Elaine Marsiglia Green, RN, a Dialysis Nurse

Get to know Dialysis Nurse, Elaine Marsiglia Green, who lives in Maple Shade Township, New Jersey.

Elaine is a dialysis nurse whose responsibilities include supporting, medicating, and monitoring patients throughout dialysis, as well as educating them on kidney disease and the lifestyle choices that help them to manage their disease.

Before embarking on her professional journey, Elaine obtained her nursing degree from Our Lady of Lourdes College in Valenzuela, Philippines. 

In order to remain up to date in her field, she maintains a professional membership with the American Nurses Association (ANA), which is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing. Founded in 1896, and with members in all 50 states and U.S. territories, the ANA is the strongest voice for the profession.

A registered nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar licensing body to obtain a nursing license. RNs fulfill a variety of job duties. In addition to their primary role in treating and caring for patients, their responsibilities also include educating patients and the public about a variety of medical conditions, as well as providing emotional support and advice to the families of their patients. Other RN job functions include leadership, research, performing diagnostic tests and analyzing results, operating medical equipment, administering medications, recording patients’ symptoms and medical histories, and assisting with patient rehabilitation and follow-up.

Dialysis nursing is a nursing subspecialty under the field of nephrology nursing. Dialysis nurses treat patients that suffer from kidney failure to help return their kidneys to a functioning state. These professionals are RNs, but some are advanced practice registered nurses and work within a specific medical position throughout their careers.

Learn More About Elaine Marsiglia Green:

Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4145527/info/

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