A unique dialysis quality management experience: an interview with novelist James A. Michener. Interview by Alex...

As a renal quality management nurse, I am always looking for new and interesting ways to share information and comparative data to educate and motivate fellow renal professionals. The intent of the sharing of the information is to stimulate quality activity. As a quality improvement project this interview with novelist James Michener, a patient with end stage renal disease, provides ANNA Journal readers with an increased understanding of the importance of providing quality care to the lives of people we care for. Recently, Michener provided an excellent opportunity to share his own experience in dealing with renal failure and dialysis therapy. His celebrity status and openness in discussing many issues related to his renal failure furnished a unique quality improvement opportunity.