Post dialysis care:
- As dialysis is approaching completion, prepare equipment ready to terminate dialysis and disconnect the patient from the machine
- Obtain any required post dialysis blood samples
- Disconnect acces per protocols
- Where possible, encourage patients to be involved in these procedures
- For patients with a kidney dialysis catheter ensure the patients is aware of keeping their exit site dressing dry and procedures to follow should the catheter become dislodged, bleed or they feel unwell
- For patients with arterial venous fistula or arterial venous graft, ensure the patient is aware of procedures to follow if any bleeding between sessions
- Post dialysis observations (blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature and blood sugar in diabetic patients) are be recorded before the patients dismounts the chair/bed
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