A Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Is Started on Hemodialysis

A patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is started on hemodialysis, and after the first treatment, the patient complains of nausea and a headache. The nurse notes mild jerking and twitching of the patient's extremities. The nurse will anticipate the need to

A) increase the time for the next dialysis to remove wastes more completely.
B) switch to continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) to improve dialysis efficiency.
C) administer medications to control these symptoms before the next dialysis.
D) slow the rate for the next dialysis to decrease the speed of solute removal.

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