Dialysis nurses: Needing advice :)

[alby_dangle]

I am a new RN, but not a new nurse. Have been a LPN for over 4.5 years. I was just offered my first RN job in a inpatient dialysis unit at a local hospital.

It was very enticing to me, as I have always been interested in outlier areas of nursing. Whether it be dialysis, chemo, endoscopy...etc.

Would it be a good idea to take this job as a new RN? Any advice is appreciated.

[Ashley_SF, BSN]

I was hired as a new grad into an outpatient dialysis facility. After 6 months on the job I'm just about finished with my training period. While I do know that inpatient dialysis can be very different, I have absolutely fallen in love with my job. What will your orientation be like? How long will you be trained before you're on your own? I was lucky enough to be hired into a very intensive new grad training program and have felt supported throughout the process. My advice is to gather some more information.

[TNValley]

The good news is as a new graduate you can be hired into dialysis. The better news is as a new RN and new to dialysis it will most likely be a good while before you're left on your own. Have a look at the Acute dialysis posts. There's lots of pro's and con's.

[Erikadawn RN]

I was an Lpn for 3 years, then became an RN. I went into dialysis as a new RN. I have learned so much, sometimes I have had to brush up on things I didn't know, and at times wanted to quit. Stuck it out and have been a dialysis RN for 3 years.