Most recent by Sheila Deziel, MSN, RN, CNN, FNKF
VIDEO: Staffing is biggest challenge for dialysis nurses
SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive from ASN Kidney Week, Healio | Nephrology News & Issues Editorial Board Member Sheila Deziel, MSN, RN, CNN, FNKF, discusses issues facing dialysis nurses.
Lessons from background in nursing help new president of ANNA set goals for future
Author’s note: From an early childhood introduction to kidney replacement therapy to her new role as president of the American Nephrology Nurses Association, Nancy Colobong Smith, MN, ARNP, ANP-BC, CNN, shared her journey and her goals for the organization in a recent interview with Healio | Nephrology News & Issues.
Use of sodium thiosulfate leads to adverse events for patients on peritoneal dialysis
AUSTIN, Texas — Use of sodium thiosulfate to treat calciphylaxis in patients on peritoneal dialysis can be successful, but adverse effects may occur, according to data presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.
Gene testing more beneficial than clinical review in identifying Townes-Brocks Syndrome
AUSTIN, Texas — A broad kidney gene panel will frequently help diagnosis renal syndromes more effectively than classical clinical review alone, researchers reported here.
Survey: High levels of stress, burnout found among dialysis nurses
The COVID-19 pandemic and workplace challenges are taking a toll on nurses caring for patients on dialysis, according to results of a survey in Nephrology Nursing Journal.