Member Spotlight

How long have you been a nurse?

I have been a nurse for 31 years.

How long have you been in nephrology? 

I have been a nephrology nurse for 29 years.

What is unique about nephrology nursing?

Nephrology nursing has many tracks that a nurse can take throughout their lifetime experience. You can focus on adults or pediatrics care, chronic or acute care, beginning of CKD to end of life care, or education, regulatory, quality. I have gone from being a staff nurse to clinical manager to acute care coordinator to educator with focus on Clinical Technology (EMR training).

What do you value the most about your ANNA membership? 

ANNA has provided me many chances to increase my professional development – involvement in committees, opportunities to present at conferences, ability to become an author. The connections I have made at conferences have become some of my greatest friends. Currently, I am the chair designee for the ASCT committee, I have been involved with the Conference committee, the Scholarship committee. Also, I have had the privilege to be elected to serve on the Board of Directors.

What would you tell a newly practicing nurse about nephrology?

A career in Nephrology nursing allows the new nurse to a great amount of areas for growth and advancement within the specialty. The ability to change tracks from bedside(chairside) to education to management to quality to regulatory gives the new nurse various areas to grow and pursue a career.