{"id":16572,"date":"2021-03-16T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T18:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newdirectionsstaffing.com\/?p=16572"},"modified":"2022-01-11T17:17:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T17:17:00","slug":"nursing-tips-how-to-cope-with-the-stress-of-working-in-hemodialysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/nursing-tips-how-to-cope-with-the-stress-of-working-in-hemodialysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Tips: How to Cope With the Stress of Working in Hemodialysis"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nursing is one of the most sought-after careers today, and it can be one of the most stressful. Nurses who work in Hemodialysis, where you are with the same patients weekly, may experience even more stress.<\/span>
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What Is Hemodialysis<\/strong>
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Hemodialysis is a form of dialysis where the blood is removed through the patient’s arm, cleaned with an artificial kidney, and then goes back into the patient. Dialysis also uses an artificial kidney, but the blood cycles through it, whereas with hemodialysis, the blood is removed from the patient and cleaned.\u00a0<\/span>
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Hemodialysis uses a machine that filters out waste, salts, and fluids when the patient is in extreme kidney failure. The name of this machine is “dialyzer”.<\/span>
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Cope With the Stress of Working in Hemodialysis<\/strong>
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Working with hemodialysis is incredibly stressful because of the longevity of care. Often, the procedure takes hours with multiple visits a week. Many patients see the same nurses every shift, so the nurses may grow fond of them – which makes it hard if a patient doesn’t make it. Here are a few methods to deal with the stress of working in Hemodialysis.<\/span><\/p>\n