Assisting dialysis facilities to improve both staff and patient awareness of specific patient safety areas, promoting patient safety values, and building a culture of patient safety in every dialysis facility.
Culture of Safety (Mandatory 1st Module)
Culture of Safety (Mandatory)
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
- Describe the basic concepts of patient safety in the healthcare environment
- Identify best practices to prevent safety errors
Care Coordination/Care Transitions
Care Coordination/ Transitions
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
- Define care coordination and care transitions
- Discuss challenges associated with care coordination
Mental-Behavioral Health
Mental-Behavioral Health
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
- Recognize depression and how it manifests among patients with end stage renal disease
- Identify key concepts associated with treatments for depression
Antibiotic Stewardship
Antibiotic Stewardship
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
- Define antibiotic stewardship
- Apply the CDC’s core elements of antibiotic stewardship within the dialysis facility
Health Literacy
Health Literacy
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
- Explain the impact limited health literacy has on clinical outcomes for people with kidney disease
- Identify at least three (3) indicators of limited health literacy
Home Dialysis Therapy
Home Dialysis Therapy
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
- Educate all eligible patients about home dialysis therapy
- Assess all eligible patients for interest, and refer as appropriate, all eligible patients to home dialysis therapy
Slips, Trips, and Falls
Slips, Trips, and Falls
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
- recognize patient safety issues associated with slips, trips, and falls in the dialysis unit
- identify slip, trip, and fall prevention strategies in the dialysis unit
Transplantation
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
- recognize transplantation as the preferred modality for dialysis patients with ESRD
- implement clearly defined education and referral protocols that utilize a facility-level transplant liaison in transplantation discussions with patients and staff coordination
Vaccinations
Vaccinations
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
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identify recommended vaccinations for dialysis patients
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discuss myths vs. facts related to vaccinations
Advance Care Planning
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
- understand advance care planning and how it can be used in clinical practice
- identify key concepts associated with advance care planning
- describe approaches to support patients in advance care planning
Patient Engagement
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
- define patient engagement and patient-centered care
- describe how effective patient engagement impacts outcomes among patient with end stage kidney disease (ESKD)
- identify interventions to actively engage patients in their care
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