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Policies and Procedures on Infection Control

RATIONALE
In haemodialysis patients, poor personal hygiene is a risk factor for vascular access site infec-
tions. Therefore, haemodialysis patients with poor personal hygiene habits should be taught how
to improve and maintain their personal hygiene.
In additional, there is a higher rate of infections in haemodialysis patients when new or inexperi-
enced dialysis staff manipulates the patient’s vascular access. Because of this, all dialysis staff
should be trained in infection control procedures. Documenting educational materials and objec-
tives must be part of patient’s records and staff orientation records.
Tracking the occurrence of infections can help identify the source and allow corrective action to
be taken. Ongoing quality assurance, risk management, or CQI efforts should be in place to
monitor the incidence of infections, to evaluate the response to patient and staff education, and
identify future educational needs.

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