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4. Assistant Medical Oicer Individuals with suitable qualiications and had preferably completed a six
month post basic renal nursing course. His duties are: a To provide haemodialysis treatment to patients with acute and end
stage renal disease. b To perform on-call duties as per roster.
c To recognize acute complications of haemodialysis, take remedial measures and inform doctor.
d To counsel and educate patients on dietary control, medication compliance and basic functions of haemodialysis machine.
e To adhere to infection control policies. f
To comply with nephrology practice protocols and guidelines. g To trace laboratory investigations, compile the haemodialysis
records and document the patients’ progress in the patients’ case notes.
h To collect patients’ data for National Renal Registry. i
To attend CME activities.
5. Staf nurse
Individuals with a diploma or degree in nursing from institutions recognized by the Malaysian Nursing Board and preferably had completed a six month
post basic renal nursing course. The nursing staf in the nephrology wards should be able to carry out
the following procedures after six months of service in the nephrology departmentunit.
a Assist the clinicians in haemodialysis catheter insertions. b Assist the clinicians in performing renal biopsy.
c Assist the clinicians in insertion of rigid peritoneal dialysis catheter. d Connect a patient with either a rigid or Tenckhof catheter to a PD
Cycler and disconnect upon completion of treatment.
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e Set up and operate a PD Cycler machine. f Perform nursing care in a patient with newly inserted Tenckhof
catheter. g Carry out dressing and heparinisation of a Tenckhof catheter or a
haemodialysis temporary or permanent vascular catheters.
6. Transplant Coordinator
Individuals with recognised nursing qualiication with experience or training in handling living or cadaveric renal transplant related activities that include:
public education, counselling of the potential donor or donor families, donor screening and donor maintenance, keeping an updated potential recipient
list and short listing suitable patients for transplantation as well as transplant coordination activities involving members of the diferent transplant teams
within or outside the hospitals.
