NurseRies BSN, RN

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    Davita RN Job/Clinical Duties

    NurseRies replied to Yayamaya's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Usually 6 months. I have seen some programd push people in 3 months. I have also seen some new grads struggle that dont finish training for 9 months or
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    Bringing significant other along...

    NurseRies replied to WhatItTakes1290's topic in Travel

    My husband is with me and everyone assumes he must be a travel nurse too. But he's not! He has a job working from online, commission based, so some weeks he works a lot and others not at all. He...
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    Davita RN Job/Clinical Duties

    NurseRies replied to Yayamaya's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Specific clinical skills you would need could all be learned since they do the new grads. They include med administration (PO and IV), vascular access cannulation, catheter care, head to toe...
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    Davita RN Job/Clinical Duties

    NurseRies replied to Yayamaya's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hello, this was an old post of mine that is a respond to a similar question. The other person wanted to know what a typical day was like in the clinic. I think you'll find the duties and skills listed...
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    New grad RN and dialysis

    NurseRies replied to KJM-RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hello! My answer is yes! This is a good field for a new grad. Many will disagree and say that you need med surg before, but I started as a new grad in outpatient dialysis and did great. You can't be a...
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    Epic eMAR conversions

    NurseRies replied to KateMollenkopf's topic in Travel

    What if you haven't worked with epic but you are very computer literate? Would they consider taking a travel nurse like that you think? I'm a very good people person and I think it would be a nice...
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    Best travel nurse agencies

    NurseRies replied to agatka's topic in Travel

    If I were you I wouldn't extend bc the contract isn't worth it. You could be making so much more money then that! In CA I would expect $27-32 base rate, plus at least $2000-3000 stipend. If you like...
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    Obamacare? How will it affect dialysis?

    NurseRies replied to workingmomRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Althought I do agree in some ways, I think the real villains in healthcare reform are the CEOs of organizations like Davita and Fresenius. I was recently informed that the CEO of Davita is the highest...
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    per diem while on travel assignment

    NurseRies replied to ERjunkie38's topic in Travel

    I've thought about it as an option since I can easily do an outpatient dialysis clinic and work with the same company in any city. But i would much rather do overtime at the hospital, problem is that...
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    Travel nurse in south florida

    NurseRies replied to floridaRN38's topic in Travel

    One other thing to keep in mind is that most travel agencies won't pay you the housing stipend unless you will be working 40-60 miles from your home address. So palm beach county may be too close to...
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    Travel nurse in south florida

    NurseRies replied to floridaRN38's topic in Travel

    Seems like HCA and Parallon pretty much have monopolized the whole area. I don't know of any other agencies down there. The agency Parallon nurses got paid about $32/hr plus shift differentials. I...
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    So you're a travel nurse, which constant questions do you LOVE the most?

    NurseRies posted a topic in Travel

    So you're a travel nurse, meeting new people all the time, and answering the raised eyebrow questions from your skeptical aunts. Which one is your favorite, or should I say, least favorite question...
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    Internet and/or cable when traveling..

    NurseRies replied to curlygirly77's topic in Travel

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    Travel nursing- Car question?

    NurseRies replied to adzam08's topic in Travel

    Have your agency fly you out to California and rent a car once there. If that's not an option, renting a car to do everything could get costly. You could at least try to rent a Prius or other economy...
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    Internet and/or cable when traveling..

    NurseRies replied to curlygirly77's topic in Travel

    For cable, I use something called sling box, which I set up at the home base and stream recorded tv shows and live tv over the Internet. That saves a lot of money. My husband works from home off the...
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    Dialysis Travel Nurse in California

    NurseRies replied to Cholieb's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I would suggest saving some money before you go so that this wont be something you worry about. I haven't heard of it happening. I work for Quik Travel and have had no problems. The important thing is...
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    LPN in the state of South Carolina: scope of practice in dialysis regarding assessing

    NurseRies replied to tony55!'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi! I worked in a dialysis center in South Carolina for about 2.5 years. We had two LPNs in the company which was about 8 clinics big. I worked with an LPN at my clinic. She had been doing dialysis 25...
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    Online MSN or DNP for disabled nurse?

    NurseRies replied to Arya0000's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

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    Agencies

    NurseRies replied to courtlynn4's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I got started by getting some additional licenses. This can take 6-8 weeks if you get a permanent license. California is a good place to start because you're almost guaranteed to find something in the...
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    Fresenius Training

    NurseRies replied to nlindenberg87's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I worked for a different company but in my opinion, they're all pretty similar. I would recommend bringing a sweater to the training! Those classes are always freezing. If you like notes, you may want...
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    NurseRies replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hahahaha... Dying. Are they
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    Peritoneal dialysis...what is a typical day like for a pd rn?

    NurseRies replied to jenhduncan's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

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    Travel assignment in Houston -- does this sound competitive?

    NurseRies replied to prosperouschick's topic in Travel

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    New Grad Dialysis or ICU?

    NurseRies replied to NokturnalMike's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I wouldn't do it in a million years, but that's just me. I used to think floor nursing was the way to go, but now, I just want to be happy at work. As an acute dialysis nurse, I see what the floor and...
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    Travel nursing married with family at home

    NurseRies replied to jbest555's topic in Travel

    I should add, I'm doing this for the experience and adventure. At first I thought money was most important, but Ive come to terms with just trying to get the mot out of this as i can. If money is only...