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You are correct to request another MDS FTE. The position is so paramount to reimbursement, quality indicators & care planning that it should have the full support of administration. It will make or break you. MDS accuracy requires time & atte...

Everybody's situation is different. Times are different. ADN nurses can certainly get work.

Perfect job for a mature nurse like yourself. I'm 59 and did the job about 15 yrs ago x 3 years; left and went back to acute care. Now I'm back at MDS and will stay FOREVER!!! Please ask how many residents you will be responsible for, don't agree to ...

There is life after being a clinician. I too found myself making mistakes and was "let go" several weeks ago. After coming to terms with this I utilized the local employment office resources to "rebrand" myself and was recently offered a position as ...

I would hire a new grad, however....Dialysis is a highly specialized field & will require many weeks & months of learning; be careful if you are still going to school. This will limit your availability & a company's consideration investin...

The only time we go to the homes is to screen for safety, help them get organized or if there is a problem. We Are on the phone a lot; case-managing these patients. They come to our clinic 2 x monthly, once for labs/assessment & later to see the ...

Have you considered re-locating within the state? I know there are serious openings.....expand your search.

Call the dialysis staff & ask them, they'll check with the nephrologist if necessary & will appreciate that you are "thinking". Patients are different, but many of them should wait until after treatment. When they return you should be aware t...

Whats the deal? Home therapies is great. I spent my entire career in acutes until last year. Now I help patients take care of themselves, well most of them... some need more help than others of course. Call is giving advise, no going out at night; c...

How's it going so far?

I hope you don't give up. I moved to home 2 yrs ago from acutes & I love it. And hopefully you have a mentor or someone with experience. If you're on your own, don't feel alone. Many of these problems are shared by other clinics. We spend a lot o...

Do NOT let the techs talk you into calling somebody in early or switch pt put-on schedules. It will just screw up the turn around & as the nurse you will be the one to suffer every time! I don't know why they want to do it; you just work twice as...

It's good for your career if you plan to stay in dialysis, for professional development & looks good on your credentials/resume'. If you have a local chapter it is good networking; the conferences are very good but expensive. Employers will send ...

Hi Jennifer We've been using ecube since Feb. If I understand your practice, printing the med sheets for review by the patients is just the first step. When the nurse interacts with the patient in revewing the meds that nurse should document a home m...

Guttercat has it right. Your thinking is right on & I applaud you for recognizing the skills that acute RNs have and use. We are most often criticized for "sitting around" at the bedside. I too moved from ICU and was prepared when the patient wen...

Don't forget about Home Therapies. It is not hectic like Acutes or the clinic and has more regular hours. All companies are trying to build their home programs & anticipate it will grow in future years.

Glad to be of help; no I had to give up the good life.....got too old for those kind of hours, etc. I enjoyed many years in acutes, but every time but once I worked for private companies, ya know the ones that have now been gobbled up. I did work for...

Those certificates are sponsored by ANNA, an American organization. The BONET is international, so is better known worldwide. I took it instead, ANNA requires a bunch of "their" CEUs even to sit for the exam.

Sounds normal to me. You didn't say what if other nursing experience you have; but even ICU nurses get frustrated when they "can't get it" as fast as they expected. Will look forward to hearing your updates.

To answer akosiba, it depends on what's going on. You can sit at a bedside 3-4 hours only getting up to check your pt q 15min...or you can be up x hours managing 1 or more patients c a lot going on. You do move machines around, bend & stretch...c...

It would be a very good change for you. You will use your assessment skills and knowledge every day & should make an excellent acute dialysis nurse. It will be challenging enough to refresh your nursing brain cells & many times you will find ...

nlovell is right about the $, I made my most profitable year in Acutes. Call pay, callback, OT adds up! Go for it!

Acutes is physically demanding but can be very rewarding. Start your day not knowing when you'll get home, take your lunch & dinner just in case. Average days 12hrs? hard to say, it depends where you are, how many hospitals your team covers and h...

I recently made the switch. There is life after Hemo. I like it very much, lots of teaching, clinic environment with regular hours, our call is mostly phone management as is much of the patient care. They come in once a month for labs which you revi...