Dialysis Nurse?

MQ Edna · Jun 12, 2003

Hello there,

I have no idea about dialysis nursing but I wanted to give you a replay and wish you the best of luck on your career. I put a post on here and no one has replied - it doesn't feel nice. (laughing at myself) Have a good one!

Chie · Jun 12, 2003

Hello! Nurse1975_25,

I Just want to ask if you can give me some advise on how to prepare for my upcoming RN exam from the CNO. I am new here in Canada and i don't have any idea what type of exams do they give, i just got my permission to take the exam last week. Thanks in advance.

nrsjo · Jun 12, 2003

I switched from critical care to dialysis just in the last few months. I work in a chronic unit. After 10 years in ICU, this is like factory work. If you need excitment, this is not the place. I like my patients, and I love the hours. The pay is as good as the hospital, minus the bedside differentials.

There is a demand for nurses out there, and I think everyone is hiring right now.

I sure have no regrets about the change

HoJo · Jun 13, 2003

I do know of 1 company around my area for hemodialysis, I think they called their company Davita. Not sure if its national or regional (midwest). Hope this is of at least some help.

sjoe · Jun 13, 2003

Check out your local and national nursing magazines. Several companies offer free training (though what they might want in return varies).

charissa · Jun 14, 2003

Hemo nurses are in damend. My mother did a transfer there from MICU, which she loves, and now loves dialysis. She is leaving her job which is split between the 2 to go back to dialysis full time. She will be making around 25/hr starting with a new company, and will work either 4 10's or 3 12's. I believe she is going with RCG, one of the largest groups in the country from what i understand. She tells me she likes getting to know her patients better than she did in any other type of nursing, kind of having more of a connection, heck you see them 3 times a week! THere are alot of thigns she just seems to love about it. Anyway, her old facility trained her when she first left ICU for it.