patrickrlim

patrickrlim has 1 years experience and specializes in Nephrology.

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1. How did you get hired at Davita or Fresenius as a PCT?

   patrickrlim replied to Future_Tech's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   Hi I work as a charge RN for a davita clinic. Most new PCTs nowadays have been to tech school. Unless you know someone that's willing to train you OR you start out as reuse technician or secretary...

2. getting into dialysis with no previous experience

   patrickrlim replied to fallinnstyle's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   from the clinic where I work, the last 3 hires we had were walk-ins. maybe you can try that out!

3. administering meds during emergencies without a standing PRN order

   patrickrlim replied to patrickrlim's topic in General Nursing

   yeah its easy to say D50 is just D50 but nevertheless, it is still giving medicine without an order. I agree with one of the posts, being proactive by asking for a standing order for a pt if you...

4. New Grad as Facility Administrator in Davita?

   patrickrlim replied to spunkiestRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Im currently the charge nurse for a Davita clinic. For me personally, a new grad RN being an FA? 2 things come to mind..1st, the staff will be accommodating and help you with everything that you...

5. administering meds during emergencies without a standing PRN order

   patrickrlim replied to patrickrlim's topic in General Nursing

   does this apply for BP meds too like

6. administering meds during emergencies without a standing PRN order

   patrickrlim replied to patrickrlim's topic in General Nursing

   -yes i completely agree with you. It just sucks that we get into those situations as nurses.

7. administering meds during emergencies without a standing PRN order

   patrickrlim replied to patrickrlim's topic in General Nursing

   - well said! then again, would the board of nursing see it that way? I dont have any problems giving the D50, i would do it in a heartbeat. But then again, practicing medicine as a nurse is grounds...

8. administering meds during emergencies without a standing PRN order

   patrickrlim replied to patrickrlim's topic in General Nursing

   we dont have a policy in place with this. i work at a dialysis unit wherein our standing PRN orders just basically carry saline and 02. Even clonidine isnt

9. administering meds during emergencies without a standing PRN order

   patrickrlim posted a topic in General Nursing

   During emergencies, can RNs administer meds even without a standing PRN order? I had a situation when a patient had a blood sugar of 21, symptomatic. I knew that D50 is needed but I didnt want to...

10. Is the unofficial score ever wrong?

    patrickrlim replied to bluprint1982's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    its possible that you made consecutive mistakes on the easy questions towards the end of your exam which made your graph go below the midline req after the 75th

11. can a nephrology nurse become a crna?

    patrickrlim replied to patrickrlim's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i just arrived from the Philippines a month ago and this was the job that was available to me. No one is really hiring new grads right now so i had to take

12. can a nephrology nurse become a crna?

    patrickrlim posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    my goal is to be a CRNA. I have a BSN and is currently a dialysis nurse. Is it still possible for me to become a CRNA? all the threads here say that I have to work in an ICU to