Planning tools · Free printables
Free dialysis planning tools.
Keep the questions, notes, and treatment-day details you want to remember in one place. These printables can be reused from your first treatment onward. Print what you need or save the PDFs to your phone.
These tools are for organization and education; they do not replace your dialysis care team or serve as a medical record.
Want to keep your notes in one place? These 12 worksheets will always be available individually for free. For a guided format, get the printable 4-week Starter ($9.99) or view the printed 90-Day Companion ($39.99).
Twelve free printables for treatment day and the days between.
Use the first set to prepare for treatment and organize questions. Use the tracking pages for weight, fluid, blood pressure, medications, and treatment-day patterns between visits. Each one downloads on its own, no email needed.
Getting started
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First Hemodialysis Treatment Checklist
A simple checklist for preparing for a first in-center treatment and writing down the questions you want to remember. Learn how to use the first-treatment checklist.
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Treatment Day Packing Checklist
A repeatable packing list for essentials, comfort items, entertainment, and organization, with room to follow your clinic’s own rules and instructions. See the packing checklist guide.
Download PDFQuestions & notes
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Questions for My Dialysis Team
Prompts for treatment, access, medications, nutrition, fluid, symptoms, planning, and the three questions you most want to ask today. See tips for organizing your questions.
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Treatment Day Notes & Questions Log
A reusable page for questions, things you want your care team to know, notes from conversations, and follow-up reminders. Learn how to use the notes and questions log.
Download PDFContacts & medications
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My Dialysis Care Team & Contacts
One place for facility information, care-team names, transportation contacts, and other practical contact details. See the care-team contacts worksheet guide.
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Medication List
One up-to-date, printable list of everything you take, ready for appointments, treatment, and the pharmacy. See the medication list guide.
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Pre/Post Weight Log
A reusable log for recording your weight before and after each treatment to spot patterns over time. Learn how to use the weight log.
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Fluid Log
A reusable weekly log, with a row for each day, for tracking fluid intake and noticing patterns between treatments. Learn how to use this fluid log.
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Blood Pressure Log
A reusable log for blood pressure readings around treatment or at home. See the blood pressure log guide.
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Daily Treatment Tracker
One row per treatment: weight, fluid, blood pressure, treatment status, and symptoms, all on one page. Learn how to use the daily treatment tracker.
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How to Check Your BP at Home
Step-by-step guidance for taking an accurate home blood pressure reading, including cuff position, timing, and posture. Ask your care team which readings matter for you. Read the home blood pressure instructions.
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Dialysis Terms Quick Reference
Plain-language definitions for common treatment terms. Your care team sets any targets that apply to you. See the dialysis terms guide.
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Turn a worksheet into a next step.
Use only what helps today, then move to the part of Renal Care Planner that matches what you need next.
Getting ready for treatment?
- Your First Hemodialysis Treatment: What to Expect
- What to Bring to Dialysis
- Fistula vs. Graft vs. Catheter
About these tools. These pages are for organization and education. They are not treatment records, prescriptions, or instructions to change dialysis care. Clinics and social workers may print copies for patient education. Please keep the Renal Care Planner name on the page and leave the medical-boundary wording as written.