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  1. I dont want to do this anymore!!!

    babs_rn replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    It concerns me that so many nurses need antianxiety or antidepressant medication just to get through what nursing demands of us. THAT should be the wakeup call to the employers...but it's not. Warm...

  2. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    babs_rn replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    As soon as they changed the "age of consent" law in this state from 15 to 16, aunt (and guardian) of soon-to-be-16 yr old (birthday in two weeks) brings the girl in, c/o "She had sex." Pressed...

  3. Should a 'old dog' change?

    babs_rn replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    Just my 2 cents' ... but I think it just has to do with the old phrase, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." I'm not sure what's annoying about that...I've been around a good while myself...but...

  4. Does anyone love their job?

    babs_rn replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    After 17 years in clinical nursing (including clinical management), I moved into case management a month ago. Working from home. Flexible hours. My body, mind, and soul are rapidly recovering from all...

  5. Low H&H, with normal platelets, no FVE

    babs_rn replied to shanrah's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I know it's a little late, been awhile since your post, but in the interest of discussion ... how long before this cbc was the stent placed? Acute Renal Failure might have something to do with it, in...

  6. pto/sick time

    babs_rn replied to firstdon's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    No, I didn't think it would be the case with FMC. They HAVE to be competitive with everyone else at least. I have to wonder if Donnie has misunderstood the policy and just can't access the PTO time...

  7. Frustrated New Nurse

    babs_rn replied to KTYRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    17 years as a nurse speaking here.... I moved away from Med/Surg very early on. Originally went for ACLS certification just so I could get off the floor and into the ER - which can be another hellhole...

  8. pto/sick time

    babs_rn replied to firstdon's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    A large corporation that doesn't offer PTO? That doesn't make any sense. Unless I'm mistaken, since Gambro's US operations were acquired by DaVita, that leaves only one major multinational dialysis...

  9. your input please...

    babs_rn replied to mtnmom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    If you have a team that works together well and puts the patients' concerns first, then there's nothing about it TO hate. The early morning hours take some getting used to, and you might have to run...

  10. I am quitting...after almost 7 years.

    babs_rn replied to nosonew's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I just left my job as an administrator because I wanted it to be safe and I wanted it to be legal and right and I wanted the patients to be treated well - and I've been told that I made a huge...

  11. Are you glad you chose case management?

    babs_rn replied to susanmary's topic in Case Management

    OnthegoRN, insurance companies do exactly that. There's telephonic case management and then field case management (where you work from home and visit clients who can't be managed

  12. So...what exactly is case management?

    babs_rn replied to labcat01's topic in Case Management

    Hi LabCat - I am surprised no one has answered you yet. I begin my new level in my nursing career as a case manager on Monday. I think your question can best be answered by the Case Management...

  13. Drunk on the job?? Need advice bad!!

    babs_rn replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry all my ideas were already taken, I just didn't read all three pages first and now I can't seem to delete the whole post. Ah, well. Such is

  14. dialysate prescription

    babs_rn replied to student60's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Routine orders? No. Not with the K+. Your medical director might have developed a protocol but I haven't heard of it being a standard. In the osteodystrophy management the BMMs have been given more...

  15. I need feedback from dialysis nurses.

    babs_rn replied to drsrn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    That decub is another issue altogether. When contaminated with BM, that dressing has to come off and be replaced. Dialysis centers do not typically have that kind of wound dressing available and many...

  16. Did I handle this situation wrong?

    babs_rn replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Good for the charge nurse for covering you! It could have potentially been very nasty for you. Absolutely the med nurse was in the wrong. The patient could have coded on her and what then? Would she...

  17. HD pay in Calif

    babs_rn replied to RN Mc Neese's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You'd need to discuss that with the individual facilities. It's generally based on your experience, references, and the facility budget. It should be competitive. That's true in any company. There...

  18. I need feedback from dialysis nurses.

    babs_rn replied to drsrn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Are you in Florida? This sounds exactly like a patient we recently refused. Thank GOD. The nursing home they were going to send her to was uncomfortable with it, as the CD I was uncomfortable with it,...

  19. Wearing scrubs in public...

    babs_rn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I think "Marilyn" of the "Ask Marilyn" column should just keep her mouth shut about things she doesn't know anything

  20. Davita/Gambro

    babs_rn replied to BSNgrad2004's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Well, it just might be one or the other. Two centers in our town are being sold (one Davita, one Gambro) and it was just announced today that FMC is buying RCG for 3.5 bill if the FTC approves

  21. Fmc

    babs_rn replied to imperial's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Yeh, here, too. All our Gambros are now Davitas. I'm a Gambro CD and it's not a done deal yet. Still waiting for the FTC approval. Meanwhile we're pretty much in the dark about what to expect,...

  22. What is it like working for Divata Dialysis?

    babs_rn replied to Frenchy01666's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have to agree with you on that point. It is, more often than not, a matter of the individual center/clinic and the regional administration. I recently walked into a center that has had..mistakes...

  23. Noncompliance a factor in transplant evaluation?

    babs_rn replied to MedicalZebra's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Our various transplant centers will automatically disqualify a chronically noncompliant patient. No sense wasting a perfectly good kidney on someone who won't take care of

  24. Intimidation Tactics as Teaching Tools?

    babs_rn replied to Catys_With_Me's topic in General Students

    Yelling? no. Degradation? no. Making you feel stupid? Well, remember no one can make you feel stupid unless you let them. Your emotions are under no one's control but your own. But it makes you work...

  25. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    babs_rn replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Oh yeah. Had a doc who ordered Serum Porcelain Levels when a pt was a "crock" or