Gladimadeit

Latest Activity

1. getting into icu

   Gladimadeit replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in General Nursing

   I transitioned from several years of dialysis directly into ICU. You’re never stuck. Just do your research and present yourself as a candidate. Get your ACLS and PALS ahead of time (you’ll have to pay for it yourself) and be willing to take less than...

2. Rookie mistakes in dialysis

   Gladimadeit replied to thelittlenurs's topic in Urology

   For real on that education stuff. A fairly smart guy showed up for treatment with almost no information after being discharged from the hospital. Imagine his response when we told him he needed to stay 4 hours.... and come back three times a week......

3. Devita dialysis

   Gladimadeit replied to Moorean09's topic in Urology

   Some clinics are open Monday, Wednesday and Friday only since most patients treat 3x a week. Others will be open 6 day a week with a whole different groups of patients treating on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Some of our staff work MWF only, som...

4. Devita dialysis

   Gladimadeit replied to Moorean09's topic in Urology

   The facility administrator and regional director will have a huge influence on what the facility feels like . But you will hustle and stay busy all day regardless. My activity tracker avaerges about 10k steps on the days I work 12 hours . The company...

5. Dialysis & turn around

   Gladimadeit replied to lolafloda's topic in Urology

   We've been working on this as well. One clinic nearby is doing a hard stop and the reviews on how it's working vary widely depending on who you ask. Making two teams and having a hard stop for each team while they take lunch is our best idea so far ....

6. Do I really want to be a nurse?

   Gladimadeit replied to ShellyeDMB117's topic in General Nursing

   Agreed. I took a few months leave from nursing and went to work making insulation panels for like $13/ hour. It was sweet to not feel the stress of nursing but after a while I saw the same kind of attitudes and ridiculous policies that drove me crazy...

7. Nurses who married a nurse?

   Gladimadeit replied to AubrieV's topic in General Nursing

   My wife and I were on opposite shifts when we first got married and that was a very hard way to start out. It was like we only saw each other in passing . And spending off days together when one of you works nights is hard to do as well. Ruby Vee sou...

8. What do I do with my hands??

   Gladimadeit replied to RNator's topic in Management

   Idodialysis is right on. Building those relationships and understanding the people who work for you is a great manager quality.