Dialysis Process Lab Report

The key to a successful acute dialysis treatment is the preparation. Dialysis in the hospital, there is only one staff member that knows this process and it is you. There is no one to call if anything goes wrong so being prepared for all aspect is a must. With this being said, a dialysis staff member must know their job inside and out. To insure a dialysis staff monitors their patients for the entire treatment, preparing for the unforeseen is the most important part of this job. When the dialysis staff member arrives at the hospital, the very first thing they do is check for the most recent labs. There are main lab values a dialysis staff member is looking for, these include creatine, blood urea nitrate, potassium, calcium, and red blood …show more content…
If patient machines are clean, you may start gathering supplies needed for the entirety of the treatment. Make sure you gather enough supplies for the unforeseen, you cannot leave the room once you start a dialysis treatment. I have found in my experience to take enough supplies for at least five treatments. the next thing you are to do is mix you're bi carbonate, the bags make 5 gallons and this will last you all day. First check to make sure the acid bath approved by the doctor isn't already mixed , then proceed in making a minimum of 4 gallons. We can adjust potassium and calcium with packets of both products mixed into the acid bath, make sure to follow the doctor's orders. Two gallons will get you through a four hour treatment but make 4 gallons, again because you cannot leave the room. Also, all dialysis staff in hospital are trained to fix dialysis machine so don't forget your toolbox. If something goes wrong with the machine the dialysis staff is to fix it without leaving the patient. Once you have gathered all suppliers from dialysis storeroom, now it's time to head to the pharmacy and pick up your medications. You have gathered all supplies needed , now it's time to head to the patient's