FransBevy

Sounds very unsafe to me.

Twins, give up the company kool-aid and re-read my post. I didn't 'refuse' to do foot checks. My patients are 'refusing' them and I am documenting that. My patients cried when I told them I was leaving dialysis and not because I was 'giving in'. They recognized that I wasn't about to compromise on real care.

Chisca, GC! You certainly called this one!

Hi, How are you, GC? I've left dialysis. I could no longer manage the workload and I respected my patients too much to subject them to my ambivalence towards the job. The profit driven add-ons were just frosting on the cake. I was giving a protein supplement over months with zero change in albumin levels! That's crazy. Twinsmom seems to be a company lackey but I'm too proud of my work to foist unnecessary tests and treatments just to drive up profit margins. i've appreciated your wise, seasoned comments and thank you.

What are the general opinions regarding UHS psych hospitals? Are they all as archaic and dollar driven as mine?

I'm an older RN who has had it up to here with the abuse that most ICHD impose on their staff. I'm done. Every day they load even more BS on to my job and since I'm old I'm savvy enough to recognize that most of what they add on is simply profit-driven baloney. 'Protein supplements' that do nothing for albumin levels? Glucose checks when we don't keep insulin on our formulary? Just for the record, since I own a blood sugar level I refuse to do glucose monitoring if a patient has brought neither insulin or glucose tabs with them. I feel embarrassed when asked to do foot checks on patients who tell me that they won't take their socks off and to quit trying to profit on their disease. I really like my patients and do everything I can do for them but since I'm reality based and pragmatic I've decided that the ladt years left to my working life will NOT be spent driving stock prices up and reality down

That toxic environment will poison your life and the clinic manager should be on it like white on rice. Talk to her and see what happens.

Why do you think dialysis is your calling? Have you spent time in a chronic dialysis facility? What don't you like about the ER? I've made the transition but I really want to hear about your expectations.

Dialysis is trying to do too much with too few nurses. I'm done. I just sent something to a resumé specialist because I can no longer keep up with the baloney.

'Getting On' was icky and squirmy and utterly, totally hilarious. They got really, really close, that's for sure!

Egads! After the day I had today I could really, easily, successfully transfer into psych... :)

I'd wear whatever makes you happy and COMFORTABLE! I have unusual coloring and my patients always compliment me when I wear black or bright red. Scrubs are cheap and even with all the bleach I still stay within my budget on work clothing. 90% of the time I'm wearing PPE gowns and stuff so I could be naked and it wouldn't matter. I'm always cold and I've found a company that makes really nice scrubs with 3/4 length sleeves which helps.

You are not a nurse. Please find another outlet.

Shock! MOI?

Jeez, I couldn't do it without my LPN's.