If your doctor instructs you to use this medication regularly for a long time, laboratory and medical tests (such as a magnesium blood test, vitamin B-12 levels) may be performed periodically to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Keep all regular medical and laboratory appointments.
The Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and other similar professional agencies conduct training courses in crisis prevention; such training are devised to benefit human resource personnel, healthcare professionals, educators and counselors who can learn how to deal with disruptive, violent, or emotionally distraught individuals.
One of the best ways to become familiar with dialysis treatments as a student is to request a clinical rotation in a dialysis setting. Nurses who want to become advanced practice nurses (APRN) in dialysis can choose either a nephrology nurse practitioner program or a nephrology clinical nurse specialist program.