julesd

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1. how low of BP is too low to run a pt in chronic unit

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

   Thank you so much for the informtion - this is a wonerful site! I appreciate your time and

2. how low of BP is too low to run a pt in chronic unit

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

   thank you for response! He is on cardiac meds (right off hand do not recall all involved). Manually I have gotten him low 80's / 40's and he is asymptomatic (he states). With that said, is there a...

3. moving from chronics to acutes with little experience

   julesd posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I am new to dialysis (1 year now) and have found myself having to rely on the techs for information. I feel my orientation was NOT adequate - especially learing the machine (alarms, recircing pts,...

4. Gaining stability and experience

   julesd replied to SoulSpirit_Rn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I am new to dialysis (1 year now) and have found myself having to rely on the techs for information. The problem is that many of them are not as willing to help a RN learn (as many have a "chip on...

5. how low of BP is too low to run a pt in chronic unit

   julesd posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I feel silly asking this, but cannot seem to get an anwser when I have approached the charge nurses at my dialysis place of work (chronics). I am a RN with no prior dialysis experience and have NOT...