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Introduction => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: nurse nancy on March 02, 2009, 09:08:52 AM

Title: Introduction
Post by: nurse nancy on March 02, 2009, 09:08:52 AM: Hi everyone. I am an RN and yes, I work for the dreaded Davita! I am in an acute, hospital based unit, which is a different animal. Those of you who are patients have most likely been in the position of needing a hospital at some point. I joined the board to hear more about your perspective. I have my own concerns about how the profit motive affects patient care, the biggest issue being staffing. Management wants to staff us like an outpatient center and it just cannot be done. We might have 6 patients one day and 26 the next. And all of them are very sick. Plus we get the middle of the night emergencies--the kid who drank antifreeze, or the college student who couldn't take it anymore and swallowed a bottle of aspirin. Mostly I just have concerns that we are not always staffed in a way to provide safe, competent care for you when you are most in need.

Since we are the only hospital around here with dialysis capability, I get the chance to meet patients from lots of different outpatient clinics. They are mostly Davita clinics because they own the market in this whole region. It seems some are excellent, and others not so good. Usually the smaller ones get better marks, I guess because the care is more personalized. I have been reading your posts and I am learning alot.
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Post by: willieandwinnie on March 02, 2009, 12:25:37 PM: :welcomesign; nancy. We love it when folks from the medical profession join us. You'll hear from the patients and caregivers on their take. Hope to hear more from you. :cuddle;
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Post by: Romona on March 02, 2009, 01:13:52 PM: :welcomesign;
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Post by: Joe Paul on March 02, 2009, 09:26:34 PM: Welcome Nancy, good to have you aboard.
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Post by: Rerun on March 02, 2009, 09:29:33 PM: Welcome Nurse Nancy and welcome to IHD. This site has lots to offer. I hope you come here and post often

:welcomesign;
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Post by: DenverLaura on March 02, 2009, 09:52:47 PM: Hi Nancy!

Welcome! I actually go to a Davita clinic and have not felt it was dreadful (at least yet!). :) But feel free to send me a note through the boards if you ever have questions!

~DenverLaura
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Post by: Bajanne on March 02, 2009, 09:57:59 PM: Welcome to our community, Nurse Nancy! We do appreciate you joining our IHD family :grouphug; It shows real concern for your patients. This is an excellent place for patient-based information, and I do hope you will be adding to it. I look forward to hearing from you.

Bajanne, Moderator
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Post by: Zach on March 03, 2009, 08:09:25 AM: It's good to have you here!
:beer1;
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Post by: thegrammalady on March 03, 2009, 08:46:32 AM: :welcomesign; we're glad to have you. stick around you'll get an ear full
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Post by: drinkboy on March 03, 2009, 09:27:31 AM: Hey Nancy!

Glad to have you with us
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Post by: boxman55 on March 04, 2009, 05:20:52 AM: Welcome Nancy, Your experiance as a nurse can be very useful here. Thanks for joining and please post often

Boxman,Moderator
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Post by: Bub on March 04, 2009, 01:30:51 PM: We welcome your unique perspective!
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Post by: paris on March 07, 2009, 01:37:06 PM: Welcome, Nancy. We love to have people in the dialysis field join our site. It is good for all of us to see it from both sides. I am sure you will have lots of information to share with us, too. Post often. Ask questions and maybe you can answer some of ours. We love nurses! My neph nurse does more for me than any of the doctors. :2thumbsup; Looking forward to more of your posts.

paris, Moderator
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Post by: monrein on March 07, 2009, 01:49:41 PM: :welcomesign; Thanks for taking the time to join us.
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Post by: G-Ma on March 07, 2009, 09:43:51 PM: :welcomesign;
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Post by: Anthonysmom on March 08, 2009, 02:50:32 PM: Its nice to see you here Nancy! I am in school to be an RN myself. Actually waiting at the moment to see I am in the nursing program at my school. I hope!!! I have an 9 yo on dialysis and I have a lot of gripes! Seeing you here makes me feel there are nurses out there concerned about how to make it easier on patients and families. Patients are not the only ones going through this! I do not want to be a dialysis nurse just because I live it and dont want it as a job! I am going to be a neonatal nurse, hopefully!! Anyway, I am happy you are here!
Anthony's mom,
Tammy
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Post by: Dan.Larrabee on March 10, 2009, 01:53:49 AM: Welcome Nancy and thanks for joining.