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  1. Staffing

    1 RN to 15 patients. Alabama. If there are more than 15 patients at a time there must be 2 RN's. I'm fortunate to work nocturnal, so it's 15 patients (more stable than your usual dayshift patients)...
  2. newbie, need input

    Welcome to wonderland. No, I have no idea just how deep the rabbit hole goes, but congrats on jumping in with us! It's always a good idea to ask your CCHT's about your patients' histories of...
  3. Dialysis nurses: Needing advice :)

    The good news is as a new graduate you can be hired into dialysis. The better news is as a new RN and new to dialysis it will most likely be a good while before you're left on your own. Have a look...
  4. Emergency meds through IJ

    Most of the nephrologists and vascular surgeons I know would raise an eyebrow and give that head-tilt-silent-it-just-dropped-60-degrees-in-here stare to using a CVC for anything but dialysis...
  5. Working as a CNA in LTC put me through nursing school without a student loan. I was offered a job (ugh, med cart) after I finished school and got licensed, but six months of passing meds to 30-40...
  6. I must've been sleeping under a rock? How'd I miss this? Anyways, I thought I'd share: Medicare Dialysis Facility Compare Facility Search I also saw a good article from Dialysis Patient Citizens and...
  7. Dialysis Facility Compare - CMS

    Yikes! Now that is just sad. Our government booted Gambro out of the country, right? That was the company I started working for back in '02. After the Gambro (and those nice benefits _silent...
  8. How many of you actually enjoy your job?!

    I enjoy my job. I even enjoy, as do most of us, years later recalling those days of pure horror where the thought of taking hostages almost became a reality. p.s. bad dialysis days are bad, really...
  9. Dialysis vs. Hospital Nursing

    Go for it! You might love it. I'd definitely ask about the clinic's "scores" (how they stack up to the local competition) before I accepted a job just anywhere, though. I see a disturbing better...
  10. AVF

    Once you've heard that "whistling" of a failing access you'll never forget it. Access Flow monitoring should be mandatory for all AVF/AVG
  11. Dialysis staff nurse salary in US

    Range for North Alabama is from $22/hr for new hires with no experience to $34/hr for 10+ years of experience. That's base pay, not including weekend/evening/nocturnal
  12. Aww, sorry I missed out on this one. "That doc you paged two hours ago is on line
  13. How do you staff your Fresenius?

    No no no Anna S, not the "T" word There was a big push in 2014 to eliminate agency/temp workers in clinics everywhere. As for "Traveling" staff, that means float, right? All new hires as of last...
  14. Here's the painful truth

    I got into HD in 2002 around the time when the duopoly was gaining momentum. Like you've described I was fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time to get decent raises/offers. The...
  15. How do you staff your Fresenius?

    Yep, 1:15 for 'Bama. I see this magical 1:12 number being floated around, but it's just a fairy tale around here. Although, there are some 10 and 12 chair clinics. I worked a 10 chair clinic in TN...
  16. I finally got into dialysis with Davita

    If you get into dialysis and like it, then hang in there. Once you get that 1 year of fundamental experience your market value goes up because you require so much less
  17. Critical pay at Fresenius Medical Care

    From my personal experience with FMC in the Tennessee Valley area (North 'Bama to Southern Middle TN) the going rate for "critical needs" RN's has been an extra $10/hr, but like the others have said,...
  18. Frustrated

    From the viewpoint of a fledgling dialysis "lifer" (13+ years in this love it/ hate it specialty) ... don't compromise on P&P. You MUST know P&P as well as you know how to breathe or blink or...