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    Treatment Monitoring and Alarms

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    This document discusses treatment monitoring for dialysis patients. It outlines that staff should check on patients at least every 30 minutes to monitor their mental status, look for any complaints, and ensure their access site is uncovered. It describes the different alarms that may occur on the dialysis machine related to blood pressure, air detection, blood leaks, and venous pressure. It also explains alarms related to dialysate temperature and conductivity and how those factors can impact hemolysis or crenation in patients. The overall goal is to ensure patient safety during treatments and have staff properly document any issues or changes observed.

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    Treatment Monitoring and Alarms

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    This document discusses treatment monitoring for dialysis patients. It outlines that staff should check on patients at least every 30 minutes to monitor their mental status, look for any complaints, and ensure their access site is uncovered. It describes the different alarms that may occur on the dialysis machine related to blood pressure, air detection, blood leaks, and venous pressure. It also explains alarms related to dialysate temperature and conductivity and how those factors can impact hemolysis or crenation in patients. The overall goal is to ensure patient safety during treatments and have staff properly document any issues or changes observed.

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    This document discusses treatment monitoring for dialysis patients. It outlines that staff should check on patients at least every 30 minutes to monitor their mental status, look for any complaints, and ensure their access site is uncovered. It describes the different alarms that may occur on the dialysis machine related to blood pressure, air detection, blood leaks, and venous pressure. It also explains alarms related to dialysate temperature and conductivity and how those factors can impact hemolysis or crenation in patients. The overall goal is to ensure patient safety during treatments and have staff properly document any issues or changes observed.

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    Treatment Monitoring and Alarms

    Uploaded by

    Vin Hautten
    This document discusses treatment monitoring for dialysis patients. It outlines that staff should check on patients at least every 30 minutes to monitor their mental status, look for any complaints, and ensure their access site is uncovered. It describes the different alarms that may occur on the dialysis machine related to blood pressure, air detection, blood leaks, and venous pressure. It also explains alarms related to dialysate temperature and conductivity and how those factors can impact hemolysis or crenation in patients. The overall goal is to ensure patient safety during treatments and have staff properly document any issues or changes observed.

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    Treatment Monitoring

    PREP Review

    FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES ONLY.


    1
    Objectives

    At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:


    Identify the necessary safety checks during a treatment
    Understand the necessary documentation during a safety
    check, and what should be reported to the nurse
    Discuss the different alarms observed during a treatment,
    and how to troubleshoot the cause

    FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES ONLY.


    2
    Monitoring Basics

    Safety
    Why?
    When?
    What?
    Who? The 3 Cs: Conditions,
    Complaints, Changes
    At least every 30 minutes

    All staff respond – by role

    FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES ONLY.


    3
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    4
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    5
    Mental status?
    Complaints?
    Access uncovered?

    FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES ONLY.


    6
    Machine Alarm Types - Blood

    TMP/BLOOD VENOUS
    LEAK PRESSURE
    ALARM ALARM

    ARTERIAL
    PRESSURE AIR
    ALARM DETECTOR
    ALARM

    FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES ONLY.


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    Machine Alarm Types - Blood

    AIR
    DETECTOR
    ALARM

    TMP/BLOOD
    LEAK
    ALARM
    VENOUS
    PRESSURE
    ALARM

    ARTERIAL
    PRESSURE
    ALARM

    FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES ONLY.


    8
    Machine Alarm Types - Dialysate

    Dialysate If conductivity is too


    temperatures that low, dialysate is
    are too warm can hypotonic, hemolysis
    cause hemolysis. occurs.
    If conductivity is too
    high, dialysate is
    hypertonic, crenation
    occurs.

    FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES ONLY.


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    Thank You!

    FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES ONLY.


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