Dialyzin' Dar

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. Hypoglycemia after dialysis

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

    I have low blood sugar after dialysis, even though I am not diabetic. Have you seen this in the patients you take care of? I used to get saline at the end of every treatment, which had little effect...

  14. 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...

  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...

  16. 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...

  17. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    Dialyzin' Dar replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a lot of heartburn, and my daughter was born with a full head of red hair. I carried really high (under my ribcage) and was told I would have a boy, but I had a girl. How about dreams-- I kept...

  18. Should patients receive their gallstones?

    Dialyzin' Dar replied to MsHB's topic in Operating Room

    I was disappointed when I wasn't allowed to take my gallstones home... I had two of equal size that I was going to have made into cufflinks. My surgeon let me take my first I.J. home... my mother let...

  19. Ghostly presences in the hospitals?

    Dialyzin' Dar replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    I've smelled death in a hospital. I walked past someone's room and this overpowering sweet smell hit me, with an undertone of something rotten. When I passed the room again later, the smell was...

  20. What did I do wrong...was laughed at!

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

    I'm a dialysis patient, and I've always heard them called dialysis nurses. Regardless of what they're called, that was rude of the nurse to laugh. (Anyway, who'd want to work with THAT

  21. Smoking ban

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

    We asked our nurses at dialysis not to smoke in front of the front door where patients come in, which they stopped doing-- but they still smell like smoke when they come in from break. When a nurse...

  22. Family Members of our Patients ....

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

    "The PCA is working fine and the history shows that it is being used. I bet $100 that the wife is pushing the button when the patient is asleep!" Would that be considered a

  23. Family Members of our Patients ....

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

    Could you tell the patients' families that they should get the comfort items for the patients? A family member could easily go and get ice chips. Some families honestly do not know that they are...

  24. You know Dialysis is taking over your life when...

    Dialyzin' Dar posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    In your mind, there is no difference between a banana and a loaded gun. Your phone book contains the names of more doctors and nurses than names of 'regular' people. You don't know what you weigh in...

  25. 10 things you hate to hear your surgeon say

    Dialyzin' Dar replied to mcmike55's topic in Nursing Humor

    "We're losing her!" (Heard at dialysis while I was on the machine-- bp was 50/30 and dropping. I passed out right after I heard