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Detailed Needs and Requirements: Hemodialysis Unit
3. Patients' Dressing Area
A patient's dressing room containing individual cubicles with chairs and
lockers should be provided on the basis of one per bed plus two.
4. Nurses' Station
This area, located for visual surveillance of the bed areas, will
accommodate nurses and, at times, physicians or others. Space and
facilities should be provided for nurse charting functions with adequate
storage area space for patients' records and supplies. Space should
also be allowed to accommodate terminals for patient monitoring
equipment and future computer terminal.
5. Equipment Service Area
The equipment service area will be divided into three sub areas:
a. the soiled area for receiving, disassembling and cleaning,
b. a clean area for sterilizing and reassembling,
c. an area for storing prepared dialysate supply units and analyzers.
6. Dialysate Preparation Area
The dialysate preparation area should contain the necessary
concentrate, dilution tanks, and auxiliary equipment such as pumps,
valves, heater, monitor and panel control devices.
7. Examination/Treatment Room
An examination/treatment room similar to that provided in general
nursing units should be provided
8. Biochemistry Laboratory
The biochemical laboratory should contain facilities for biochemical,
hematologic and/ or bacteriologic processing and/or analysis of
specimens. This laboratory may be shared with other specialty units
such as the clinical studies unit.
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