In today’s world, there are many roles for a nurse. From the operating room or emergency department to physician offices and outpatient clinic settings, there’s no shortage of places for a nurse to work!  In this article, Health Systems Management highlights the role of a nurse who works in dialysis also known as nephrology.

Dialysis nurses are responsible for overseeing dialysis treatments required by patients suffering from acute or chronic kidney failure; both LPNs and RNs work in dialysis care whether it is in a hospital or outpatient setting. These nurses plan and manage the patient’s care in conjunction with the care team and physician, oversee the patients’ dialysis from start to finish, including administering medication, and educate patients and their families about dialysis and kidney disease.

Nurses who work in dialysis also check and record patients’ vitals, ensure that dialysis machines are set up correctly, and teach patients how to operate home dialysis machines, if that is an option.

If the patient is eligible for a kidney transplant, dialysis nurses may help facilitate connecting the patient with a transplant site and educate patients about how the transplant process works.

Health Systems Management, a dialysis management company, is based in Tifton, Georgia. Our company provides turnkey dialysis management services to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist dialysis clinics in North Carolina and Emory Healthcare dialysis clinics in the Atlanta, Georgia area. For more information about Health Systems Management, our locations and job openings for RNs, LPNs, PCTs and CCHTs please visit: healthsystemsinc.com

Primary Source: BetterHealth