Advantage RN ~ Travel Nurse Staffing Company

DIALYSIS SKILLS CHECKLIST                                                                                                                                         

This profile is for use by Dialysis nurses with more than one year experience in their discipline and specialty.  It will not be a determining factor for thprogram.

Please enter your full legal name as it appears on your Social Security Card.

First Name: Last Name: email:      

Please check the boxes below for each age group for which you have pr
ovided age appropriate nursing care:

A.   Newborn/Neonate (birth-30days) F.     Adolescents (12-18 years)
B    Infant (30 days-1 year) G.   Young adults (18-39 years)
C   Toddler (1-3 years) H.   Middle adults (39-64 years)
D   Preschooler (3-5 years)  I.     Older adults (64+)
E.    School age children (5-12 years)    

Please indicate your level of experience:   

A.  Theory, no practice     B.  Intermittent     C.  One- Two Years Current Experience  
D.  Two plus years experience, can function independently

A.  RENAL/GENITORUINARY   h.  Conductivity                                          ABCD
1.  Assessment of Renal / GU system             ABCD i.  Ultrafiltration calculation                        ABCD
2.  Insertion of foley                                         ABCD j.  Operation of Myron L. Meter                 ABCD
3.  Care of patient with:   k.  Administration of blood and blood products ABCD
a.   Nephrostomy tube                               ABCD l.  Administration of Mannitol                     ABCD
b.   AV Fistula / AV Graft                             ABCD m.  Sequential ultrafiltration/PUF               ABCD
c.   Tunneled/Non-tunneled catheter      ABCD n.  Documentation of dialysis treatmentA ABCD
d.   Ileal Conduit                                          ABCD 4.  Management of the patient with:  
e.   Supra-pubic catheter                          ABCD a.  Fluid overload                                        ABCD
f.    Chronic renal failure                            ABCD b.  Hypertension                                          ABCD
g.   Acute renal failure                               ABCD c.  Hypotension                                           ABCD
h.   Nephrectomy                                       ABCD d.  Disequilibrium syndrome                       ABCD
i.     Turp                                                        ABCD e.  Hyperkalemia                                        ABCD
j.     Peritoneal dialysis                                 ABCD f.  Seizures                                                    ABCD
k.   Hemodialysis                                         ABCD g.  Muscle cramps                                     ABCD
B.  HEMODYALISIS SKILLS / PROCEDURES   h.  Clotted access/poor blood flow rate from catheter ABCD
1.  Experience   i.  Pyrogenic reaction                                 ABCD
a.  Acute/Inpatient dialysis                        ABCD j.  Hemolysis                                                  ABCD
b.  Chronic/outpatient dialysis                  ABC