Category: BLOG
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The Closing shift | Float Dialysis Nurse between Two Clinics
The Closing shift literally just means the last shift in a dialysis clinic. If it’s a big clinic that consists of two dialysis nurses, one is assigned as the opener while the other one as the closer. The small clinics may also have a different arrangement where the opener dialysis nurse works alone in the…
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A Day in the Life of a Dialysis Nurse | Doing both PCT and RN roles
Exactly 9 months ago, July 25th, I started working as a dialysis nurse in my training facility 5 minutes away from my apartment. Two months later, September 12th, I was transferred to a different facility 35 minutes away to fill in since the regular nurse resigned. Today, April 24th, 2023, I’m back to my training…
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My US Journey: Life Reset at 33
It seems like it was only yesterday that I was preparing for NCLEX and tearfully waiting for a good pop up . I was thirty that time! Three years passed, now thirty three, I’m finally here in US. 2020 I can clearly remember, year 2020 in the middle of pandemic when I got my petition…
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A Day In The Life Of A Nephrology Nurse: 2 To 10 pm Shift | Philippines
[wp_ad_camp_1] Hospital Triage System A typical afternoon shift of a nephrology nurse in an acute or hospital setting starts by clocking in at 2:00pm. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before we could enter the hospital, we need to undergo triage and have our temperature checked first and our wrists stamped. Strict measures are being mandated…
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A Conversation Between a 30 Year-Old Workaholic Nurse and Her Inner Lazy Adult Child
[wp_ad_camp_1]I scanned my bag as if looking for my original Valid ID when I know for sure there wasn’t since I lost it last year. I did get an affidavit of loss but hadn’t used it since I can’t exactly remember why. My Inner Lazy Adult Child Unleashed I whispered to my inner lazy adult…