Haemodialysis Self care pack
Issue date: November 2012
For review: November 2014
Ref: B-230/Haemodialysis/AI/haemodialysis self care pack v2
PDF: haemodialysis self care pack [pdf] 243KB
STAGE ONE
Pre self-assessment and understanding of medically prescribed care
- a Recording Blood pressure
- b Recording temperature
- c Recording Pulse
- d Recording weight and weight calculation
- e Correct completion of own dialysis chart before commencing dialysis treatment
- f Documenting the time and date of last heat disinfect
STAGE TWO
Patients can move to stage two only if they have been signed off as competent in all areas of stage one
- a. Consolidation of stage one
- b. Preparation of machine
- c. Programming the dialysis machine
- d. Starting dialysis treatment
- e. Stopping dialysis treatment
- f. Understanding machines alarms
- g. Problem solving
- h. Physical complications that can occur as a result of dialysis
STAGE THREE
- a. Aseptic technique for setting of tray prior to commencement of dialysis treatment.
- b. Understanding various type of access
- c. Understand unit protocol/policy for needling and competencies for needling (ability and technique
- d. Aseptic technique for tunnelled lines
STAGE FOUR
- a. Understanding principles and able to connect and terminate dialysis
- b. Drug administration
- c. Blood sampling
- d. Correct dismantle of the dialysis lines and dialyser
- e. Machine maintenance
Full worksheet available to print as PDF
