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  1. Dialysis Nurses I want to hear from you

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

    Thank for the info. I hope I hear from some other. I just heard nothing but negative, and it can't all be

  2. When to know to quit...

    mswim replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am a recent grad from December of 2008. I took a job on a med/surg floor, and I have had rough year. We have increased our patient ratio to 8 with LPN. We have been "strongly encouraged"...

  3. Where are the professionals?

    mswim replied to mswim's topic in General Nursing

    In response to some of the posts that this exists in other industries I am well aware. I have worked in the restaurant business, as well as psych tech. I agree with those that stated this problem...

  4. Over it.

    mswim replied to NightNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Night Nurse- I am took a job in an outpatient hemodialysis unit. It is going to be different. I figure. I am going to get experience in new area of nursing, a specialty. It was busy when I...

  5. Over it.

    mswim replied to NightNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I recently went through this same thing. I had it. I mean I really had it! I was just frustrated before, but at some point it started affecting my health. I had migraines, I was becoming really...

  6. Rejection is tough

    mswim posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been trying to pursue an OR nursing job for several months a local university hospital. I interviewed in March and heard today that I did not get the position. In the meantime I continued to...

  7. job possibilities question

    mswim replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I actually was just in the same boat. I was waiting for an answer about the PSHMC OR internship. (Wonder if it was the same job?) I got another offer in another area of nursing and took it....

  8. union vs. non union

    mswim posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I have heard many people in favor of unions and those you vehemently oppose it. I cannot imaging especially with the economy that the cons would out weigh the pros of having one? What is the good,...

  9. From frying pan into the Fire

    mswim posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I was the one that posted that I am thinking about leaving nursing. But dutifully I have been working on other opportunities. I have obtained a job at OP Dialysis Clinic with Davita. It is...

  10. Information on outpatient dialysis

    mswim posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am moving to outpatient dialysis clinic. Can anyone tell me some of the differences between that and a busy med-surg floor. It is 13 chair clinic with 2 shifts and small 3rd. It will be me, and 3...

  11. INFO on outpatient dialysis

    mswim posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I was wondering if anyone can give more more info on outpatient dialysis clinic. This clinic has 13 chairs with 3 tech and one charge nurse me. There is another nurse that works part time and there...

  12. New nurses thinking of leaving nursing

    mswim replied to mswim's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey everyone. Thanks for the words of encouragement. I actually am currently working to get in a union hospital, I have also looked into other areas of nursing outside the hospital. I was just...

  13. Information on outpatient dialysis

    mswim replied to mswim's topic in General Nursing

    I actually work on med surg floor now! I can tell you that I work on floor with lot of nurses in their sixties. They are waiting it out for retirement. As far as med-surg is concerned. I run all...

  14. ADVICE...? Please help me think of a way to solve this issue.

    mswim replied to babymason2008's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I do not have any solution. The only thing I could think of is having some kind of manual counter that you could press each time you remove some thing from the drawer. Kind of like the old...

  15. Would appreciate advice please

    mswim replied to NanikRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hey I am in the same boat. i am moving from med-surg to outpatient dialysis clinic. Let me know if you find

  16. Med-surg nurse moving to Outpatient dialysis

    mswim replied to mswim's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Thanks for the words of encouragement. I am nervous! The dialysis unit like I said is chronic patient unit. I will be the charge nurse with 3 techs. There will be an overlap everyday where...

  17. Med-surg nurse moving to Outpatient dialysis

    mswim posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am nurse that graduated in December of 2008. I did a year and a couple months of med-surg on a busy floor. I am not liking it. Sometimes our ratio is 1 RN:8 patients working with LPN.(I...