NurseRies BSN, RN

Nephrology, Dialysis, Plasmapheresis

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    Good and bad in CA, NM, and WA

    NurseRies replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Travel

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    Salary for LPN-Acutes

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

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    Nightmare start to an assignment!!

    NurseRies posted a topic in Travel

    So I was traveling from west coast to east coast for the last 6 days in my car with my husband. I agreed to take an assignment in Florida because it was close to my Grandma. I accepted the assignment...
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    Nightmare start to an assignment!!

    NurseRies replied to NurseRies's topic in Travel

    Well I think the communication problems fell back on AMN who was directly communicating with the facility and my agency. There was too many lines of communication between me and the facility. My...
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    Help please! Last time I travelled was 1990

    NurseRies replied to HarleyNrs's topic in Travel

    I usually have said- hey I'm willing to move in next week if you can lower the price a hundred bucks. Or if you can include electric and cable in the price of rent, I'll sign a lease right now and...
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    Help please! Last time I travelled was 1990

    NurseRies replied to HarleyNrs's topic in Travel

    Number 2- use Craig's list and look for sublet or type furnished ,short term, or seasonal in the search box. Send out a generic email to those that interest you. tell them your situation, your job,...
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    Dialysis traveling

    NurseRies replied to NurseRies's topic in Travel

    Fortus seems to have limited jobs available though.. was that a problem for
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    Nightmare start to an assignment!!

    NurseRies replied to NurseRies's topic in Travel

    Unless you do dialysis, you wouldn't use this agency. Any dialysis travelers can PM me for
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    Fingerprinting in Georgia for TX, FL, and CA RN License

    NurseRies replied to godbless-yute's topic in Travel

    Haha.. True. I'll take the good with the bad! Grandma lives only 10 minutes away too, which is the main reason I
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    CHT, new grad RN wants to work in dialysis but...

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

    I started in dialysis as a new grad with only waitressing experience and did fine! But I had good help from charge nurses and techs. You won't be charge for at least a year, I think it's doable. I...
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    Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

    NurseRies replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A nurse at my old dialysis clinic was to give all 48 patients their seasonal flu shots. He gave all the shots and didnt realize until the end of the day, that he had given them all pneumonia shots. 48...
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    CHT, new grad RN wants to work in dialysis but...

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

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    Fingerprinting in Georgia for TX, FL, and CA RN License

    NurseRies replied to godbless-yute's topic in Travel

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    Med/Surg/PCU RN to Dialysis

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

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    Acutes

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

    Well, since it was a small community hospital, I took half the call. The doctors knew to send the stat cases downtown, but every few months you'd get someone come in at 6pm with a K of 7, couldn't...
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    Advice for a new dialysis CN for acutes in an LTACH

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

    Here's the other response which was a question someone had about a typical day in an outpatient dialysis position: it may not help because you are inpatient, but just in case you ever think about...
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    Advice for a new dialysis CN for acutes in an LTACH

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

    This is copied and pasted from a previous response I wrote for a similar question- might help some! i think i have another one that may help too. heres the first; Make friends with your techs, don't...
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    Med/Surg/PCU RN to Dialysis

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

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    How much urine CAN a bladder hold?

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

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    I am so confused

    NurseRies replied to greenlettuce's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

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    Where do most traveling nurses stay? And how do you fit all the things you'll need?

    NurseRies replied to Inlocd454's topic in Travel

    My first assignment, I took provided housing and it was perfect, although 15-30 minutes to work. The 2nd, they wanted to put me in an extended stay. I found a few options on Craigslist instead, sent...
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    Acutes

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

    I was one of 3 nurses for a while at a small hospital, one of those being my manager. So, I was on call 3-4 days a week. My problem with it is, I like to run, I am a foodie (out to eat), I like to go...
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    Nightmare start to an assignment!!

    NurseRies replied to NurseRies's topic in Travel

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    Nightmare start to an assignment!!

    NurseRies replied to NurseRies's topic in Travel

    I'm literally sitting in a parking lot right now with Nowhere to go. Piece of advice- 2 weeks is not enough time to sign up with a new agency!! I wish someone had just told me the truth, you don't...
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    Where do most traveling nurses stay? And how do you fit all the things you'll need?

    NurseRies replied to Inlocd454's topic in Travel