Esther Karlen

Deputy ward manager, Nephrology and dialysis centre

German, English, Italian, French

Spital Zollikerberg
Departement Notfall- und Akutmedizin
Nephrologie und Dialysezentrum
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg

Tel+41 44 397 21 46

Mailesther.karlen@spitalzollikerberg.ch

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Profession

Qualified nurse

Training and further education

ACP Advance Care Planning
NDK-Palliative Care
Basic course in peritoneal dialysis
Advanced training course in nephrological care
Chief medical secretary
Certified intensive care nurse

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Pflegerin legt ihre Hände auf die Schulter der älteren Patientin, die zu ihr hochsieht.

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A heartfelt commitment to the kidney

The journey to the dialysis centre is one that patients with chronic kidney failure make several times a week, usually for the rest of their lives. At Zollikerberg Hospital, they are accompanied by Esther Karlen, who has been working as a qualified nurse on the dialysis ward since 2015. In this article, she explains how she supports the patients on the ward not only from a professional but also from an emotional perspective.

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