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HI: I just started working on a med surge floor at a hospital where i live. I just came off orientation and now am on my own.. I find it extremely difficult handling 5 or 6 patients, even if I get help from the other more experienced nurses. Before...

Can someone explain the differences or similarities between working on med/surge vs tele? I have worked in med/surge before and it's just not my cup of tea. i have an interest in cardiology, so I'm thinking about applying for a tele position. As you ...

hello I started my nursing "career" in 2012 in the PACU capacity in Houston. However, I left nursing in 2015 to pursue another career interest. Thus I have not practiced nursing in over a year, and I would like to return to nursing. I'm having a h...

I have a question. For starters, I'm a fairly new RN, thus seeking some knowledge on anesthetics. I recently started a job at an eye surgery center doing PACU. When I receive pts from the OR, I see the anesthesia sheet and see the drugs used. Thi...

I'm fairly new in nursing. Can someone highlight the main differences between working on a regular med surge floor and working ICU? my basic understanding of ICU is that that's where patients go when their condiition deteriorates. But would liike ...

hello im new to dialysis and have a question about uf profiling. sometimes the doc makes her rounds and she sometimes requests that pts be put on uf profiling, and she almost always requests profile 4. I work for Fresenius. what exactly does uf pro...

is it common for RNs who begin working in dialysis to resign from their positions? I know a fellow RN who started working with Fresenius at the same time that I did ( about 4 months ago). She has made the decision to resign, because she said it is ...

I have been offered a job at Fresenius as RN with NO dialysis exp. I was offered $27.50 / hr. I live in TX (Hou). I was wondering if this is a reasonable rate to accept considering that I don't have dial exp and for this region of the country. Can...

Guttercat: yes, I'm relatively new to nursing, not a new grad though. I've only been a RN for 1.5 yrs. I had been working at surgery centers, as pre op n PACU RN.

I am about to be hired by Davita for a chronic dialysis RN position. However, I got an email about an Open House for Fresenius for all types of positions. This has piqued my curiosity. Even though I am about to receive a job offer at Davita, I am ver...

I'm new to dialysis. I hear that pt coding is a sure thing to happen in dialysis. If a pt codes and God forbid, pt dies, could the pts family sue the company and/or you for their loved one's death? that's one of the things that I'm really concerne...

Strawberry, thanks for that clarification. :-)

hi schnookimz, yes I got the job, but not in Acutes...Long story short, when I got to the 3rd interview for acutes, the FA said she had some qualms about me being in acutes because I didn't have ICU experience. But she did say she saw potential in m...

thanks for that feedback. One more question. I hear that pt coding is a sure thing to happen. If a pt codes and God forbid, pt dies, could the pts family sue the company and/or you personally for their loved one's death? that's one of the things ...

so just curious, do you know why there's such a high turn-over?

Has anyone of you dealt with recruiters? I have been in the interviewing process for a position at Davita. I have had 2 interviews, and I was told at this interview that they want me to have a 3rd final interview. This was about 3 - 4 weeks ago. ...

So, as Coleebee mentioned, the acute setting is fast paced. So is the chronic setting "not fast paced"? I would think that chronics is even faster paced, since you might be taking care of up to 10 - 12 patients. I'm somewhat confused.

how is the training for acute different from the training for chronics? Both types of patients are on dialysis. Im just trying to understand why a RN who's been trained in acutes would not be able to do the job of the chronics RN and vice versa

hello I have gone thru the 2nd interview at davita for an acute RN position. when I went to the job fair, I told them that I had no prev dialysis exp, and they said that it would not be a problem, because they would offer training even without exp (...

I just had my 2nd interview with Davita last week. I think it would be VERY helpful to know the 7 core values ( they are on the davita site) and its mission statement. I mentioned these to them during my first interview and the fact that I knew the...

thanks for that info. I'm not worried about the long hours per se. I have good physical stamina :-). And I really don't have family commitments etc, that would require me to be home at a specific time. But as I mentioned in previous posts, it's t...

Westieluv How easy or difficult is it to apply for a position at "your company" ( If im correct, it starts with the letter F). I really like the fact you stated about "your company" that they provide at least 5 months of training. Do they constantl...

Thank you for all this info. I might just tell them when they call me this week that I changed my mind and would like to start in chronics. 2nd option would be to go thru the training and if after the 12 wks i'm not ready, to ask to be transferred ...

Thank you so much for all this input. As I said, Davit will be giving me a call in 1 wk. So I have this time, meanwhile, to think about accepting this challenging position. I feel that I have basic critical thinking skills, but still, the thought ...

thank you for ur input. Now, i'm beginning to think twice about it. However, I still would like to give it a try. Can you tell me what is the worst case scenario that could happen? Ex: a pt is so sick that he/she codes while dialyzing? Since u...