The World Health Organization created a Surgical Safety Checklist with a pause or “time out” to help reduce preventable adverse events and improve communication. A similar tool might improve patient safety and reduce treatment-associated morbidity in the hemodialysis unit. Checklist utilization is one patient safety strategy that may be effective. Checklists have been shown to improve patient safety, adherence to protocols/policies, communication, teamwork, and consistency of care by standardizing procedures.
The safety checklist has been created specifically for the hemodialysis procedure, using a proven technique – Delphi Consensus Technique – for developing quality and patient safety measures in healthcare. HEMODIALYSIS SAFETY CHECKLIST BEFORE PATIENT ENTERS UNIT (SIGN IN) Patient identity confirmed Dialyzer and dialysate matches karderx Are there any new disorders? No Yes –…
