A training program curriculum for dialysis technicians must include:

1. (1) General information relevant to the performance of selected hemodialysis tasks including:

   1. (a) Governmental regulations related to hemodialysis, the practice of nursing, and delegation;
   2. (b) The role of the dialysis technician in hemodialysis;
   3. (c) Ethical issues;
   4. (d) Client rights and responsibilities;
   5. (e) Terminology, abbreviations, and symbols;
   6. (f) Basic client care skills including the collection of vital signs, weight, intake, and output;
   7. (g) Standard precautions and aseptic technique;
   8. (h) Quality assurance and continuous quality improvement;
   9. (i) Documentation; and
   10. (j) Communication and interpersonal skills;
2. (2) Renal anatomy and physiology;
3. (3) Renal disease and treatments;
4. (4) Principles of hemodialysis;
5. (5) Hemodialysis equipment and machines, including water treatment and dialysate preparation;
6. (6) Access procedures;
7. (7) Laboratory procedures;
8. (8) Administration of local anesthetics, normal saline, and heparin;
9. (9) Initiating hemodialysis;
10. (10) Monitoring hemodialysis treatments, troubleshooting, and when to report to the registered nurse;
11. (11) Identification of complications and response to hemodialysis-related emergencies;
12. (12) Discontinuing hemodialysis;
13. (13) Reprocessing and reuse; and
14. (14) Clinical or laboratory instruction for the purpose of demonstration of selected tasks of hemodialysis and evaluation of individual competence.

Source: 24 SDR 165, effective June 1, 1998 ; 49 SDR 1, effective July 6, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-9-21 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-9-3 , 36-9-4 , 36-9-4 .1, 36-9-21 .

Prior versions effective: 1998-06-01.