNA

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

    ESRD I know it varies from company to company and state to state what LPNs are used for. What was changed in our clinic because of Medicare law is that LPNs can no longer charge. Now we will be...

  8. RCG acquires NNA

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

    Well, NNA staff gets paid aliitle more than we do so I think they will rasie us to meet NNA. We are having ameeting tonight about changes that we will be going through. Medicare laws now have changed...

  9. where is the best medical surgical experience in Nashville ?

    nursefiggy replied to Daisy2's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    My first answer would be Vandy, but when my husband was a pt there they were always short staffed, his room was no bigger than a closet and was very hot. I did clinicals at Centennial and saw some of...

  10. info on TN please

    nursefiggy replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    East TN has the Smokies but most of TN has rolling hills. I live between Nashville and Clarksville in Ashland City. That's Cheatham County. It is pretty expensive to buy a house here as we are a...

  11. First LPN job, here I come...

    nursefiggy replied to StephMSeattle's topic in General Nursing

    I was in contract with the first place i worked. i hated it! The next place i worked (both were in LTC) was much close to home and a little more money. i got burned out in LTC (it only took 2yrs) and...

  12. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    nursefiggy replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    burn unit and pediatrics. Both are way too heartbreaking and i vowed I would always be able to leave work at work. I can't do that if I am emotionally traumatized everyday and i don't want to stop...

  13. Do you use crit lines?

    nursefiggy posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I love them!! I don't know what I did before we had them. It saved my pt's life. I work in a SA area and many times we have pts from the hospital and their DWs are way off. It is an invaluable tool...

  14. Any RCG emplyees out there?

    nursefiggy posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    That is Renal Care Group based out of Nashville. We have over 250 clinics in the US now. This is the first dialysis company I have worked for but I am very happy with them.

  15. Any RCG emplyees out there?

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

    Nashville, TN. I'm sorry, I took for granted everyone knew where Vanderbilt was. This is also the first RCG clinic. Dr Hakim, who started RCG with siome ohter docs is still here. He was our medical...

  16. Do you use crit lines?

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

    Unfortunately, they are very spendy and break alot. The drs love them though and research has proved that the hcts are very accurate so we can do a hct check without taking blood or sending to a lab!...

  17. Any RCG emplyees out there?

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

    mittels, are you RCG, too? I love our clinic here at

  18. BP dropping at beginning of tx=need help

    nursefiggy replied to RockiRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    What aobut UF profiling? Do you have a crit line available? Do you use a sodium

  19. What do you do with verbal abuse

    nursefiggy replied to mittels's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    In our clinic that would be referred to the social worker and a contract would be written and they would be required to sign it and it would be discussed with the dr also. If it continued and no one...

  20. Do you use crit lines?

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

    go to http://www.hemametrics.com/ It is the most valuable tool I have found. Some fo the more difficult pts to dialyze I have figured out their own uf profile. For instance, I know that with a...

  21. New question... is anyone else frustrated by this?

    nursefiggy replied to jnette's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm with you! Some of our NH pts were getting milk of magnesia and mylanta. (Yikes!) Another big problem is they don't remove their gressings between txs. I have had them to come back after the...

  22. What If I Had Gastic Bypass?

    nursefiggy replied to debralynn's topic in General Nursing

    NicUGal, "Figgynurse..is your DH dumping? That is what happens to the one girl I work with and she has the exact same symptoms." It soes sound like dumping, doesn't it? But it can happen any time,...

  23. middle TN

    nursefiggy replied to nursefiggy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Which drs do you work with? Our regulars are Lewis,Schullman, Golper and Ikizler. We also have any number of renal fellows at our

  24. I've Had It! Nursing is NOT what it use to be!

    nursefiggy replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    If you are burned out then switch jobs! There are amillin of them out there begging for you! Find a different specialty. I used to be in LTC. When I left on maternity leaved I couldn't MAKE myself go...

  25. What If I Had Gastic Bypass?

    nursefiggy replied to debralynn's topic in General Nursing

    try obesityhelp.com for tons of info and a message