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Hi, Was it a condition of employment that you have and use a personal cell phone for work when you were hired? If not, tell your employer that you can no longer afford to use your personal cell phone and stop using it for work related calls. If necessary, call your cell phone carrier and have the number changed and do not use your cell for work related calls. If you did sign an agreement to maintain a personal cell phone for work use you don't have a choice if you want to continue employment with this agency. However, remember that you can write off the expense at tax time if you keep good records of your calls. I'm sure others will have good ideas too, T

Good Morning, I am wondering how long an admission takes; start to finish, paperwork and all. Would love to hear your agency expectations as well as what you personally feel is realistic. Thanks and have a great day!

We use Fresenius K machines. I find I am called in about 50% of the time I am on call (middle of the night). I agree that 1.50/ hr is very low. The inconvienence of being on call is worth much more. Of course, we all feel that 4.50/ hr is still low. There seems to be very little incentive for being on-call. Perhaps time and a half for hours worked while on-call would help, I don't know what the solution would be.

SVS is our sodium modeling that we use together with UF profiling. We current use 3 different SVS models. It allows you to adjust the amount of sodium in dialysate to assist in fluid removal without risking low BP, cramping etc. UF and SVS are wonderful tools.

Most of our pts take it about 1 hour prior to run. I have heard from other nurses that it doesn't help, however, many pts feel it does. If a patient believes it helps with cramping then it probably does. Do you use SVS and UF profiles? Since we began using them we have had very few pts c/o cramping. Much easier to tailor a treatment for individual needs.

Thank you for your reply! I am in Superior, working in Duluth, MN. There are 6 RN's rotating call in our unit. We rotate daily (6pm-7am) Monday- Friday and then one person is on call Saturday 6pm-Monday 7am) We are also paid straight time if called in unless we are over 40/week. However, if we are called during the night there is a 1.00/hr shift differential. We are paid 4.50/ hr while on call. It is interesting to hear the phrase, "the culture is different" because we are frequently told the same thing. I appreciate your input.

Hello all, I am curious how other acute programs handle call. How often are you on call? Is there more than one nurse on-call at a time? How are you paid for being on-call? Thanks for the input.