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1. Is turning the utrafiltration off ok?

   nurseREA replied to nurseREA's topic in Urology

   Thank you for the info! It has helped me understand it a little bit better.

2. Is turning the utrafiltration off ok?

   nurseREA posted a topic in Urology

   I know that if a person is crashing or cramping etc that it is acceptable to turn the uf off until the patient is stabilized then turn it back on. My question is can you leave the uf off for an extended amount of time without having any harmful effe...

3. Legal responsibility of RN

   nurseREA posted a topic in Urology

   So in my outpatient clinic, and I think that in most outpatient clinics, CCHT's are given the responsibility of the water room duties. All the nurse does is observe the chlorine checks every 4hrs. My question is if something was to happen in the wate...

4. Hypotension

   nurseREA posted a topic in Urology

   So I work in chronics and I have a patient that came in with a sbp in the 80s asymptomatic. She had just been given a prescription for midodrine. I started her treatment and throughout the entire treatment her sbp was stable 110-120. It only dropped ...

5. Outpatient Renal Care RN Responsibilities

   nurseREA replied to nicholaa2's topic in Urology

   Simply put, for me dialysis nursing is controlled chaos. Turnover can be crazy and you must be a master at multi tasking in order to get through your day. I always keep a list of things i need to do and then prioritize. You do have to supervise the ...

6. Access Flow Measurement

   nurseREA replied to zero.'s topic in Urology

   We use 2008T and start the treatment at BFR 300 until test is complete and then increase to their prescribed BFR.