Activities

Facilities have the opportunity to complete activities during the week for a chance at winning a catered lunch from the Network! You may choose which activities to complete throughout the week. Activities include:

• Designate one day during the week for staff to wear RED. This serves as a conversation starter with patients who will be curious why everyone is wearing the same color. Use this as an opportunity to spread awareness about vascular access health.
• Hold an in-service with staff members about access management – feel the thrill and listen for a bruit!
• Provide patient education on access care and management. Consider having a vascular surgeon or an access center provide education.
• Recognize a patient or patients who have taken good care of their access. Provide them with a prize, patient spotlight board, certificate, etc.
• Distribute “celebration kits” or certificates for patients who have successfully converted from a CVC to a permanent access OR who have attended appointments to initiate permanent access.
• Create a tri-fold board or bulletin board about access care and management for display.
• Perform a Root Cause Analysis on any access-related hospital visits.
• Have staff and/or patients review pictures of “good” and “bad” access management and access sites
• Distribute QIRN5 Patient Wallet Cards to patients and discuss the importance of using if hospitalized to help ensure proper care of HD or PD accesses during their stay.
• Get CREATIVE – perform an activity of your choosing to promote a healthy access!

To report activities and be entered in the drawing for a catered lunch, please complete the following form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VascularAccessAwareness

Deadline for reporting: 11/22/2024

Share your work with us! We love to highlight your activities. Pictures can be shared with Katelynn Booth at kbooth@qualityinsights.org

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