Can you describe your experience with managing patients’ access to palliative and supportive care during dialysis?

Sample interview questions: Can you describe your experience with managing patients’ access to palliative and supportive care during dialysis?

Sample answer:

Having spent several years as a Renal/Dialysis Nurse, I have gained extensive experience in managing patients’ access to palliative and supportive care during dialysis. My responsibilities included:

Assessment and Evaluation:

• Conducting comprehensive assessments of patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs to identify those requiring palliative and supportive care.
• Using validated tools and screening instruments to evaluate patients’ symptoms, functional status, and quality of life.

Care Planning and Coordination:

• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, including physicians, social workers, and chaplains, to develop individualized care plans that address patients’ palliative care goals.
• Coordinating referrals to appropriate specialists, such as nephrologists, pain management experts, and hospice providers.

Symptom Management:

• Providing nursing interventions to alleviate patients’ symptoms, including pain, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue.
• Administering medications, providing wound care, and implementing comfort measures to improve patients’ well-being.

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