Patient Safety
What should be given to the patient before leaving their chairside
Call bell
How do you apply gloves
wash hands before applying and after removal
How often is the water checked for total chlorine/chlormines
within 4 hours
assessed before cannulating an access
What are the thrill and bruit
Daily fluid allowance for dialysis patients
1 liter
How patient's participate in plan of care
Attend meeting with the IDT team
When do you wear gloves
touching the patient
touching equipment
specimen collection
TCD parameters
+/-0.5
3 assessments before cannulating an access
Look
Listen
feel
what electrolyte can cause cardiac arrythmia
Potassium
When are staffed required to escort patients
Entering and exiting treatment floor
To and From the scale
To and from the bathroom
Patient should do this before their access is cannulated
Wash arm
What is the hardness limit
Less than 10 ppm
What is the procedure that requires mask for both the patient and staff, along with clean gloves, using aseptic technique?
central venous catheter dressing change
Leading cause of ESRD
Hypertension
Diabetes
What should never be used when testing a machine
A dummy chamber
PPE needed to start a treatment
Gloves
face shield
gown
Why do we bleach disinfect the machine
to disinfect the machine and clean the optical detector
Elevated venous pressures, decreased Kt/V, prolonged bleeding after needle removal, and difficulty cannulating are signs of this access complication
stenosis
The preferred treatment for Kidney disease
Kidney Transplant
What is the systolic pressure where we hold dialysis
Systolic greater than 240 or less than 90.
This dressing should be changed prior to the start of treatment
cvc dressing change
Conductivity limits
+/-0.3
This syndrome occurs when blood is preferentially diverted through the vascular access, resulting in ischemic symptoms such as pain, numbness, coolness, or tissue loss in the affected extremity.
What is Dialysis Access Steal Syndrome
what is the patient role in managing kidney disease
Attend all treatments
take medications as prescribed
communicate concerns
protect access
adhere to dietary and renal restrictions