October 30, 2024
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VIDEO: Staffing is biggest challenge for dialysis nurses
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Key takeaways:
- The need for dialysis nurses is part of the larger nursing shortage.
- Globally, nurses are retiring without being replaced.
- Health care staffing has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
“Globally, staffing is the biggest challenge out there,” Deziel said.
Lack of nurses is international and occurs at the intersection of the need for more skilled care, the age of current nurses and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Deziel said.
A solution that brings more people into nursing is required, she said.
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Disclosures:
Deziel reports being an employee of Fresenius Care Enablement and a Healio | Nephrology News & Issues Editorial Board Member.
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