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  1. Home Health vs Dyalisis

    mamabaer439 replied to foxyroxyrn's topic in Home Health

    I was dialysis nurse for 3 years and loved it. I like having that kind of continuity of care and every day is pretty much the same. I am now in home health and love it too. Continuity, autonomy,...

  2. Home Health vs Dyalisis

    mamabaer439 replied to foxyroxyrn's topic in Home Health

    I was dialysis nurse for 3 years and loved it. I like having that kind of continuity of care and every day is pretty much the same. I am now in home health and love it too. Continuity, autonomy,...

  3. Amedisys

    mamabaer439 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    Yes, 5 patients for the whole agency, and two of those are therapy only. The agency is about two years old. They keep saying now that we got certified to take Medicaid we should be getting more...

  4. HIPPA violation??

    mamabaer439 replied to RFRN's topic in General Nursing

    While I understand the reason behind the HIPAA laws, it frustrates me that they have taken parents out of their children's health care. I don't think that this was part of the original intent. On...

  5. Amedisys

    mamabaer439 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    Lucky724, I did not receive the message. You can email me at

  6. Amedisys

    mamabaer439 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    I started with Amedisys in May. At the time that I was hired, I was told that I would be paid a salary for 60 days and then would go to per visit pay. However, the DOO told me that they would probably...

  7. Chronic vs. Acute

    mamabaer439 replied to mswim's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I tried acutes for one month, after working chronic for 2 years. While I like doing acute dialysis, I could not tolerate the hours. Up to 16-18 hour days. Of course it all depends on the census. Some...

  8. I did a very stupid mistakes today. I forgot to clamp the saline line...

    mamabaer439 replied to Datu's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    This happens at least once to everyone! Get into a routine. Always have the clamp in your hand, ready to use, when you grab the lines, grab the clamp. That sort of thing. Also, watch the arterial...

  9. Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

    mamabaer439 replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    My manager has a set of bright yellow and orange print top AND print pants. This outfit looks like something a clown would wear at the

  10. What grosses YOU out?

    mamabaer439 replied to JenTheRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Trach care with long stringy sputum. I almost lost it. I also hate toenails that are so long they are curled and the smell of unwashed feet. I once had a dialysis pt that had extremely long nails and...

  11. A Point of View From a Dialysis Patient

    mamabaer439 replied to NDXUFan's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    WOW. I am sorry you feel so picked on. I am sorry your kidneys don't work. That sucks, and it really is an awful way to live. I get that. But for every disease process there are things that people...

  12. Dialysis as a weight loss plan-she's nuts!

    mamabaer439 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have a dilemma that I hope you all can help me with. I have a patient that believes that her EDW is no more than 49.5 kg. "I have always weighed 108 lbs. There is no way that I could have possibly...

  13. Dialysis as a weight loss plan-she's nuts!

    mamabaer439 replied to mamabaer439's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    TraumaRUs, you have just spoken to my biggest fear. Everything about this screams bad outcome and I don't want to be caught in the crosshairs. Our SW is on vacation, but I am going to advocate for a...

  14. Dialysis as a weight loss plan-she's nuts!

    mamabaer439 replied to mamabaer439's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks for the feedback. The amazing thing about this patient is that if she has a hypotensive crisis in the middle of her treatment, she does not want us to stop the treatment, turn off her UF or...

  15. Dialysis Nurses I want to hear from youI recently took a new job in OP dialysis clini

    mamabaer439 replied to mswim's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hahaha. Yes, there are difficult patients. But, I for one love my patients and my job. I like that I can develop a relationship with my patients and really get to know about their health problems....