patrickrlim

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 then have them train you if they like you, pct school is the way to go. good luck!

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

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 expect something to happen in the future is the best thing to do

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 have to learn (ideal world) or 2nd, they will eat you alive. I would you suggest you go through the interview as the experience will go a long way but if you can manage to squeeze in the question as why you have been considered for the job, go for it. If they give you a reasonable answer and expectations, might as well right? But personally, being an FA is more politics as well as administrative. And since you are an RN, the staff will expect you to know the clinical side of things and these are staff that have been in the clinic for years and have been through every situation possible. Good luck with your interview! PM me if you have questions.

does this apply for BP meds too like clonidine?

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

- 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 for revocation of license

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 PRN.

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 administer it without an MD order (since we dont have a standing PRN order for it) so I let the pt drink orange juice while waiting for the MD to return my call. Now, my fellow RNs are saying that I should have just given the D50 then just notify the MD after. If that is the case, what are the meds that RNs can give during emergencies without a standing prn order? im confused

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 question.

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 it.

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 qualify.