westieluv

westieluv

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  1. Question About Returning to Dialysis

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

    Thank you, traumaRUs. :) I am looking forward to starting at this Davita clinic next week, it is so much nicer than the clinic I worked at before, has long term nurses who seem to enjoy working there,...

  2. Nursing jobs where you don't pass Narcs

    westieluv replied to kristopher.lightfoot's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think being a home care case manager would work. Even if you weren't directly involved in dispensing narcs, some of the patients, particularly those who are post-op, would have narcs in their...

  3. Staffing issues; call-ins

    westieluv replied to HLRN814's topic in General Nursing

    There were times in the past with previous jobs where I did call in when I wasn't sick on occasion. I'm not proud of that and it has not happened for at least 3-4 years, but I can tell you why I did...

  4. Tips for Davita phone interview

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

    I don't know if anyone here can tell you what they will ask, since you will be interviewing with different people than we did (presumably), but as long as they know that you will be brand new to...

  5. Accepted dialysis clinic position, now having second thoughts - advice please?

    westieluv replied to Lucky724's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You ultimately need to do what's right for you, but if I worked for a clinic where one nurse had to cover 24 patients, even if it is hopefully a temporary thing, I would wonder about who decided that...

  6. Accepted dialysis clinic position, now having second thoughts - advice please?

    westieluv replied to Lucky724's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Ok, that explains it then. The "sessions" that she spoke of are what I've always known as shifts, so this clinic runs two shifts, in the vernacular of the clinics where I have worked. Now I can see...

  7. Accepted dialysis clinic position, now having second thoughts - advice please?

    westieluv replied to Lucky724's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Oh, my, that hadn't even occurred to me, because that was never done when I worked chronics. That would be awful, almost like working acutes. I would not go for that

  8. Tips for Davita phone interview

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

    Hooray, good for you! I'm glad it went well and I hope your face to face goes just as well! Hopefully, you will be working in dialysis very soon.

  9. Accepted dialysis clinic position, now having second thoughts - advice please?

    westieluv replied to Lucky724's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I don't understand how a clinic that only runs one shift has nurses working 12-16 hour days. The longest treatment I have ever seen was five hours, and only a very few of those, so with prep and clean...

  10. Best way to avoid bedside care?

    westieluv replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    I think they ask for this experience because they can, due to the demand for non-bedside positions these days. I have many years of solid clinical experience in several areas of nursing and I have...

  11. Best way to avoid bedside care?

    westieluv replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Most of them also ask for prior experience in UR or CM along with general clinical experience. In my area, UR is a difficult, competitive area to get into. It seems that everyone is looking to get...

  12. Is it really that bad?

    westieluv replied to Sage611's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in assisted living facilities and it is not low stress by any means, the stress is just different than that in acute, inpatient care. I worked nights and was the only nurse responsible...

  13. Tips for Davita phone interview

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

    I think between 20-30 minutes at the most, probably closer to 30. She did not seem to be a clinical person, more like an HR person. Some of the questions I asked were what days and shifts the position...

  14. Tips for Davita phone interview

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

    I had a phone interview with them about a month ago before my face to face interview at the local clinic. I spoke to someone named Tracy whose call came from Baltimore, per my caller ID. She was...

  15. Accepted dialysis clinic position, now having second thoughts - advice please?

    westieluv replied to Lucky724's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    So we've had two very different experiences working in chronics. I only had to stay over once when our last patient of the day had to wait longer than usual for his ride, and I worked in a very busy,...

  16. Accepted dialysis clinic position, now having second thoughts - advice please?

    westieluv replied to Lucky724's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I wonder if you have been reading the comments here about the hours in acute dialysis as opposed to chronic dialysis. Acute dialysis hours can be insane depending on the program that you work in and...

  17. Weighing my options for telehealth triage

    westieluv replied to Cape47's topic in Telephone Triage

    I just now saw this, sorry! I no longer work from home because we lost my husband's benefits and my company did not provide them so I am going back to work in a chronic dialysis unit. In retrospect,...

  18. I'm Done With Nursing.

    westieluv replied to RegNurse1987's topic in General Nursing

    I've actually worked in both areas in the past few years and not found it to be as you describe. I am in the process of returning to a chronic dialysis unit from working telephone triage from home and...

  19. How long was your new employee training?

    westieluv replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    If only companies would realize that they are shooting themselves in the foot when they continuously hire people and then do not give them sufficient time to learn the job. Feeling comfortable and at...

  20. How long was your new employee training?

    westieluv replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    I have noticed this trend throughout nursing in recent years, with the exception of one of the Big Two dialysis companies that trained me very, very thoroughly for several weeks to do acute dialysis....

  21. My first cry

    westieluv replied to RNby24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It could've been a lot worse? How, if they gave you the entire floor for your assignment? I have been a nurse for a long time and I would have been in tears after this shift too. Eight patients? For a...

  22. interested in dialysis

    westieluv replied to annieboo444's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have done both, and working in a chronic unit is definitely a much more stable job as far as your schedule. I second not doing acutes with a new baby, because you will be exhausted and there is no...

  23. Schedule Conflict

    westieluv replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    If the position was presented to you as a mix of day shifts and evening shifts, then you have every right to go to management, preferably the person who presented it to you that way, and remind them...

  24. Depression and nursing

    westieluv replied to canoehead's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think it is normal for a lot of people to get up in the morning and feel cranky and not want to go to work, yes. I do not think that it is normal to wake up with a pervading sense of sadness and...

  25. I'm Done With Nursing.

    westieluv replied to RegNurse1987's topic in General Nursing

    My husband retired from Coca-Cola and has known many bread truck drivers over the years. They have an incredibly grueling schedule that involves getting up in the middle of the night and starting...