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Who's taking care of me at the hemodialysis center? Dietitians
December 09, 2004Part 2 (of 8): Dietitians
How does a dialysis machine work?
October 08, 2004For about four hours, three days a week a hemodialysis patient sits next to a dialysis machine. Have you ever wondered what it was doing? DaVita bio-med tech, Joe S., wants help you understand a little more about how a dialysis machine works.
Who is taking care of me at the hemodialysis center? Social Workers
October 25, 2005
Nurses, nephrologists (doctors who specialize in kidneys), facility administrators, dietitians, social workers, patient care technicians, reuse technicians and biomedical technicians all have an important role in providing the best care for you. This seven-part series will look at each job, for our third installment we’ll focus on social workers.
Who is taking care of me at the hemodialysis center? Facility Administrators
January 10, 2005
Nurses, nephrologists (doctors who specialize in kidneys), facility administrators, dietitians, social workers, patient care technicians, reuse technicians and biomedical technicians all have an important role in providing the best care for you. This eight-part series will look at each job. Our fourth installment will focus on facility administrators (FAs).
Who’s taking care of me at the hemodialysis center? Patient Care Technicians (PCTs)
October 14, 2005
Nurses, nephrologists (doctors who specialize in kidneys), facility administrators, dietitians, social workers, patient care technicians, reuse technicians and biomedical technicians all have an important role in providing the best care for you. This eight-part series will look at each job. Our fifth installment will focus on patient care technicians (PCTs).
Who’s taking care of me at the hemodialysis center? Reuse Technicians
November 26, 2005
Nurses, nephrologists (doctors who specialize in kidneys), facility administrators, dietitians, social workers, patient care technicians, reuse technicians and biomedical technicians all have an important role in providing the best care for you. This eight-part series will look at each job. Our sixth installment will focus on reuse technicians.
Who’s taking care of me at the hemodialysis center? Biomedical Technicians (Biomed Techs)
January 10, 2006
Nurses, nephrologists (doctors who specialize in kidneys), facility administrators, dietitians, social workers, patient care technicians, reuse technicians and biomedical technicians all have an important role in providing the best care for you. This eight-part series will look at each job. Our seventh installment will focus on biomedical technicians (Biomed Techs).
Who's taking care of me at the hemodialysis center? Nurses
May 10, 2006
This is National Nurses Week (May 6-12). Nurses make a tremendous contribution in caring for dialysis patients. This article examines the many responsibilities of the nephrology nurse and provides topics to ask your nurse if you have questions about your care.
Who’s taking care of me at the hemodialysis center? Nephrologists
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Nurses, nephrologists (doctors who specialize in kidneys), facility administrators, dietitians, social workers, patient care technicians, reuse technicians and biomedical technicians all have an important role in providing the best care for you. This eight-part series will look at each job. Our final installment will focus on nephrologists.
Kidney caregivers
March 01, 2007March is National Kidney Month, National Social Worker Month and National Nutrition Month. This is big month for creating awareness of kidney disease and recognizing dialysis caregivers, especially social workers and dietitians, and the contributions they make to the well-being of people with kidney disease and those on dialysis.
Why is it cold at dialysis centers?
August 17, 2009
Do you ever feel like you have entered an igloo when you visit your dialysis center? If you are a dialysis patient who gets treatments in center, you may have felt the temperature inside is unusually cold. Find out why dialysis centers may have a tendency to be cold and how you can make your dialysis visits more comfortable.
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