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Change Concept #10
Education for Care Givers and Patients
To make good decisions about their care, dialysis patients and their caregivers need support and resources, including information about the value of fistulae over other access types, protecting their veins, and advocating for themselves with their health care team.
Changes for Improvement
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Literature
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Changes for
Improvement:
Develop Routine In-Servicing and Education Programs in Vascular Access for Facility Staff
Facilities should provide routine in-servicing and education programs for all staff to communicate the value of fistulae over other access types and best treatment practices for patients with fistulae.
Tools
Patient Resource List
Staff Resource List
Best Access Procedures from the Dialysis Unit's Viewpoint
Clamp Usage Policy Example
Cannulation of New Fistula Policy and Procedure
General FAQs for Professionals about Arteriovenous
Fistulas
Provider Resources
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Changes for
Improvement:
Provide Continuing Education for all Care Givers
Provide continuing education for all caregivers to include periodic
in-services by nephrologists, surgeons, and interventionalists.
Tools
Patient Resource List
Staff Resource List
Best Access Procedures from the Dialysis Unit's Viewpoint
Patient Resources
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Changes for Improvement:
Educate Patients to Improve Quality of Care and Outcomes
Facilities should educate patients on practices that can improve the quality
of their care and their outcomes (e.g., prepping puncture sites, applying
proper pressure at needle sites without clamps).
Patients should be taught, where feasible, to manage their puncture sites
without the use of clamps. This is especially important for self-care and
home dialysis. Emphasizing patient education and self-care (e.g., prepping
cannulation sites, patient or family member holding pressure, etc.) is
beneficial for patients and can actually reduce the workload for the staff
(reducing dependence on routine use of clamps).
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