Episode 5: Nurses & Kidney Care
In Episode 5, guests Terri Murrray, RN and Jonathan Armenti, RN join us for a discussion about the role of nurses in dialysis and kidney transplantation in the care of patients with kidney disease. They discuss their journeys to their current careers, challenges faced by our patients, the hardest parts of their jobs, and recommendations on how we can improve kidney care.
Nephrons: Elinor Mannon, Sam Kant, Matthew Sparks, Samira Farouk
Guests: Terri Murray, Jonathan Armenti
Links from the Show:
1:42 The experience of being a dialysis nurse
5:47 Role of the transplant coordinator
8:59 Challenges faced by patients receiving dialysis
14:43 Care coordination for patients receiving dialysis
16:12 Improving care for patients with kidney transplants
16:44 Importance of social support in kidney transplantation
18:06 Living kidney donation awareness
19:21 Building trust with patients
19:55 Empathetic validation in patient-provider communication
22:55 The emergence of home dialysis
24:35 The focus on patient reported outcomes
27:50 Social support: imperative for patients receiving dialysis
31:32 Nutrition in kidney disease
32:48 Educating patients about their disease and improving involvement in their care