idialyze

idialyze BSN, RN

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  1. Nurse Slang Yo!

    Propofol-Michael Jackson
  2. Mormon culture

    You have been sorely missed í ½í¸³ Please post more when you are
  3. This is ridiculous! The staff ALL need to follow Drs orders when putting patient on the machine. If his prescribed time is 3 hrs, he must be set for 3 hrs! Then, if he wants to sign off AMA, it won't...
  4. COB rollcall

    I feel really old now! BSN 1982, Nursing Tech
  5. Denying Death As A Society

    As a former Acute Dialysis Nurse, I performed treatments on patients that were literally brain-dead, because the family wouldn't let go. It was very difficult for me. as I knew there was no saving...
  6. HD catheters - dressing or no?

    At my clinic we use Alcavis to clean and soak connections and Except for site care. We have a small pt census, but haven't had a catheter infection in 4 years. Anyone else use this technique, what...
  7. Esme welcome back!!!!

    So glad you are back and feeling better! Your voice of wisdom has been sorely needed for some of the latest posters! Eager to read stories of your
  8. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    So glad to see you back! You have been missed by
  9. Verbal Contract

    This very thing happened to me while traveling. I had been working for 1 company for some time, another company asked me about taking an assignment with them. It was an assignment that I had worked...
  10. New Grad - Ain't he special!

    Bye Baby
  11. Exhausted Med-Surg Nurse

    I crawled out of my cardiac step-down unit 22 years ago,I didn't even want to be a nurse any more! Found a dialysis job, and never looked back! After a couple of years of experience, you can travel...
  12. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    Prayers for a quick healing for you Esme! You ARE
  13. Mean Nursing Instructor

    I remember back in the dark age when I was in school, our instructor made us a show her our bandage scissors. No one was brave enough to comment about her black bra and panties that were clearly...
  14. not enough hours, and not enough pay

    When I was traveling, all my contracts had a minimum of 36-40 hrs guaranteed. If I didn't work that many hours In a week, I was still paid my garanteed minimum hours. I quit traveling 5 years ago, do...
  15. Pain Seekers

    Just curious about something. Your profile says you are Pre Nursing? How are you giving nursing
  16. I once managed a dialysis unit, a mentally ill patient knocked a nurse down. He was discharged on the spot. Since the dialysis community is a small one, word got around and no other clinic would admit...
  17. Hemopurifier- have you heard of it?

    Way
  18. Felt pretty proud of myself!

    You
  19. TV ad has no one from my hospital

    That happened to me. I was on a 12 ft tall poster they used at job fairs, and continued using it for quite some time after I was
  20. stinky patient pet peeve

    I think my head is about to
  21. stinky patient pet peeve

    And who do you expect to do this for you after become a nurse? Many areas of practice are total
  22. What's your go to outfit after work?

    Yoga pants, a tank top, t-shirt, or sweat shirt depending on the temperature.Gotta stay decent to walk the
  23. Solutions for Acutes?

    Unfortunately, the Big Guns in dialysis have no such hour limits, I worked a 22 hour shift once. Now it's ONLY chronic for this Old
  24. Therapeutic Oils in hospital

    Interesting about the peppermint oil and urination, I've never heard that. Not much call for that in my Dialysis
  25. Our policy states to get the flu shot, or wear a mask, or you will not be put on the schedule until you comply. You have a