Renal Nurse

1. Patient care 

• Provide standard nursing care of dialysis patient as plan to patient in pre, post and throughout treatment under supervision of Renal Nurse Specialist. 

• Assist Physician during patient round, patient examination or procedure.  

• Deliver nursing care to patient as physician’s treatment order under supervision of Renal Nurse Specialist. 

• Document patient condition, treatment and progression completely. 

• Review, evaluate and report Laboratory result.  

• Demonstrates competency in RO system, setting-up, operating the dialysis machine. 

• Assesses patient’s condition, body weight and document in hemodialysis sheet with appropriate treatment plan. 

• Demonstrates competency in operating dialysis machine for double lumen or CVC patient.  

• Performs venipuncture AVF, AVG in order to initiate the dialysis under supervision of Renal Nurse Specialist. 

• Assessed patient’s condition and body weight post treatment to assure patient safety before discharge. 

• Educates and evaluates patient and family knowledge of kidney disease, treatment modalities and treatment plan. 

• Prepares dialysis machine and medical supply for the next day. 

• Performs other professional nursing activities as approved by Head Nurse.Demonstrates willingness to evaluate own practice. 

• Keeps abreast of current knowledge. 

• Avails self of continuing education programs.  

• Attends company’s education courses or conference once a year. 

2. Quality and safety 

• Provide nursing care and service to all patients with patient safety standard.  

• Document nursing record completely as professional standard 

• Checks and prepares readiness of emergency cart completely. 

• Checks and prepares readiness of Treatment cart. 

• Checks medical supply and stock 

• Provides for patient safety in the clinical environment. 

• Record incident and customer feedback and report to head nurse. 

• Demonstrates willingness to initiate or participate in unit quality activities for safety culture. 

• Innovates and initiates in unit CQI project development. 

3. Medication administration 

• Prepares medication as treatment plan. 

• Provides Medication administration for dialysis patient as medication safety standard. 

• Documents medication administration correctly and completely as medication safety standard and policy.  

• Review medication and blood value with patients every 1 month.  

• Review completeness of standard medication order in Medical Record sheet and encourage involved staff to complete record as standard. 

4. Communication and service 

• Communicates effectively with patient and family and ensures that the patient’s problem and feedback receive the rapid response.  

• Communicates effectively with multidisciplinary team. 

• Provide service to patient and family with quality of care. 

• Demonstrates willingness to take a good care and provide instruction to patient with excellent service behavior. 

• Provide excellent service and coordination with multidisciplinary team. 

• Complies with accepted dress code. 

• Maintains a professional image among colleagues and to the public. 

5. Education and learning 

• Demonstrates willingness to evaluate own nursing practice. 

• Keeps abreast of current nursing literature 

• Avails self of continuing education programs. 

•  Attends Thai Nephrology Nurses Society meeting or conference annually. 

• Attends company’s education courses or conference as requested 

• Exchange knowledge and skill sharing with team once a year. 

• (Journal or Interesting case presentation)