Are you a PD nurse?

[heatherd65]

I am currently an incenter hemodialysis nurse but I was offered a PD nurse position. I was wondering how people who are currently or have previously been a PD nurse enjoyed their job. Thanks for the help. I need to make a decision

[jayjaybsnrn, MSN, APRN]

Its not stressful as hemo nurse

[GenericUnicorn]

I worked a combo nephrology/oncology floor for nearly 3 years in an acute care hospital setting. We did PD on the floor. I was trained on site in a week to work with PD patients. To me it was simple once I had some education on it and knew my way around different tenckhoffs (PD access catheter), PD machines and adapters to make the patients with older/different style tenckhoffs match the hospitals equipment. I enjoyed working with the patients, for the most part PD was uneventful.

[JudyFawce]

It's a great opportunity to teach and usually the patients and their families are sooo very cooperative. It's actually a healing aspect of nursing... In that it helps take the sting away from the many patients who seem to just not give a beep about what's going with their health. I've always liked PD for this reason. A more receptive audience in my experience.

Judy

[Chisca, RN]

Much happier and engaged patients. Unlike most hemo patients they are interested in what you have to share and want to be involved in the therapy.

[Ayvah, RN]

I did PD as a med surg nurse, and really enjoyed it.