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Thanks for the update @Yellownurse15. I've been on my own now in acutes for about 1 month and I love it. One patient at a time bedside in the hospital, only 2 patients a day. The patient's are usually very appreciative and it's nice to no...

I'm 9 weeks into my training in acutes. I love it! Gonna stay here til retirement. No more running nonstop on the floor trying to meet unreasonable expectations of management, patients and their families. Thanks! @SmilingBluEyes I'm sure I wi...

I just started training for dialysis too! I'd love to bounce ideas and share experiences with you. Congrats and good luck! So far I've been doing online learning modules. I meet my preceptor next week.

NedRN, Thank you!

I'm just beginning my journey towards traveling. Is it better to work in acute dialysis for both big companies before traveling? Or is it possible to work for D and learn machines for F on a travel assignment? (Will I be marketable to get F cont...

Thank you for your thoughtful response. I guess what I really want to know is: Do the majority of acute travel jobs require experience with F machines? (Is one type of machine more common or prevalent than the other) Or is it truly 50/50?

Acute dialysis travel nurses please discuss orientation to each facility. How much orientation in hours or days. How many facilities is typical to be sent to? What pre-employment testing is required by both agency and facilities? (EKG recognition, m...

I'm also wondering if travel is worth it. Pre-employment testing, submitting multiple documents, interviewing, finding affordable housing, driving to the new city. It sounds so time consuming and stressful. I would love to hear from more travel...

Following. I'm curious about this too.

Nurse Magnolia, I believe you 100%. It seems like it's a problem in many places. You are not the only one who has posted similar experiences.

Hospital environment seems way safer...for your license and the patients. Glad you found a better place you enjoy.

Thx so much for the update. I have been reading all the posts I can find on dialysis nursing and your recent experiences and concerns are very common. The liability from stubborn techs is why I've chosen not to do dialysis myself. I'm very sorry and ...

From what I've read, it's usually every other day (3 x week) for continuity of care. You have the same patients. I'm not a dialysis nurse, this is just what I've learned from looking into it.

Thank you for each update!! I'm loving this thread. I'm still trying to convince myself to go for dialysis. I do have worries because on other threads I read that techs can be vindictive and make it hard on nurses in training. I've read in some sta...

Yay!! Thank you for the update! So glad it's been a positive experience so far. There are so many things about dialysis I believe I'd love. It's just some comments on here about toxic culture and lack of training that make me hesitate to make the jum...

Thank you for this! I'd love to hear more from you after you've been there awhile.

I haven't taken the leap to travel yet but I've been following the gypsy nurse FB page and researching this for the last year. It seems that it was at one time a great way to make more money than local staff positions. But these days travel agencie...

It depends on the situation. Use the pilliow as a tool under shoulders so head falls back with airway patent if needed. But, If pillow causing obstruction, may need to remove it.

Yes a pt airway can obstruct even with oral airway. You can readjust pt head til you see fog in mask or they may need mandible support , jaw thrust. A pillow in the right place can help keep airway open as well. If pt is loud snoring even with fog ...

I understand this. Sometimes I consider going back to school to be an RT. Or work in the ED as a tech only.

This reads like a nightmare scene in a horror novel!! I can't believe this actually happened! So sorry. That seems to terrible.

I havn't yet. I talked to a nurse in outpatient HD and they said hours are long and it's hard to get time off. You have the patient only 4 hours but if they are in a mean mood it can feel like longer.

That sounds terrible Daisy369! So sorry.

Drug rehab/addiction nursing. You see progress and improvement in the patients which is rewarding. Not very stressful. You are actually helping people. Most of them want to get better and go home.

I'm weighing pros and cons of moving into dialysis nursing, specifically chronic center. From what I'm reading here a nurse inserts both a venous and arterial large bore needle into 12-14 patients in somewhat of a rush to get everyone started and fin...