Core Curriculum for the Dialysis Technician, 7th Edition

The Core Curriculum is the industry’s premier, comprehensive training tool to help dialysis technicians—and nurses—learn to provide safe, compassionate, high-quality care for people with end-stage kidney disease. The 7th edition’s easy-to-read, referenced, and illustrated modules cover:

• Kidney failure and the dialysis environment
• Dialysis principles and treatment options
• Infection control, procedures, complications, and vascular access
• Dialysis equipment and water treatment
• Home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis equipment and care
• Professionalism, customer service principles, and conflict resolution techniques
• Emergency planning, environmental considerations, and crisis management
• A new focus on health equity and disparities in medicine