idialyze

idialyze BSN, RN

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  1. Hemodialysis Nurse : Forced to work overtime or face abandonment?

    idialyze replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I have done Dialysis for over 20 years now, I have been a Acute Staff RN and a Director of an Acute Inpatient Unit that did 800 plus treatments a month. This problem is universal with Dialysis, not...

  2. Lied to in Interview

    idialyze replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when you were having problems with the dialysis job you had before, I feel your pain now. Can't recall if you were in acutes or not. I would be very tempted to take a job in dialysis, if I...

  3. Peritoneal Dialysis in the ED?

    idialyze replied to robrn1123's topic in Emergency

    PD treatments are usually overnight for 7-9 hrs if they are on their cycler. It's seems to me the ED would want the patient out of there much sooner. Agree that's it a bad idea, too much risk of...

  4. Do you prefer to contend with the smell of stool or the smell of Glade?

    idialyze replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like to breathe through my mouth because I keep thinking those nasty odor bugs are getting in my lungs. Luckily I have a job which doesn't make me deal with poop very often

  5. Guilty and relieved at the same time

    idialyze replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is so sad that we treat our elderly in this way all due to the almighty dollar. I have the utmost respect for those that that can do this. I know that I could never do your

  6. Advice for the new hire (hint: don't show your faults for awhile 😇)

    idialyze replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's me too, and the Unit Sec. hates it when I get near the copy machine. I always seem to make it inoperable ! Don't know what happened, I thought I was replying to Emergent, guess my keyboard...

  7. Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

    idialyze replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    These are temporary lines inserted in an emergency or if the patients tunneled catheter is infected. The pigtail is ok to use for blood draws and med administration, they are safe for floor nurses to...

  8. Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

    idialyze replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Can not like this any more, that " meh" really ****** me off! What if this was your mother

  9. New Nurse interviw for NICU

    idialyze replied to RNCaroline's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    34 years as an RN here, and I agree. Would never consider someone with your history. What if you don't like NICU after 6 months of orientation? You are shooting yourself in the foot here, and don't...

  10. Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

    idialyze replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Please , Please don't use a Dialysis Catheter without an order from the Nephrologist! As was said above this is the patients lifeline, and must be cared for properly! If they have no peripheral line,...

  11. Compact License Question

    idialyze replied to ebslawrl's topic in Travel

    I agree that Texas is a bully with their BON, as well as State Inspectors. I travelled there a total of 12 months some years back, sounds like they have gotten even

  12. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    idialyze replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    jeez, just leave it be til morning, some things CAN wait, dismount from your high horse

  13. Complaints only, please!

    idialyze replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is awful, and so very

  14. Live Lice Experiment, Game On

    idialyze replied to GdBSN's topic in School

    I saw that on the National News as well yesterday, glad I have no kids and am not a School Nurse! I get the creepy-crawlies very easily, in fact, I've got them right now just thinking about

  15. Welp - it's official!

    idialyze replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

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  16. Refusing to give nursing pin to student!

    idialyze replied to Haleiwa's topic in General Students

    All I know is my pin was engraved with my initials, and I paid quite a bit of $ for it in 1982! I guess I thought failure wasn't an option at that point LOL! Besides who could you donate it to if it...

  17. No One Talks About… An Easier Way to Catheterize Women (and Prevent Complications)

    idialyze replied to melissamabd's topic in General Nursing

    I was also taught that if you place the catheter into the lady parts and contaminate it, leave it in place to make it a bit easier with the new

  18. Tempered water for portable RO?

    idialyze replied to AcuteHD's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I never had this problem when I was doing acutes, and I travelled to some very cold climates. I do remember a Biomed tech telling us to never mix hot water in -it would damage the R/O and the

  19. If you don't pray. Please don't take this offensive.

    idialyze replied to Cattz's topic in School

    So sorry for your loss, prayers to

  20. looking for narcotic free nursing job

    idialyze replied to ICURN80's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Come to the Dark Side-Outpatient Dialysis! I've worked with several nurses in recovery, busy, but no narcs! You may even learn to like it- going on 23 years here, and I still love my job. Just not for...

  21. How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

    idialyze replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Did I not read a post recently about you asking if "Whip it's" were ok in

  22. How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

    idialyze replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Amazing what the drugged-out mind can dream

  23. How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

    idialyze replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, sounds like this guy needs to be a yoga instructor or something, so he can feel "therapeutic ". Wonder what he does if it's his patient

  24. Supervisor Loves to Micromanage

    idialyze replied to pcaldea's topic in General Nursing

    You don't seem to realize you have thrown away the best job you will ever have. So

  25. How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

    idialyze replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can't be serious, although I'm afraid you are, after reading some of your posts. I remember being a brand new 21yr old RN, and seeing my charge nurse do that during a very bad code on Stepdown. I...