MizChelleRN

MizChelleRN has 12 years experience and specializes in diabetic education, dialysis.

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1. Tips for Davita phone interview

   MizChelleRN replied to heronurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   You'll want to stress your abilities to lead others, to hold your team accountable for policy and procedure. You'll want to emphasize your ability to make smart clinical decisions quickly, how you are...

2. Tips for Davita phone interview

   MizChelleRN replied to heronurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Sometimes "panel interview" just means the manager pulls in some of the other employees (so they can feel you our as a potential coworker!). Sometimes a couple managers get together because we're both...

3. Looking for clinical managers!

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

   I'm managing incenter. It's a huge challenge but I like

4. Looking for clinical managers!

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

   What a great memory, posting these a few years ago. I did end up in management and I love it! It's challenging but I found my niche. Love

5. Did you get unemployment?

   MizChelleRN replied to StillRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

   I was blessed that my employer told me, apply for unemployment, we will not fight it. Just get better. And they were true to their word. Not bragging about it, but I didn't realize that isn't usually...

6. UFR and adequacy

   MizChelleRN posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Can someone explain this one to me? Maybe it's dialysis 101 but I honestly don't remember. The details probably don't matter but the patient had no reason to run yellow amp. (Good AVF, long run, 14g,...

7. Membrane size and cardiovascular status?

   MizChelleRN posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   First, let me say, I LOVE that our subforum is really active lately! I am so passionate about dialysis and networking ideas with fellow nephrology peeps. So.....recently I had a conversation with a...

8. patient has history is of HIT , what kind of the anticoagulant can be used for dialysis

   MizChelleRN replied to uae808's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Oh and I wanted to mention watching what the kecn is doing with those dialyzer fibers clotting

9. patient has history is of HIT , what kind of the anticoagulant can be used for dialysis

   MizChelleRN replied to uae808's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   This is a great conversation. Not sure either if it "prevents" clotting, but it gives me a chance to clear the drip chambers so I can see what's going on with them. If they are getting thicker, with...

10. patient has history is of HIT , what kind of the anticoagulant can be used for dialysis

    MizChelleRN replied to uae808's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I've used a continuous infusion to prevent clotting before too. I've seen it hooked to both arterial or venous lines. I prefer hooking to the venous line, bc I figure art line clotting is less likely...

11. New RN in crisis

    MizChelleRN replied to Keebs1125's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I never want to feel again, what you feel now. It may be the scariest, worst moment of your life but I promise it will produce love, happiness and success beyond what you can dream today. Stop being...

12. Acute Hemodialysis Nursing

    MizChelleRN replied to KyraMaeLynne's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You can always pop over to Nursing Specialties- dialysis and renal nursing

13. What would you have done?

    MizChelleRN replied to chicago_RN's topic in Home Health

    Agree 911 should have been called but honestly she was probably seen way faster the way it actually

14. I am a new nurse and I had a pt make a false accusation.

    MizChelleRN replied to newnurse34's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Especially as the charge nurse earlier that day rolled her eyes and sighed "ohhhh that patient"....and then went on to come at you like that. Plus you said you and your preceptor were floats to that...

15. A Good Nurse Manager...

    MizChelleRN replied to Emergent's topic in Nurse Management

    Thanks I needed to hear a lot of these things. I'm a newer manager still trying to find my