As a dialysis nurse, you provide dialysis care to a wide variety of patients. You see patients with illnesses that have compromised their kidneys, resulting in kidney disease. You are responsible for explaining the dialysis procedure to new patients, setting up all necessary equipment, including the hemodialysis machines, ensuring safety protocols are followed, and administering dialysis treatment. You are responsible for monitoring your patients’ well being throughout their dialysis treatment and reporting progress to their physicians. Dialysis nurses work in dialysis clinics or hospitals.