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HD Training Program

This document outlines a 10 week training program for new dialysis technicians. Week 1 includes orientation, an overview of kidney anatomy and dialysis principles. Technicians will learn how to set up the dialysis machine, prime it, and process it. Week 2 focuses on machine operation and monitoring patients under supervision. Week 3 covers complications and access care. Technicians will monitor patients with senior staff. Later weeks have technicians practicing cannulation, hooking patients up to machines, and providing access care, with oversight decreasing over time. Weeks 7-10 are for mastery of skills and a final evaluation.

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HD Training Program

This document outlines a 10 week training program for new dialysis technicians. Week 1 includes orientation, an overview of kidney anatomy and dialysis principles. Technicians will learn how to set up the dialysis machine, prime it, and process it. Week 2 focuses on machine operation and monitoring patients under supervision. Week 3 covers complications and access care. Technicians will monitor patients with senior staff. Later weeks have technicians practicing cannulation, hooking patients up to machines, and providing access care, with oversight decreasing over time. Weeks 7-10 are for mastery of skills and a final evaluation.

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Week 1 - 2 (8am – 5pm)

Day 1 - Orientation/Tour of the Head Nurse


HD Unit
- Discussion of Job
Description
- HDU Policy and
Procedure

Day 2 Lecture: Anatomy of Kidneys Head Nurse


: Principles of Dialysis

- Parts of HDU charts


Day 3 – 10 - HD Machine Set Up Technician
- Priming
- Termination
- Reprocessing

Week 3 (8am – 5pm)


Day 11 Lectures: Head Nurse/Training Officer
- Laboratory Result in
CKD Patients
- HD Prescriptions
- Pre and Post
Assessment

Monitoring of Patients (Buddy Training Officer/Senior Nurse


System)
Day 12 Lectures: Head Nurse/ Training Officer
- HD Complications
- Vascular Access and
care
- Central Venous
Catheter and care

Monitoring of patients (Buddy Training Officer/Senior Nurse


System)
Day 13 Lectures: Head Nurse/ Training Officer
- HD Machine Alarms and
Troubleshooting
- Common Medications
in HD

Monitoring of patients (Buddy Training Officer/Senior Nurse


System)
Day 14 Lectures: Head Nurse/ Training Officer
- Common cause of CKD
 CGN
 DM
Monitoring of patient
Decannulation
Day 15 Lectures: Head Nurse/Training Office
- Common cause of CKD
 HPN
 Polycystic kidney

Monitoring of patients
Decannulation

Week 4
Day 16 Lecture: Head Nurse/Training Office
- Nutrition in CKD
patients

Monitoring of patients
Decannulation
Day 17 - 20 - Hooking Training Officer/Senior Nurse
- Monitoring of patients
- Central Access Care
- Decannulation

Week 5
Day 21 - 25 - Patient handling (Buddy Training Officer/Senior Nurse
System)
- Hooking
- Access Care
- Decannulation

Week 6
Day 26 - 30 - Patient handling (Buddy Training Officer/Senior Nurse
System)
- Cannulation
- Hooking
- Access Care
- Decannulation

Week 7 - 8 Skill Mastery Head Nurse/Training Officer

Week 9 – 10 Skill Mastery/Evaluation Head Nurse/Training Office

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