CONGRATULATIONS TO CCHT BOARD EXAM PASSERS JANUARY 30, 2010/ MAY 2010 CBT EXAMS SUSAN MUTUC CANDELARIA VILLA BLESSING UCHANMA ANDREW MUGENYI MARIA PILAR, EMILIO COLORADO VIRGINIA FISCHER MARAYA FIGUEROA MARIA EUSEBIO MELBA FLORES SAUL LOPEZ CAROLINA ALDAMA MARIBEL ALDAMA MARIA MARBAN MALIHA KHATOON DIEGO QUINTANA

This program is intended to prepare Dialysis Technicians for the Board Exam– BONENT, CCHT or any other Credentialing agency. The course includes a review of the Dialysis Core Curriculum , practice exams, confidence building exercises, group activities, lecture and test taking strategies. The course will cover content in which the technician examinations measure technical proficiency in certain skills and general areas of knowledge.

Test taking strategies , preparation , relaxation techniques for the following examination topics:

  Patient Care  Machine Technology  Water Treatment  Dialyzer Reprocessing  Education / Personal Development

Special Topics :

Relevant laws and rules regulating the practice of dialysis Renal Anatomy & PhysiologyInfection Control and universal PrecautionsBasic Chemistry of body fluids and electrolytesManifestations of renal failureBlood work and laboratory values related to dialysis Pharmacology of the drugs commonly used in dialysis Management of the complications of dialysis and renal failurePrinciples of patient education related to renal failureRequirements of DocumentationCommunication and team work skillsPrinciples related to the nutritional considerations for patients receiving dialysisPrinciples of safe effective dialysis carePsychosocial aspects of renal diseaseEstablishing and maintaining professional boundaries with a patientPrinciples of initiating, monitoring and discontinuing dialysis.

Why take this course?

Regulations for the Dialysis Technician now mandate that current technicians have until April 2010 to become certified.

Any technicians hired currently will have 18 months to become certified . Certification must be obtained through passing a nationally recognized exam. This certification will need to be renewed as required by the testing organization.

Program Hours: 20