nurseREA

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1. Is turning the utrafiltration off ok?

   nurseREA replied to nurseREA's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

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

2. Is turning the utrafiltration off ok?

   nurseREA posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, 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...

3. Legal responsibility of RN

   nurseREA posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, 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...

4. Hypotension

   nurseREA posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, 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...

5. Outpatient Renal Care RN Responsibilities

   nurseREA replied to nicholaa2's topic in Dialysis, Renal, 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...

6. Access Flow Measurement

   nurseREA replied to zero.'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

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