I relocated for my first nursing position and was also really homesick. It was a new grad program and although not required, I did stay for 2 years before moving back home. It was challenging, but...
Our youngest inpatients are newborns, the youngest outpatient I've had is 3 years old. We really try to initiate peritoneal dialysis, especially with the little ones. Right now most of my outpatient...
I have worked as an adult outpatient dialysis nurse for 5 years and as a pediatric dialysis nurse for the last 8 months. I work for a large university hospital and my unit is NOT like a Davita clinic....
Ashley_SF replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing
As others have stated, it depends on how busy the unit is. I work per diem, but can float to another hospital in our system to make up hours. The other unit I float to always needs help and I have...
I'm surprised you were able to stay in the program. I failed a course in my nursing program and was dismissed. I had to petition for them to reinstate me and I had to retake the course before...
Ashley_SF replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing
During my maternity rotation in nursing school I spent the day on the post-partum unit. My patient had a foley that needed to come out, so my clinical instructor walked me through the steps and we...
This stood out to me. When I first started in dialysis I had this thought too. Once I knew how to set up machines, connect patients and manage ESRD labs, I craved something harder too. ICU or ED, an...
Ashley_SF replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing
I would never again work salary in dialysis. Whenever we were short I would get called in to fill in as a tech, nurse or both.. even if I had already worked over 40 hours for the week. I didn't have...
Ashley_SF replied to Imustbedreaming's topic in General Nursing
I am off today after working yesterday and I can relate to your post. I feel so drained and foggy, my body aches and it was an effort to get out of bed. I started a new position a few months ago...
I'm late to this post, but I wanted to say thank you for working in the area you do. My twin sister was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma back in the late 80's; she was given a 5% chance of...
I work per diem in San Francisco and get as many hours as I want, but I think it depends on the hospital and the specialty. I work in a specialty that allows me to float to another hospital in our...