Nocturnal HD vs Home hemo

[shamrick24]

I love nocturnal in center hemo dialysis verses day shift. There is no shift change, less chaos, and stabler patients. However, it's getting exhausting working night shift. I love my schedule and the freedom I have to be off. I'm just so tired.

I've been looking into home hemo, as it seems you have a little more automony along with daylight hours. That, as well as, PD.

Is this true or am I completely off based?

Has anybody done home hemo? What is your schedule like?

[chiflavored]

Hey there! I'm currently a new grad intern who's working in home therapies. I've never done nocturnal (not yet; I will have to do it one day as part of my training) but I can tell you what home therapy RNs do.

Basically, I help to train HHD and PD patients on how to perform their own treatment. My days are your typical 8-4:30, and I can come in a little later if I want to. I schedule my own patients and communicate with them on a daily basis; for example, if they have a question about a medication, have constipation, or have signs of infections, they call their primary nurse we help them to resolve the issue. Patients come in once a month to have their labs drawn and to be assessed. At our company, we have patient care conference with the physician, dietician, social worker, RN, and patient once a month also.

Hope that helps!