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    Tell me about your week in Acute dialysis.

    Twinmom06 replied to Sabab20's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I take a break - once I have my 2nd round of patients on, I'll go eat in our office (which is across from the treament room). Once they are on I have 3-4 hours time to chart and eat. Between 1st and...
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    Mom Wants Me to Become an RN as Backup... But I Don't

    Twinmom06 replied to RyanThePianist's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing is a 2nd career for me. I went to nursing school at 37, and graduated at 39. Follow your dreams and in 10-15 years if its what you want to do, you can always do it. Good
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    Tell me about your week in Acute dialysis.

    Twinmom06 replied to Sabab20's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Eventually you will get faster. You will learn how to chart while your machine turns over and goes through test, and you will learn how to break down and set back up and have the next patient on...
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    Tell me about your week in Acute dialysis.

    Twinmom06 replied to Sabab20's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I also work acutes and my personal best was 21 hours after dialyzing 9 floor patients (with only 2 machines at the time so 4 shifts of patients) when the doc decided an OD needed a full 4 hour tx...
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    Quit while on orientation

    Twinmom06 replied to Throwaway11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did the same thing. I was hired at a hospital with a promise to orient to the unit I really wanted after I oriented to med surge/tele. When I asked the educator about the timing, I was informed...
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    How long have you been a nurse

    Twinmom06 replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    5 years and was an aide for a year prior to that. I went to nursing school later in life (graduated when I was
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    As a RN did you ever get paid minimum wage for a training?

    Twinmom06 replied to Marian96's topic in General Nursing

    my orientation shift (the only one I ever did) with a private duty company was only paid at $10 an hour which was not previously
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    Dr makes me feel so incompetent?

    Twinmom06 replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    one of my favorite nephrologists always tells me "I'd rather be informed than surprised" when I apologize for calling a few
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    Dialysis Nursing in a nutshell

    Twinmom06 replied to perksrn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    This is why I love my job! I work acutes so I don't have quite the census that the chronic unit does, but the rest is totally
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    Eating the patients' food?

    Twinmom06 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    if 2 packs of graham crackers and an 8 oz diet ginger ale is theft after working 14+ hours, then lock me
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    What do you do on weekends off?

    Twinmom06 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Grocery shopping for the house, clothes and sneaker shopping for my growing tweens (12 year old twins that have hit puberty - I can't keep them in clothes OR shoes), plus starting to shop for them for...
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    How long does a pair of running shoes last?

    Twinmom06 replied to AmberK1026's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Usually 6 months max before my plantar fasciitis acts up and my back and hips start to hurt. I just bought Brooks after wearing NB 860's. finding them about the
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    Acute Inpatient Dialysis Patient-to-Nurse Ratios

    Twinmom06 replied to MrMango's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We will have to agree to disagree. I don't feel my assignment is unsafe, and if for some reason it is (as in a confused patient pulling at lines or needles) I have the autonomy to call the doctor to...
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    Help, nurse in distress!

    Twinmom06 replied to Nurselife808's topic in General Nursing

    wait wait wait, lemme get this straight - you're the only employee on this unit on nightshift - no other nurses or aides? How is that possible? At least in the hospital system I work in, even if...
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    Unstable Admission

    Twinmom06 replied to ptsfirst's topic in General Nursing

    you just described 75% of my dialysis patients. Some of them run that low, especially if their adrenal function is ALSO compromised (not every HD patient has adrenal issues). If he ER bolused him,...
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    Noncompliance

    Twinmom06 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    How do your outpatient clinics handle non compliance? As in missing treaments or coming off early AMA? Do they shift the patient to a less desirable time slot or make them sign a contract before...
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    Did they ask for your GPA, yes or no?

    Twinmom06 replied to Bunsbuns's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had to do this also...it didn't happen to be a hospital system that started with a G did
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    Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    Twinmom06 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    always have 2 pens in my pocket because if I don't invariably the first one craps
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    New dialysis nurse in training

    Twinmom06 replied to ClumsyOne's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    As an experienced acute dialysis nurse (3 years) I will tell you that rapid turnovers are necessary on a day that you have 10 patients, only have 3-4 machines in your unit and are at the mercy of...
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    No BSN required if 20 yrs or more experience!

    Twinmom06 replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Career

    our local hospital system recently dropped the BSN requirement if you have 5 years nursing
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    Essential Oil Overkill

    Twinmom06 replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    Lavender triggers my asthma something fierce. I had to tell one of the techs I work with that if he diffuses lavender (he brings his diffuser to work) and I have an attack, I'm going to be...
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    Medication administration confusion???

    Twinmom06 replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    You beat me to the punch...I also work HD and unless you're anemic and need a shot of epogen, there isn't anything to
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Twinmom06 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Last week I had a pleasantly mildly confused man who had just started HD. He told me "do you know what I'm doing? I'm masturbating". My answer? You do what you need to, but I don't need to know...
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    Noncompliance

    Twinmom06 replied to Twinmom06's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    They've done psych evals in the past on this patient, and its amounted to nothing. One of the docs (is on the 3rd renal practice in the area) actually thought the pt was trying to commit "medical...
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    UFR Goal questions

    Twinmom06 replied to perksrn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Interesting - most of our docs do 1 to 1.5 kg per hour