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)