Dialysis Tech Skills Checklist
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Instructions:

This checklist is meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below.

 
Proficiency Scale: 1 = No Experience
2 = Need Training
3 = Able to perform with supervision
4 = Able to perform independently

 
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Experience 1
2
3
4
Acute/Inpatient Dialysis
Chronic/Outpatient Dialysis
Dialysis Home Care
Pediatric Dialysis
Patient and Family Education
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Set Up / Initiate Dialysis Treatment 1
2
3
4
Bicarbonate Dialysate
Conductivity Testing
Priming Dialyzer
Checks for Machine/Alarm Settings
Prep Vascular Access
Local/Topical Skin Anesthesia
Collect Blood Specimens
Machine set up w/Anticoagulant
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Assess Patient and Equipment During Dialysis 1
2
3
4
Volume Status
Vascular Access Function
Arterial and Venous
Blood Flow Rate
Subjective Response to Treatment
Management of Anticoagulation
Conductivity
Ultrafiltration Calculation
Operation of Myron L. Meter
Sequential Ultrafiltration/PUF
Documentation of Dialysis Treatment
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Machine Alarm Troubleshooting Procedures 1
2
3
4
Blood Leak Alarm
Arterial Pressure Alarm
Venous Pressure Alarm
Conductivity Alarm
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Machine Alarm Troubleshooting Procedures (cont.) 1
2
3
4
High Temperature Alarm
Air/Foam Detector Alarm
Power Failure Alarm
Blood Pump Alarm
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Discontinue Dialysis 1
2
3
4
Fistula / Vein Graft
Return of Blood
Post Treatment Access Care
Equipment Clean Up
Sterilization Procedures
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Care of Patient with 1
2
3
4
AV Fistula/AV Graft
Peritoneal Dialysis
Hemodialysis
Tunneled/Non-Tunneled catheter
Fluid Overload
Hypertension
Hypotension
Disequilibrium syndrome
Hyperkalemia
Seizures
Muscle Cramps
Pyrogenic Reaction
Hemolysis
Air Embolus
Chest Pain
Anemia
Neuropathy
Pericarditis
Filter Blood Leak
Cardiopulmonary Arrest
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Age Specific Skills 1
2
3
4
Newborn birth-30 days
Infant 30 days-1 year
Toddler 1-3 years
Preschooler 3-5 years
School Age 5-12 years
Adolescents 12-18 years
Young Adults 18-39 years
Middle Adults 39-64 years
Older Adults 64+ years