550Qb

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1. Needle Dislodgement

   550Qb replied to NeedleTape's topic in Urology

   With the exception of a patient with Dementia and a Schizophenic patient (both who pulled their own needles out)....every other incident of needle dislodgement I have run across was due to an inadequate tape job... it's very frustrating. I suggest re...

2. HD orientation?

   550Qb replied to kdunurse's topic in Urology

   5 weeks is nowhere near enough. If I were you I would request several weeks to work with a PCT prior to learning the nursing role. Once you are comfortable with the PCT role and you can set up, put on, take off, tear down, and trouble shoot machine p...

3. Finding it hard to be positive

   550Qb replied to ICAN!'s topic in Urology

   My first nursing job- scratch that- my first HEALTHCARE job EVER was as a dialysis nurse in the largest clinic in my area (30 chairs)... I have toughed it through every challenge thrown my way and as a result- I start my new job next month... as a Ch...

4. Controlling Vascular Access Bleeding

   550Qb replied to hazyblue's topic in Urology

   20 minute hold time? Do you think the mid-dose is being given late?

5. Bevel up, Bevel down???

   550Qb replied to ESRD's topic in Urology

   TUMS on sites? explain this please :)

6. Need Dialysis RN feedback

   550Qb replied to renal123's topic in Urology

   How much did you challenge the EDW? We're only allowed to take 1 additional kg without a doctor's order.

7. Well, less work for me!

   550Qb replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Urology

   You are NOT lame. You are ANYTHING but lame... I'm a RN and I work with 2 LPNs who kick "you know what" and let me tell you what I've learned from this whole situation: You can take away a nurse's stethoscope and you can tell her she's not allowed to...

8. Controlling Vascular Access Bleeding

   550Qb replied to hazyblue's topic in Urology

   Are you talking about post tx or during tx?

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

   550Qb replied to julesd's topic in Urology

   The more experienced nurses in my clinic love to answer my questions with a question "...in your specialty?" You get it? In dialysis you have to throw a lot of "norms" out the window... my best advice is to ask your tech (who has most likely been car...

10. Pay periods for dialysis...Fresenius

    550Qb replied to Lucky724's topic in Urology

    We got payed today! So depending on when you start... Q2 weeks from today :)

11. FA Making us fill home pill boxes.

    550Qb replied to uberdialysisnurse's topic in Urology

    We fill pill boxes for patients at my clinic... for blind patients/patient who have poor vision and also patients who are consistently messing up their medications... We're all busy all the time with way to much to do and never enough time to do it.....