Dialyzin' Dar

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1. Pharmacists refusing to fill orders for The Pill

   Dialyzin' Dar replied to KarenAR's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I'm a dialysis patient... will I someday face the same thing if the pharmacist doesn't "believe" in dialysis? I am taking the Pill to regulate an extremely irregular cycle-- thank God I have not run...

2. Putting noncompliant patient on PD?

   Dialyzin' Dar replied to Dialyzin' Dar's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   ... but in my case, I had nasal staph and was contaminating my catheter every time I hooked up! (No one thought to test me for it before I started PD, but that's a whole 'nother thread! Grrrr!) My...

3. Putting noncompliant patient on PD?

   Dialyzin' Dar posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   We have a noncompliant patient at our unit (comes in late, terminates treatment early) whose doctor is setting up for PD. I did PD for 3 years, and it's difficult even when you're motivated! My...

4. PPH and REDHEADS?

   Dialyzin' Dar replied to rtadpole's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am a redhead and I had a c-section, no unusual bleeding after it. I have also read the study about redheads experiencing more pain, and my doctors know this already-- I am always given more...

5. Talking Dog For Sale... Cheap!

   Dialyzin' Dar posted a topic in Nursing Humor

   One day out in the Florida panhandle, a man sees a sign in front of a house: "Talking Dog for Sale." He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. The man goes into the...

6. When One Child Is Enough

   Dialyzin' Dar replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   No, no, in my opinion, it is a given that you tell your children the truth about yourselves and about your relationship to your child. There's such a thing as TOO much 'truth'-- my mother told my...

7. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   Dialyzin' Dar replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I'm on dialysis and have Medicaid, so when anything happens to me-- like when I had a badly sprained ankle-- I get told to go to the ER by the dialysis unit. My nephrologist isn't going to do...

8. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

   Dialyzin' Dar replied to pumpkin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Could you 'deputize' some family members for different things? Like make one in charge of getting more ice water, another in charge of pillow arrangement. Then give them a written list of events...

9. Customer service

   Dialyzin' Dar replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

   My friend Lori experienced a similar problem with her oil company. She kept getting a bill for " 0 dollars and 0 cents." The fifth one came, and it threatened her with shutoff! She called the...

10. All Bad Nurses - Please Stand Up

    Dialyzin' Dar replied to bcelzo's topic in General Nursing

    To me, a good nurse is one who tells me what I can do for myself. That way, I don't tick her off with needless requests and I can start doing small things for myself while I recover. A few seconds'...

11. Tips for bringing your child to the ER (rant)

    Dialyzin' Dar replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    When bringing your sick child to the ER, please bring the child's siblings, their grandmother, their aunts, and your best friends! There are ALWAYS plenty of seats in the ER waiting room, and the...

12. Have you seen 'the look?'

    Dialyzin' Dar posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I've been a dialysis patient for eight years, and I've noticed that some patients get 'the look of death' about two weeks before they die. Their faces become thin and their energy and mental capacity...

13. Bringing the entire family to ER

    Dialyzin' Dar replied to galenight's topic in Emergency

    The same can be said for the dialysis unit-- people bringing little kids in and letting them wander all over unattended, crawling on the floor, etc. The best one was when a little boy dropped his...

14. First Stick!

    Dialyzin' Dar replied to AmyLiz's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Well I finally had 2 good sticks for my treatment today-- didn't feel either one. I was in the "3 Needle Club" THREE TIMES in the past two weeks-- and when the 'offending nurse' came in to stick me...

15. First Stick!

    Dialyzin' Dar replied to AmyLiz's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Well I finally had 2 good sticks for my treatment today-- didn't feel either one. I was in the "3 Needle Club" THREE TIMES in the past two weeks-- and when the 'offending nurse' came in to stick me...