What It's Like to Be a Dialysis Nurse

Dialysis: chronic disease focus, same patients 3x/week, technical.

Dialysis nursing has rhythm, same patients three times a week.

Day-to-day

Initiate dialysis. Monitor during treatment. Manage complications (hypotension, cramping). Discharge.

Relationships

Long-term patient relationships. Some patients dialyze for decades.

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