RN58186

RN58186

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  1. whats your favorite glucometer brand

    RN58186 replied to Trekfan's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Actually, it isn't the same as the Accu-Chek Compact, both of them are available here. The Compact uses a drum with strips inside, the Mobile uses a cassette. Each cassette will do 50 tests. I...

  2. whats your favorite glucometer brand

    RN58186 replied to Trekfan's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I like the Accu-Chek Mobile--no strips to manage (I tend to drop a lot of them.... The lancing pen is also one that uses the 6 lancet

  3. Is there such a thing as a "renal specific unit"?

    RN58186 replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    Yep! I started working Nephrology right after graduation and have never left. I work in the Transplant Clinic now, but still renal. The thing about renal is most people fine that they either love...

  4. Clinic nursing vs Hospital nursing

    RN58186 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 12 years full time days/nights on the inpatient renal unit, then moved to the transplant clinic where I have been for 9 years. My life is much saner in the clinic. I did miss the shift diff...

  5. For those who don't wear scrubs, what do you wear to work?

    RN58186 replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    I wear dress pants and blouses/tops suitable for an office. If I have to do anything such as dressings or catheterizations I have a lab coat in my office. At one point we all wore scrubs, now we all...

  6. administering meds during emergencies without a standing PRN order

    RN58186 replied to patrickrlim's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same situation on a night shift a number of years back. We had a pt seizing because her blood glucose was so low. (Less than 1.0 mmol/L.) I paged the doctor then got the D50 ready (we...

  7. What are your favorite types of patients??

    RN58186 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in an outpatient transplant clinic. I like: 1. The patients who are actually grateful for the gift of a kidney or kidney/pancreas and do their part to stay healthy "because someone died for...

  8. How come my license expires in 1 year?

    RN58186 replied to RNSu's topic in General Nursing

    Our practice permits are always renewed yearly. Every RN in my province expires Sept 30 every year. I didn't realize some places do two years. The things one can learn on here....

  9. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    RN58186 replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    Nowhere near the storm being in western Canada, but praying for all those affected, especially my nursing colleagues who will be

  10. Needlestick Injuries Scaring Me Away From Nursing, HELP! :(

    RN58186 replied to xoshelbugxo's topic in Nursing Career

    I have been nursing for 24 years and have never had a needlestick injury. And things have sure changed since I started - we didn't have the safety measures in place on needles that there are now....

  11. ER wait time clocks????

    RN58186 replied to bonestAx's topic in Emergency

    Wait times for all ER's and urgent care centres in my city are online. The time is from triage to seeing the doctor. I haven't heard any feedback on it yet. It really has only been up and running...

  12. An extremely confused new grad

    RN58186 replied to paul3489's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I fell in love with renal as a senior nursing student. I have worked it my entire career. Because our pts came to our unit no matter what they were admitted for I got a wide variety of experience....

  13. two Qs about administering insulin

    RN58186 replied to neurontin's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    1. Insulin can be given straight out of the fridge but trust me it hurts. Even more so for some of the newer insulins like Lantus (different pH) 2. I was taught (back in the dark ages when I was in...

  14. 20 Things Nurses Wish They Never Had to Say

    RN58186 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an outpatient renal transplant clinic. I have just over 200 pts who I follow from the time they get their transplant until they either die or they are back on dialysis. Our doctors are...

  15. sometimes this job breaks my heart.

    RN58186 replied to nola1202's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Okay, that made me cry. My Mom is in LTC, and my sister visists every day, I'm there 2 or 3 times a week. There are residents there who have never had a visitor in the 5 years my Mom has been there,...

  16. Where to move up to?

    RN58186 replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a renal transplnat coordinator (have been for 9 years) and love it. I love what I do with my pts. Seems each facility has different expectations as far as what a transplant cdoordinator does....

  17. He// to the NO!

    RN58186 replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Thank God I'm in a union! I can't believe they would pull a stunt like

  18. Forgot to renew my BLS!

    RN58186 replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work if you expire you have to take the entire course, no exceptions. Kind of a pain, but it does make one re-certify on time with that hanging over your head if you

  19. Any transplant people here?

    RN58186 replied to A&OxNone's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I worked 12 years on the adult inpatient renal/pancreas transplant unit, and am now a Transplant Coordinator in the outpatient clinic. I follow approx 200 pts from the time they get their transplant...

  20. Most memorable non-nurse/CNA/MD co-worker

    RN58186 replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a unit clerk who hated it when the charge nurse got in her way. She said she liked it when I was in charge because if the desk wasn't busy I'd go help the nurses on the floor and be out...

  21. Average pay for office RN

    RN58186 replied to WSUnurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    We earn the same as hospital RN's because we are unionized. Currently I make approx $43 an hour (top of the pay scale). The only thing I lost when I went from inpatient unit to the clinic was shift...

  22. Work bags: What do you take and what's in it?

    RN58186 replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    In my locker: Lab coat Feminine products Toothbrush Toothpaste Deodorant In my (large) purse: Tylenol (bottle of 100 tabs) Advil Zofran Glucose Meter Insulin Glucose Tabs Enough pens to choke a...

  23. That one patient that haunts you.

    RN58186 replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    A 22 y.o. young man post renal transplant (not a new transplant - he was 5 or 6 years post transplant) who came in with fever NYD. After weeks of not finding a cause, they took him to the OR for...

  24. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    RN58186 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Before budget cuts there was consideration to moving our outpatient transplant program to a different hospital in the city. Our manager was meeting with consultants to discuss our needs in a new...

  25. Crazy MD orders that caused stress or concern...

    RN58186 replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I was working an 8 hour night shift on renal transplant. I came on shift, and was told I would be getting a new transplant from the OR and she/she wasn't back yet. Since transplants were (in those...