I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Rachel on March 01, 2007, 12:29:03 PM
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Hi yall. I am an acute nurse and have been doing dialysis since 1988.
Just wanted to know what we can do in the acute setting to make life easier and more pleasant for yall while in the hospital.
Any suggestions?
EDITED: Thread moved to proper section, Introduce yourself - Sluff, Moderator
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You're a cute nurse? You could make my hospital stay better. Just kidding. ;D
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Welcome Rachel,
Could you tell us a little more about yourself? Thanks for taking an interest in IHD.
It's great to have you here.
Sluff, Moderator
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:welcomesign; Rachel!! Just wondering...What's an acute nurse?? I've never heard of that...
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Cute nurses do it for me too. Are you married?
Putting that stuff aside, what is it exactly that you do?
P.S. You left yourself wide open for "cute" remarks.
Welcome aboard ;)
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Yall are funny!
I work in the hospital...doing the dialysis treatments for in-patients. Patients that are IN the hospital. We are referred as 'acute' meaning short term. Chronic...meaning long term is where yall all go for your 3 day a week treatments. I have done that as well but started doing in-patient (acute) for about 4 years now.
This is a cool website.
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Hey Rachel, :welcomesign;
good to see you here, maybe you could give us some insight into the problems you have seen and some stories to share!
Anyway glad to see you have joined, see you around the forum, or come chat with us one day !
Love Tamara xxx ooo :beer1; :cuddle;
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Talk to the patients and explain what is happeneing. Often we have little or no information when we start dialysis and need to know things. Don't just sit in the room and ignore the patient and watch the machines.
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Welcome Rachel, good to have you aboard.
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Welcome, Rachel! :welcomesign;
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thanks for the warm welcome!
I plan to read most of what yall have posted here on this site and see what I can learn from the posts. It is interesting to see what others think and how they feel.
Where are yall from?
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:welcomesign; Rachel, to the community! I am a Midwesterner from Iowa, U.S.A.
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:welcomesign;
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Welcome Rachel,
Nice to meet you! We've all done time in the acute setting!
Kelli, a fellow nurse from the NW
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:welcomesign; please treat patients the way YOU would like to be treated. People don't choose to be in a hospital...they have to. Sometimes, just by looking into the patient's eyes will make us feel better.
A bit of sense of humor works also!
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I like it when a nurse talks to me while treating me. Silent in white tends to freak me out! Welcome! :clap;
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Oh you can just tell Rachel is CUTE... specially with that southern drawl I imagine... mmmmm yall!
Anyway yes I think explaining what is going on to patients who ask.. specially if they have just been thrust into a life changing situation with little/no warning - they will want to know (maybe) what is going on. I know when I see some acute (ok, in) patients in my unit sometimes they have no idea what is going on with dialysis and need some TLC to understand.
Above all, I think, try to listen to your patients and where they are at and how they feel... specially if it is all new and scary for them.. I am sure you do anyway!
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Welcome aboard!
:beer1;
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Welcome Rachel, from another acute/inpatient nurse! I'm still new to this setting (5 months) after 5+ years in chronic dialysis.
Good to have you here.
DeLana :grouphug;
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Wow, dialysis for 17 yrs and still going. No transplant soon. I was on dialysis for 4.5 yrs but it felt like century with many problems.