New To Hemodialysis Nursing

Guttercat, ASN, RN · Jan 26, 2012

Hello All, I am an RN who is new to chronic HD nursing. Please give me any advise that you can regarding this nursing speciality and how to sucessfull. I am coming from 11 years in long term care and very much looking forward to a change in nursing. Thank you in advance for your response.

Please take some time to read through the threads here. You will find a lot of information.

Best wishes to you in your new position.

Dialysisjoe · Jan 27, 2012

Hello All, I am an RN who is new to chronic HD nursing. Please give me any advise that you can regarding this nursing speciality and how to sucessfull. I am coming from 11 years in long term care and very much looking forward to a change in nursing. Thank you in advance for your response.

The most important thing for you to do as a new dialysis nurse is to get as much extra training as possible. This may mean going to dialysis inservices and seminars on your own dollar. The knowledge gained from getting these nephrology nursing specific ceu's will help get you on the road to certification, either as a certified hemodialysis nurse, or, if you have your bachelors degree in nursing, a certified nephrology nurse. If you want to suceed in nephrology nursing/dialysis nursing, you need to gain all the information available. The desire to become certified is what separates the professional nurse from the mediocre nurse.

zorabanks · Jan 27, 2012

Thank you so much for that advice.