nursetelly

Hello all, I am a registered nurse with a BSN and within the next year or so I am really looking to continue my education. I am currently working in dialysis as an acute nephrology registered nurse and so far I love it. I love working with kidney patients and I want to continue to do so even as an advanced practice nurse. Are there any dialysis/renal/nephrology positions available for advanced practice nurses? If so what are they, and what would be the best master's program to pursue for these positions? Although I currently do dialysis, in the future I would love to especially work with renal transplant patients or maybe even work in home dialysis education/preparation programs. I am so unsure as to how to begin mapping/planning for advancement in this field any advice is appreciated. P.S I hope this post makes sense I am writing it after working a 10 hour shift on about 4 hours of sleep... Sorry and thanks again. :loveya:

Thank you so much everyone for the good advice. I actually got an offer and chose to work for Davita and go the Acute Dialysis route. I hope I don't regret my decision but so far it seems as if I have made the right one... I'll keep you posted.

Hello all, I am a new graduate and next week I have an interview with Davita AND an interview with FMC. I know everyone says work in a hospital to get experience and be well rounded, but quite frankly I have been applying to hospitals all over and in an economy where experienced nurses can't even find jobs it's even harder for the new grad. I'll take what I can get at this point in time. Just to give you a little background: I already administer home dialysis treatments to my younger brother who has CRF, in addition my mother and cousin are dialysis technicians at in center Davitas. So here is my dilemma: I really want to work for Davita my mom has nothing but great things to say for this company and great experiences. Besides the Davita position is for Acutes and I feel that this would interest me more than an in center job which is what I'm interviewing for with Fresenius. I guess I would like to know what you nurses who may have worked in dialysis for quite some time would do if faced with this situation. I don't have offers for either job yet but if you were me: a new grad (w/ some dialysis experience) would you be looking forward to the job as an Acute Dialysis Nurse with Davita, or Chronic with Fresenius? What would be some of the pros and cons for either. I'm just basically asking for your thoughts. Thanks in advance. :wink2: