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« on: October 22, 2007, 09:26:19 PM »
Hi everyone, I am an old dialysis nurse...I just left DaVita and went back to work at Emory University Hospital floating from floor to floor.  It has been amazing that since I've been back at Emory almost every night that I work if there is a renal pt on the floor they will end up with me.  When I left DaVita I was covering 5 count them 5 home hemo units, teaching classes to new nurses for them and helped write their policy and procedure books as well as their trainer manuals and easy guides.  So if someone is out there and would like any questions answered don't be afraid to ask.  I have a total of right at 16 years of renal experience out of 22 years of nursing, go ahead and try to guess my age (DaVita aged me a lot).  Please don't hold it against me that I worked for DaVita.  Just remember I am fluent in PD as well as hemo, and especially NxStage.  If asked I will let you know which units were mine but you might be able to figure at least one of them out, since Emory is in Atlanta.
Thanks a bunch for allowing me to be a part of this,
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« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2007, 09:31:42 PM »
Welcome Kruep to IHD.  We welcome your knowledge and experience.  It is great having people who have worked in the field on this site.

Looking forward to your posts.

Rerun                                           :beer1;
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« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2007, 09:31:48 PM »
Hi Kruep, welcome to ihatedialysis.com.  Thank you for your interest in us.  You have found an amazing website with amazing people.  The support and encouragement they give is better than any group i've ever belonged to that is for sure  :2thumbsup;  Please feel free to read into all the posts here and if ever you have any questions, comments and concerns of your own, please dont hesitate to post them.  Looking forward to hearing more from you.  :2thumbsup;


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« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2007, 09:45:36 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2007, 10:41:01 PM »
Welcome to the community.
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Uninterrupted in-center (self-care) hemodialysis since 1982 -- 34 YEARS on March 3, 2016 !!
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No transplant.  Not yet, anyway.  Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  ;)
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« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2007, 10:42:16 PM »
Welcome to our community!  I am so glad that you are taking the time out to join us.  We need everyone who has anything whatsoever to do with this renal challenge. And it is great to have a professional in the field. So look around, answer some questions, straighten out some errors, tell it like it is when necessary.  We are so glad to have you in our IHD family (and it really is a family!).  Here is a hug from all of us. :grouphug;


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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2007, 12:52:00 AM »
Welcome Kruep, good to have you aboard.
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« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2007, 02:52:34 AM »
 :welcomesign; Kruep,

Glad you found IHD site.

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« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2007, 04:46:13 AM »
Welcome, Kruep! I'm also near Atlanta, though I use Fresenius, so I probably won't be able to guess which clinics were your's. Thanks for joining, and please share your wealth of knowledge!
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« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2007, 05:17:32 AM »
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« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2007, 05:55:40 AM »
Thanks you Kruep for your dedication to the medical profession and the renal community.

Welcome to IHD. I hope you enjoy your visit. Please feel free to browse and read, feel free to post your comments as often as you want.

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« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2007, 06:28:17 AM »
Hello and  :welcomesign;
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« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2007, 06:47:33 AM »
Welcome, Kruep!!! Sure glad to have you, it's nice to have an oldtimer aboard who share their experiences with us!!!  We shall TRY to not hold the DaVita experience against you... :welcomesign; :welcomesign;
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« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2007, 07:56:58 AM »
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« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2007, 08:23:28 AM »
 :waving; Hi Kruep,
You have valuable experience and after being at Davita you no doubt have seen a lot.
Welcome to the family!


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« Reply #15 on: October 23, 2007, 10:15:18 AM »
Welcome!! Thanks for being willing to share!
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« Reply #16 on: October 23, 2007, 11:28:32 AM »
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« Reply #17 on: October 23, 2007, 03:16:46 PM »
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« Reply #18 on: October 25, 2007, 11:11:30 AM »
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i am a 51 year old male on dialysis for 3 years now. This is my second time. My brother donated a kidney to me about 13 years ago. I found this site on another site. I had to laugh when i saw what it was called. I hope to meet people from all over to talk about dialysis.
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« Reply #19 on: October 25, 2007, 05:23:34 PM »
Welcome to the site. It sounds like you have a lot of experience to bring to us!




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