Section 1 part 2 Post-Treatment Process (copy)

Post-Treatment Process

Terminate Treatment: Return Arterial Blood

Steps to return Arterial blood:

    1    Prepare supplies & apply PPE

    2    Reduce pump speed

    3    Stop blood pump

    4    Move the plastic hemostat from saline "T" to above saline "T"

    5    Open saline line clamps

    6    Return blood through arterial line - wait until light pink

    7    Close clamps

Terminate Treatment: Return Venous Blood

Steps to return Venous blood:

    1    Move the plastic hemostat from above saline "T" to below saline "T"

    2    Start blood pump and increase speed to 150-200 mL/min

    3    Observe patient and machine carefully

    4    Pinch and release blood tubing between blood pump and dialyzer until blood in venous bloodline and fistula needle changes to light pink

    5    Reduce blood pump speed to minimum then stop pump

    6    Clamp venous bloodline clamp