Re: Renal/nephrology/hypertension APNs - question? Thanks in advance... Originally Posted by traumaRUs Okay, I graduate in May and have been interviewing recently. Tomorrow I'm interviewing in a large renal/nephrology/hypertension practice for an APN to go to different dialysis sites in the area to see patients as well as to see office patients. Is anyone familiar with this concept in renal nursing? Any ideas of general duties? Any special questions I should ask? I should state right up front that I have NEVER even seen dialysis done - my specialty is ER which I love. However, in this area, there are no jobs available in any ERs. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
In the dialysis unit you will be managing a group of patients. If the unit is small you might be managing the total population.
Patients are dialyzed either MWF or TTHSAT.. If the unit is new and just starting out they may only have a MWF shift of patients. Some units have a nocturnal population also.
You would be making rounds in the dialysis unit. You would be reviewing labs, and adjusting meds, EPO VENOFER ZEMPLAR and patient's KT/V for dialysis adequacy. ESRD is the only chronic illness in the US totally funded by Medicare so you have some parameters fo this endeavour.
You will also be prescribing antibiotics for patients, assessing the need for fistulagrams and catheter replacement.
As for the office you would be treating CKD and trying to avoid dialysis.
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