decreased need for monitoring blood pressure during dialysis.

increased need for sterilization of solution containers.

poorer clearances at low blood pump speeds.

decreased dialysis time for patients.

Minimizing the number of blood transfusions administered to patients

Clearing visible blood off environmental surfaces

Requiring staff members to wear a fresh pair of gloves for each patient contact

Preferentially hiring staff members who are hepatitis B antibody positive

Prior to each shift of dialysis treatment

Every morning of dialysis

Every hour of dialysis

At the end of every treatment

To kill fungi such as yeast

To kill gram-positive bacteria

To kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

To kill gram-negative bacteria

dialysate pump failure.

inadequate water.

incorrect blood pump segment size.

power failure.

tubular infiltrate.

glomerular filtrate.

protein metabolism.

carbohydrate metabolism.

Run the patient on the dialyzer.

Return the dialyzer to the reprocessing staff to have a sticker added.

Set up another dialyzer for the patient.

Ask the patient if this is his dialyzer.