Mpagnano

There are great things about dialysis 1 you see your patients 3 times a week you begin to know their likes and dislikes 2 if they are a difficult patient you have a team of people and patients in the room with you and the patients are only there a few hours 3 everyday comes to and end no night shift. If you are the late nurse you get to see empty treatment floor and realize you made it through the day and tomorrow's a fresh start. If you are the early nurse you get to see the treatment floor empty and clean . 4 you know when your patients are scheduled don't get me wrong they will be late early and rechedule so you still have to be flexible. Some things that can be negative or positive you always have a team and patients with you they are watching your every move or helping you with you every move. Dialysis is fast pace , hands on, lots of follow up and charting I have done it for16 years I don't want to change it. (There are days I think about not doing dialysis lol we all have those days) for a safety net you could always stay per diem at your current job .

Dialysis is tuff hang in there. Techs are the most challenging when you hold them to high expectations they will conform it just takes time don't back down be polite asked please thank you point out lots of positive things. It's almost like an initiation to a club those who give you the biggest problems can be come your best team members.

I know it's not easy but have you tried talking to that teammate not when you are frustrated. Go into the conversation with the expectation to find a way to work it out. If you can't talk to the teammate have you talked to you boss. I find that talking to the social worker helps. They have great ideas and have even set up meetings and helped mediate the conversations social worker is usually not bias they are not on the floor with you and can really guide the conversation. If it's to the point you want to quit you should talk to someone you may not be the only one feeling this way and your boss may not realize what the negativity of one person is doing

It sounds like you are in a challenging clinic. Often tech don't trust new people and aften do the old sink or swim. It takes a year before you start to feel comfortable I say stick it out and do not conform to negative peer presure. Continue to think of patient first. What's the harm in following up with the post treatment bleeding if doctor says nothing you can still chart that and cya. Change is not easy but you could be that change. If you set higher standard others will follow you just have to prove that you are worth following