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Renal Failure & Dialysis Acute Management

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  • What this means clinically: **RN** You **manage HD/PDF** orders: **medication timing around dialysis**, **antibiotic redosing**, **vascular access care**, **troubleshoot machine alarms** per competency, **titrate** **UF** within parameters, **administer** **emergent hyperkalemia meds**, and **teach** **diet/fluid/meds** for **ESRD**.

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RN You manage HD/PDF orders: medication timing around dialysis, antibiotic redosing, vascular access care, troubleshoot machine alarms per competency, titrate UF within parameters, administer emergent hyperkalemia meds, and teach diet/fluid/meds for ESRD. For AKI, you monitor strict I/O, daily weights, avoid nephrotoxins when possible, and prepare for CRRT themes if stem includes ICU.

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