Registered Nurse - RN - Peritoneal Dialysis PRN
Posted Sep 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This is a PRN role with one 10-hour shift a week. How do you stay current with the home therapy patients and their plans?
What they are checking: Whether they can maintain continuity and safety with limited time each week.
The role directs and guides staff for home therapy patients. Tell me about a time you led or guided other staff.
What they are checking: Whether they can give direction and support to staff, as the posting describes.
Tell me about a time you helped a patient make a big lifestyle change related to chronic illness.
What they are checking: Whether they can support long-term behavior change, which PD success depends on.
What would you do
A home PD patient calls saying their drained fluid looks cloudy and their belly hurts. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize possible peritonitis and get the patient in quickly for a sample and antibiotics.
A patient admits they've been skipping exchanges because they're tired of being tied to dialysis. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they listen without judgment, explore barriers and work with the team on a sustainable plan.
About the work
Walk me through how you'd train a new patient and caregiver to do PD at home.
What they are checking: Whether they can teach aseptic technique, exchanges and problem-solving in steps that build confidence.
How do you assess a PD catheter exit site and what would concern you?
What they are checking: Whether they know signs of exit-site infection and the right care and reporting steps.
A patient's fluid isn't draining well during an exchange. What do you check?
What they are checking: Whether they troubleshoot constipation, kinks, position and fibrin before assuming the catheter has failed.
What lab values do you watch closely in PD patients, and why?
What they are checking: Whether they understand potassium, albumin, phosphorus and adequacy measures for home dialysis.
How do you know if a patient's fluid status is getting out of balance at home?
What they are checking: Whether they teach and review weights, blood pressure and swelling to catch overload or dehydration.
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