Work Settings
Acute Care Inpatient Dialysis* Chronic Outpatient Dialysis
Equipment
Prismaflex* 20008T Fresenius
Dialysis treatment
Administration of blood & blood products
Initiate/ set up dialysis treatment
Absence of disinfectant in system Ability to cannulate AV graft Ability to cannulate AV fistula Dialysate Conductivity testing Tunneled/ Non Tunneled Catheter
Machine alarm troubleshooting procedures
Air foam detector alarm Arterial pressure alarm Blood leak detector Blood pump alarm Conductivity alarm Dialysate pressure Power failure alarm Temperature alarm Ultrafiltration alarm Venous pressure alarm
Post dialysis treatment
Blood return Disconnect from AV Fistula Disconnect from dialysis catheter Post treatment access care Sterilization procedure
Professional Knowledge and Skills
Blood glucose monitoring Interpretation/Management of Dysrhythmias Infection control
Symptom management
Air emboli Cardiac Arrest/CPR Chest pain Clotted access/poor blood flow rate Disequilibrium syndrome Filter blood leak Fluid overload Hemolysis Hyperkalemia Hypotension Muscle cramps Pericarditis Pyrogenic reaction Seizures