Patients with Catheters | Patients with Permanent AV Access | ||
1 | Hand hygiene | 1 | Hand hygiene |
2 | General access care at home (e.g., bathing with a catheter) | 2 | Washing the access site prior to treatment |
3 | Signs and symptoms of infection | 3 | General access care at home (e.g., don’t scratch or pick at the site) |
4 | How to respond if problems with catheter develop outside of the dialysis center | 4 | Signs and symptoms of infection |
5 | Risks associated with catheters/importance of permanent access | 5 | How to respond if problems with access develop outside of the dialysis center |
6 | Basic infection control practices during catheter accessing process (as a means to engage patients) | 6 | Basic infection control practices during cannulation process (as a means to engage patients) |