idialyze

idialyze BSN, RN

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  1. BP Cuff

    idialyze replied to pmabraham's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Oops Good! Darn you

  2. BP Cuff

    idialyze replied to pmabraham's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think you need to know how to take a manual BP, even with all the elictronic ones at our disposal. A god one can be found at Walmart

  3. Should I quit my job, sell my house and sail to Hawaii?

    idialyze replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm laughing so hard, I'm crying over here ya'll! I think I just lost a contact!!!

  4. opinions on a nurse/patient interaction

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

    I was once the director of an in-hospital dialysis unit. We were on a contract with the hospital, provided our own staff, etc. to complete in-house dialysis treatments. We were not employed by the...

  5. Using peracetic acid near patients

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

    Our R/O stays on all the time in my chronic unit, never had a flood. (knocks on

  6. Hand care

    idialyze replied to PC0229's topic in General Nursing

    GermX has a hand gel with aloe, I've used it for years. Gold Bond Ultimate Hand sanitizer is a lotion, it rocks as

  7. Practical scrub color in Dialysis...

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

    Light colored CHEAP scrubs to begin with, because you will be exposed to bleach, esp. in a chronic unit. At my clinic the nurses bleach the machines and the bicarb delivery system. You don't want to...

  8. A Word To The Wise.........

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

    This guy is really getting tiresome, I've read his rants for years, and am truly greatful I have never had to care for

  9. Fully drain distended bladder?

    idialyze replied to haunani's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was taught years ago, that draining that much urine at once would cause hypotension due to the rapid refill of the capillary bed in the

  10. Trouble with relating medical dx to nursing dx

    idialyze replied to AQEELSMOM's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wouldn't think sending a known IV drug abuser home with a PICC would be a good

  11. Grammar Police

    idialyze replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Never really thought about text-speak, but if I see a lot of misspellings, and poor grammer in a written note or on Allnurses, I

  12. Nurses letting other nurses chart on their account

    idialyze replied to DQstatus's topic in General Students

    I would think that it would not be

  13. Nail and skin care

    idialyze replied to Mandy110609's topic in General Students

    Gold Bond Ultimate Hand Sanitizer Moisturizer! Not too greasy, and really

  14. Is this a common attendace policy?

    idialyze replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    That is the most heartless thing I have ever heard! Please extend my condolences to your friend during the awful time. And Nursing is supposed to be The Caring Profession, this makes me sick to my...

  15. Your first experience with a dead person

    idialyze replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    It was my very first day of clinicals. I had visited the patient the night before to let her know I would be her student nurse in the am and to gather my info from the chart. She was very ill,ovarian...

  16. Machine requires SEVERAL rinses after bleaching

    idialyze replied to nitengale166's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    If the acid or bicarb lines aren't firmly plugged in on the front of the machine, it won't rinse clear! Change the o-rings

  17. To those who like their nursing job....

    idialyze replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I love my chronic dialysis job, I've done dialysis 20 years now, and I can't imagine doing anything else. My clinic is owned by a hospital, rather then one of the 2 big dialysis conglomerates, and...

  18. Foundation Medical Staffing advice

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

    I worked for Foundation for 4 years, I got good assignments for the most part. I let them find my housing and was usually well pleased,I requested a different place to stay a couple of times, and they...

  19. Question about acid baths

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

    Yes, please be extremely careful to use the correct bath, in a patient with an elevated K, a 3K bath won't bring the K down enough to be safe. Elevated K can lead to lethal cardiac

  20. No More Overtime!

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

    I agree completely with overweight of so many managers, I have worked for of both of the "Big" dialysis companies, and it's the same for both of them in that there are way more managers than floor...

  21. Centimeters Away From Brain Death

    idialyze replied to nursey246's topic in Nurses Rock

    Wow! Very cool story! Been reading your blog for a while

  22. Why can't I do everything a RN does as a LPN? We should be equal.

    idialyze replied to SweetPoo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I really can't believe the audacity of the OP in thinking that RN's and LPN's should make the same amount of money! As everyone on this thread has indicated, you must have the education first! Then...

  23. Nursing and waitressing/food service industry

    idialyze replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    I waited tables and tended bar at 2 different full service restaurants during high school, and my first 2 years of nursing school. I then got a job as a CNA. The waitress jobs helped in my...

  24. PLEASE don't use photos as avatars!

    idialyze replied to RNsRWe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My avatar is really me before I put on my makeup!

  25. Weather Policy

    idialyze replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I've spent many a night sleeping at a hospital, it's just what you do in times like this! Most of the time, the hospital was very accomidating, feeding us, finding empty rooms to sleep in, and paying...