GENERAL POLICY
The frequency in checking the patient's vital signs.
What is every 30 minutes or as needed?
Diastolic blood pressure above 99mmHg.
What is hypertension?
What is placing the patient on modified trendelenburg?
What is administering 100mls saline bolus?
What is turning UFR off?
What is administering oxygen?
What you expect with the patient's bloodlines during treatment.
What is appropriately secured to the patient?
This should be left ON in the dialysis unit to aid during treatment monitoring.
What is LIGHT?
Systolic blood pressure below 100 mmHg.
What is hypotension?
The first step in managing air embolism.
What is clamp the bloodlines?
What you don't want to see in the lines that can increase venous and arterial pressures.
What are bends or kinks?
The personnel who should answer machine alarms.
What is all qualified hemodialysis staff?
Frothy venous chamber and patient has shortness of breath.
What is air embolism?
Place the patient in this position when suspecting air embolism.
What is left side, trendelenburg?
What you expect with the extra-corporeal connections during treatment?
What is secured and intact?
Every staff should do this before leaving the treatment area.
What is report to another staff member?
Cherry-red blood in the extra corporeal circuit.
What is hemolysis?
The first step in managing hemolysis.
What is stop the treatment?
What you expect with the patient's access?
What is always visible?
The safety standard for all patients during hemodialysis when it comes to observation in treatment monitoring.
What is continually under the direct observation by patient care staff?
Multiple patients experience chills, fever, nausea and vomiting within the first hour of the hemodialysis treatment.
What is pyrogenic reaction?
The next step after calling for help in managing patients with angina (chest pain).
What is slow the blood flow rate and UFR?
The amount of saline left in the bag during treatment?