I work in a hospital based chronic dialysis unit and cover call at the hospital. When the ICU first got CRRT (prisma) the call dialysis nurse would go in and set it up (any time of day) and ICU...
Hi, which exam did they take? I see that there are at least 2 versions. Also, do your techs run pts? We have techs that set up machines, do blood pressures, stock and occaisonally hold sites. We...
Not good! The unit should be laundering the gowns if they aren't disposable. At our unit (hospital based) we use a different washable gown with each pt and it gets sent to the laundry. If we get...
I give IDPN (intradialytic parenteral nutrition) at a chronic unit. It comes directly to the unit from the company. The rate is already figured to cover the length of the treatment. Each pt. has an...
Hi, I work for a hospital and do chronic, acute and PD. I acute/call about once a week, all the RNs take turns from the chronic unit, we do weekend call-Sat and Sun every 2 months. We start at the...
Hi, I don't agree with the dermatologist idea, but I think fistulogram to check it out and see if there are any problems that can be fixed before the fistula stops working. Good
Are the staff rotating sites on the fistula? If they are going in the same area, it could cause a psuedoanuerysm and could get painful. maybe they need to do a fistulogram to check how well it's...
You made me giggle! I think it's crap too! I usually refer to my PD pts as my hobby. You should see my pt load when I'm training a new PD pt. HD pts in the morning, hopefully get to lunch, train in...
I was wondering how PD nurses schedule the clinic visits. Do you schedule your visit separately or together with the doc? (we have one nephrologist) Right now I schedule them at a time convenient for...
Hi, I couldn't find anything about forearm being an accepted SQ route, I think they just don't want to have to push up the pts. sleeve or take off the BP cuff! If they think it is acceptable they...
Hi, I just renewed my CDN, I studied from the same books as above. It wasn't too bad to take. I also did it "for me', but the hospital I work for did reimburse the cost of the exam. Good