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  1. Home Dialysis and Compliance

    ICAN! replied to Marisette's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

  2. Wrong Dialyzer

    ICAN! replied to uae808's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Check the doctors order before you set up the machine. Very easy to do in our clinic with chairside

  3. Nurses regularly assigned tech station

    ICAN! replied to jlynn2303's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    It happens in our unit when a tech calls in. We are supposed to have one nurse for 12 pts and 1 tech for every four pts. When I have to take a bay I am usually responsible for 4 pts as a tech while...

  4. Hypotension

    ICAN! posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    What do you do when your pt becomes hypotensive, asymptomatic, and says, "I feel fine?" I have a couple of pts with BP that goes into lower 70's/30's and feels perfectly normal. Protocol is...

  5. The New Grad & Charting

    ICAN! replied to CoffeePVCs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I bought Mosby's Surefire Documentation - How, What, and When Nurses Need to

  6. Lpn in dialysis

    ICAN! replied to dialysisnurseLC's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    the lvn at our unit works as a pct with 4 patients, she can also give their medications and if they are catheters she can start and end their tx and do catheter dressing care. we have a 24 chair...

  7. Does anybody know a facility, hospital who is welcoming new nurses

    ICAN! replied to puffi77's topic in Texas Nursing

    Try Timberlawn in Dallas (they have a website), Trinity Mother Frances and East Texas Medical Center (Tyler, TX). I have had interview offers from all three as a new nurse and a job offer twice from...

  8. How many hours of sleep do you require

    ICAN! posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm the type person that needs eight hours how about you? This week I am on the schedule to work Friday night until 10:30 and then come back in by 6:00 on Saturday morning. It takes me an hour or more...

  9. Finding it hard to be positive

    ICAN! posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I guess I just need to vent. I'm thankful to have a job in dialysis because that is what I wanted when I graduated nursing school. I was hired at FMC a few months back working days and now I'm working...

  10. Finding it hard to be positive

    ICAN! replied to ICAN!'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I was offered a new job yesterday and my new schedule came out the same day. As soon as I saw my schedule I wanted to quit. Since I wasn't at work I threw a temper tantrum in the privacy of my own...

  11. Patient's question put me on the spot!

    ICAN! posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    So a patient asked me, "If my BFR is at 450, wouldn't 500 do the work that much faster?" Another machine was alarming so I told him I would get back to him shortly (I really felt like I was saved by...

  12. Patient's question put me on the spot!

    ICAN! replied to ICAN!'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I believe he missed a tx and wanted more taken off during the same time

  13. Finding it hard to be positive

    ICAN! replied to ICAN!'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Nurses that have been there since early morning are closing out first and second shifts. Evening charge nurse is doing assessments for 8 pts and putting on any catheter pts in her bay. I and one other...

  14. Finding it hard to be positive

    ICAN! replied to ICAN!'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I would like to be that person that hangs in there but yesterday evening was complete chaos! They have not taken away my stethoscope at all. I bring in a patient, do their assessment, have them sit in...

  15. Finding it hard to be positive

    ICAN! replied to ICAN!'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    It wouldnt be so bad if I had PCT experience and was faster. When I'm feeling positive I look at it as a learning experience, but when I'm behind and the PCT's have finished putting their pts on and...

  16. Finding it hard to be positive

    ICAN! replied to ICAN!'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    There are too many RN's and I am not the newest but the one with the least amount of nursing experience. We have had some PCTs quit and our census is growing. As far as paperwork, I still have all...

  17. Finding it hard to be positive

    ICAN! replied to ICAN!'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I was told that I will be on the next schedule as a PCT, working evenings. What happened to the job I

  18. Finding it hard to be positive

    ICAN! replied to ICAN!'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks Joni's mom for the reply. I was hired as an RN and I am trying really hard to look at this as a learning experience, but it's hard when I can't even look forward to going to work. I'm...

  19. Hello and nice to meet you.

    ICAN! replied to Natanis's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi Natanis! I also started out my new nursing career as a dialysis nurse back in October. What I really like is getting a chance to get to know the patients and seeing them every other day. I'm a...

  20. Do your RN's work as techs?

    ICAN! replied to madwife2002's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have to work as a tech for now and dont feel comfortable about it at all. I am a new employee and new to dialysis. I was hired in Oct. as an RN on days and now I'm a PCT working nights. Very...

  21. TVCC Kaufman

    ICAN! posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm sitting here anxiously awaiting to hear from TVCC to see if I was accepted into the nursing program. So for those of you already in the program how did you handle the seemingly looonnng wait from...

  22. Parents of High School Students

    ICAN! replied to ICAN!'s topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much! So many good ideas and I appreciate it. If anyone else has any please keep them coming. I don't know yet the date for presentation but will find out soon. I am really liking...

  23. Parents of High School Students

    ICAN! posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have to do a presentation to a group of high school students and it will probably be in a health class. What would you want your teenage daughter or son to hear about that would be beneficial to...

  24. Am I too old to go back to school?

    ICAN! replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    my thought exactly! i will be graduating as an rn at the age of 50. go for

  25. Tell me about nursing school... (again)

    ICAN! replied to magn1jes's topic in General Students

    I am in nursing school (ADN program) and just finished my first semester. I do not have children at home but one of my friends has 6 children and is doing very well; her husband and mother are...