idialyze

idialyze BSN, RN

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  1. Nurse Slang Yo!

    idialyze replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Propofol-Michael Jackson

  2. Mormon culture

    idialyze replied to XXXX5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You have been sorely missed í ½í¸³ Please post more when you are

  3. What would you do if this was your patient?

    idialyze replied to foxy1112's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    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

    idialyze replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    I feel really old now! BSN 1982, Nursing Tech

  5. Denying Death As A Society

    idialyze replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    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?

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

    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!!!!

    idialyze replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    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

    idialyze replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    So glad to see you back! You have been missed by

  9. Verbal Contract

    idialyze replied to cincin1222's topic in Travel

    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!

    idialyze replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bye Baby

  11. Exhausted Med-Surg Nurse

    idialyze replied to Soliloquy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    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

    idialyze replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Prayers for a quick healing for you Esme! You ARE

  13. Mean Nursing Instructor

    idialyze replied to beckvolvo's topic in General Students

    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

    idialyze replied to RobotNurse's topic in Travel

    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

    idialyze replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just curious about something. Your profile says you are Pre Nursing? How are you giving nursing

  16. Has anyone mistaken you for a punching bag at work?

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

    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?

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

    Way

  18. Felt pretty proud of myself!

    idialyze replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in Emergency

    You

  19. TV ad has no one from my hospital

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

    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

    idialyze replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    I think my head is about to

  21. stinky patient pet peeve

    idialyze replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    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?

    idialyze replied to nurse_jess's topic in General Nursing

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

  23. Solutions for Acutes?

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

    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

    idialyze replied to Maeve1982's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting about the peppermint oil and urination, I've never heard that. Not much call for that in my Dialysis

  25. Can job termination occur if nurses do not get the flu shot and refuse to wear a mask

    idialyze replied to helen2346's topic in Disaster Preparation

    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