Posted: June 12th, 2017

Your patient had surgery to form an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis. Which information is important for providing care for the patient?

Your patient had surgery to form an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis. Which information is important for providing care for the patient?

1. The patient shouldn’t feel pain during initiation of dialysis
2. The patient feels best immediately after the dialysis treatment
3. Using a stethoscope for auscultating the fistula is contraindicated
4. Taking a blood pressure reading on the affected arm can cause clotting of the fistula