I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: terry-upstate-ny on January 14, 2007, 06:47:49 AM
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Hi, I found this site while I was searching the web for information on Dalysis. I am a Registered Nurse, I currently work in Psychiatry and have been considering working in a Dialysis Unit closer to my home. I wiould like some advice. The people in this forum seem wonderful. Please feel free to comment!
Terry
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Hi Terry!
Working in a Dialysis Center is a tough, exhausting job. But it can be very rewarding at the same time!
If you can, try a hospital setting first, because they usually have better staffing/patient ratios.
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Welcome Terry, good to have you aboard. As Zach said, dialysis is tough. You have to be stern with some patients, yet caring at the same time. I think it would be hard to get to know patients on a personal level, then seeing things happen to them, or even death. If you feel you can handle things such as these, by all means, go for it. Again, welcome
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Thank you for your replies. What do you consider a good staff/pt ratio ? The center that
I am considering is run by the Hospital that I already work for but at another location closer to my home.
Terry :D
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1 Patient care staff member to 4 patients is about right. It also depends on how many seriously ill patients are part of that mix.
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I will post under General Discussion regarding things that don't belong in my introduction. Thanks again for the welcome! :D
:Terry
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Welcome to IHD Terry.
Hope you enjoy your work how ever you decide.
It's great to have you here.
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Hi Terry, and welcome to our site.
Being a Dialysis nurse doesn't look that hard to me. You go around and listen to everybody's heart to make sure it is still pounding and you check ankles for puffiness. BIG DEAL! I'm sure you will do fine. I'm not sure you get paid very well. Check that out.
On this site you will find that people speak what is on their minds.
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:welcomesign;
Hi Terry,
Welcome to the Board, hope you find enough courage to become a dialysis nurse, I'm sure we could do with one more LOL.
See you around, Tamara :cuddle; :beer1; :2thumbsup;
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Welcome to our community. You have made a very important step by communicating with us here. You will find out what dialysis patients really go through, and I know this will make you a more caring and aware dialysis nurse. Sometimes we need a bit more than just correct procedure. I really appreciate you taking out the time to contact us and I look forward to hearing your progress.
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:waving; Hi Terry,
Welcome! I look forward to hearing more from you!
Karol
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Welcome, Terry! :welcomesign; It's good to have you with us!
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Welcome Terry, glad you've joined! I'm on PD, and the clinic that I go to (usually only once a month now that I'm established on dialysis) has one nurse, one tech, and thirteen patients. My nurse is great, and when I'm there I feel like I have her full attention. I think being a dialysis nurse could be hard, some people are very upset about being on dialysis and it could be hard to deal with them. But, I have to say, nurses already put up with a lot of sick people, so it's probably not worse than that!
Looking forward to hearing more from you! :welcomesign;
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You all sound like such wonderful people, I'm so glad that I'm having the chance to get to know how you think. :thx;
Terry
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:welcomesign;