This customizable document, Medication Policy, is taken from MCN Healthcare's Dialysis Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry's leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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	POLICY: It is sometimes necessary to administer medication during the dialysis treatment through the dialysis lines. Physician's order must state the drug, the amount, the frequency and the route. All IV medications are to be given in the venous port unless otherwise ordered. Drugs commonly given are antibiotics, analgesics, antiemetics, vasopressors, volume expanders and anticoagulants. Hospital Nursing staff is responsible for the administration of medications not specific to dialysis treatment. Heparin dosage shall be titrated according to the physician's order and assessment of...
Second excerpt:
	...by the Dialysis Services nurse. They can be given IV drip through the venous line with the blood return. They also can be given post dialysis by the usual means by the hospital nursing staff. Dopamine is commonly used for blood pressure support for the patient with renal failure. Dopamine cannot be given by the Dialysis Services nurse unless it is an emergency. The patient must be on a cardiac monitor. The Dialysis Services nurse can assist the floor nursing staff by titrating the...