nephnurse13

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1. How to cannulate without pain?

   nephnurse13 replied to hazyblue's topic in Urology

   It's because you're new. Has nothing to do with fast or slow, pulling the skin, prepping the access. Dialysis patients across the board like experience. Be confident every time you cannulate and they'll come around. Distract with general conversation...

2. How to cannulate without pain?

   nephnurse13 replied to hazyblue's topic in Urology

   Cannulating an AVG or AVF has absolutely nothing to do with giving an injection, IM or otherwise. Completely different technique all together.

3. Pay Scale for Southwest Florida Dialysis RN

   nephnurse13 replied to Runnsun's topic in Urology

   Dialysis always pays better. There is no MD, no NP in the building. You have to have excellent assessment skills to be a competent dialysis nurse. It's very rewarding but very demanding. Been a charge nurse at Fresenius for 14 years.

4. Change in nursing role

   nephnurse13 replied to thelittlenurs's topic in Urology

   The ONLY way to be a great team leader in the chronic dialysis setting is to be a great dialysis tech FIRST. You have to be able to work circles around those techs. Know the machines, what to do in any situation that may come up. You can't "lead" som...