| No. |
Competency Item |
NAC |
DEV |
COM |
DTE |
EXC |
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Demonstrate knowledge and ability to initiate, monitor, and discontinue a dialysis treatment: |
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| BA-03-01 |
auscultate lungs prn |
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| BA-03-02 |
perform venipuncture |
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| BA-03-03 |
recognize excessive weight gain and know limitations for fluid removal |
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| BA-03-04 |
calculate and adjust fluid removal |
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| BA-03-05 |
assess and correct access difficulties |
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| BA-03-06 |
assess needling problems |
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| BA-03-07 |
maintain medical asepsis |
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| BA-03-08 |
draw blood from access sites – collect, label, send specimens |
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| BA-03-09 |
monitor vital signs |
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| BA-03-10 |
respond appropriately to unusual symptoms or emergencies, i.e., hypotension, unresponsiveness, confusion, cramping |
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| BA-03-11 |
control bleeding from patient's access site |
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| BA-03-12 |
note clotting time |
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| BA-03-13 |
document and report to team leader |
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Demonstrate knowledge and ability to understand the mechanics of dialysis and related equipment: |
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| BA-03-14 |
initiate equipment repairs and maintenance |
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| BA-03-15 |
conductivity and pH meters |
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| BA-03-16 |
glucometers |
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| BA-03-17 |
assemble or assist with assembling equipment, including hemo-dialysis machines |
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| BA-03-18 |
recognize alarm conditions |
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| BA-03-19 |
order supplies |
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| BA-03-20 |
adhere to safety measurese |
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