Start out in dialysis nursing

[MrsNjoro]

I have been a LPN for 2 years and will graduate with my RN this Dec. My experience is in Jail and drug rehab. I love a job that has a routine, but has an unexpected adrenaline rush from time to time. Is that the kind of thing I might find as a dialysis nurse?

[amjowens]

I used to work as a dialysis tech. When I'm done with my RN, I'd like to return to dialysis, and hope that there's a place for nurse practitioners because that's my ultimate goal.

The condition of patients can change very quickly, so you'll have your adrenaline rush there. There are intervals of time where patients tend to arrive for dialysis starts, and after usually a few hours, patients begin coming off the machine. So, there's kind of a lull in between, but the RNs tended to be on alert nearing the end of the session, for obvious reasons. RNs tend to have a lot of autonomy, but then also responsibility. The decisions they make can really affect patients immediately and directly. If dialysis is done right, with a good RN looking out for the "whole" of the patient, patients can continue with quality of life. If not, dialysis can drain the life out of the patient. This is why I want to go into dialysis-it's kind of an art to help the patients live as well as they can.

[DAVSUN]

Thanks For Your Remarks. My Question To You Is Where & How Can You Farther To The Practitioner Level In This Particular Field. I Truelly Feel Dialysis Is My Calling. If There Is A School Out There Or A Certification To The Level Of Practitioner Level ;it Would Be A Dream Come True For Me. Thanks