FransBevy

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  1. Failed NCLEX with Kaplan..bummed

    FransBevy replied to Lucy12784's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don Anderson Review NClex Prep. I think his test prep has one of the highest success rates in the US. Almost all my class took the Anderson course and passed and the few that either didn't take it...

  2. Blood and Dialysis

    FransBevy replied to TE21's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    It makes sense in a

  3. Acute or Chronic Dialysis Nursing?

    FransBevy posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I've been training for the last few months as a chronic dialysis nurse after spending years as a surgical/telemetry/ER nurse in an acute care facility. I love my patients but I do miss the buzz of...

  4. Acute or Chronic Dialysis Nursing?

    FransBevy replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks so much, GC and everyone. We'll all keep in touch (I'm sure) and let's just hope every decision we make is best for our patients and

  5. Acute or Chronic Dialysis Nursing?

    FransBevy replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    No, the entire facility has 26 chairs with 2 RN's. The jury is still out as far as making a career out of it. I love the patients but it's not a fun

  6. Acute or Chronic Dialysis Nursing?

    FransBevy replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We RN's each get a 3 patient assignment and oversee 12 patients in all. Each PCT gets 3-4 patients. I'm finding it still overwhelming so we'll

  7. Acute or Chronic Dialysis Nursing?

    FransBevy replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thank you all. I'll give this job a year and then think about the

  8. I can't understand what you're saying!

    FransBevy replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Tanhaight, It IS "you're" a contraction for you

  9. Acute or Chronic Dialysis Nursing?

    FransBevy replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have never worked so hard in my life! Repetition? What repetition? I'd LOVE some repetition. I love it but no two minutes are ever the same here and you have to be

  10. How to prepare for dyalisis?

    FransBevy replied to foxyroxyrn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm still new at HD so every time a lab value gets reported to us with a K+ of 7.0 (or even 7.7 in one case!) or a pt comes in with a BP of 215/100 I feel like I'm the one who needs

  11. cant find a dialysis job, living south of boston

    FransBevy replied to lanceeessse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I got a chronic dialysis nurse job in Weymouth in October and it's been difficult after years of acute care med/surg/ER nursing. I am getting my training on the job and I can definitely see where this...

  12. Wellness Checks

    FransBevy replied to just keep swimming's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Gee, we're in an urbanized suburb of Boston and 99% of our patients are religious about theur dialysis treatments so if they're a no call/no show it's a real cause for concern. There are a couple who...

  13. How long is your shift?

    FransBevy replied to MJB2010's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    TXRN2, I agree with you on the overtime pay. It CAN"T be cheaper to staff a place with overtimers and temp nurses. One of our temp staff was getting 2 1/2 times my base pay and it's not like we have...

  14. Wellness Checks

    FransBevy replied to just keep swimming's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm pretty new at my employer but it seems to me that we call every time a patient is late or misses a dialysis treatment. We have access to local hospitals' systems and before we call we check to...

  15. nurses doing tech duties

    FransBevy replied to 3cdn1usa's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I think as a trainee dialysis RN (experienced med/surg/tele nurse) I would have been better served by training as a TECH first then integrate the RN stuff. The nurses in my clinic are given a 3...

  16. PCT'S training nurses?

    FransBevy replied to macey'smom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm in the eighth week of a hideous training experience with a preceptor who wouldn't offer a positive word if you saved her life and I think I would have been better served if I had spent the first...

  17. Dialysis nursing

    FransBevy replied to joanitee's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi, it took me four months but I finally landed a job with DaVita and I have 5+ years as an acute care med/surg nurse. Good