Goal: To provide an overview of tunneled, cuffed catheter use and quality improvement measures in one center's inpatient hemodialysis setting.
Objectives:
Explain the process of hemodialysis catheter care.
Discuss how a healthcare team can be motivated to make changes during a quality improvement project.
Describe the catheter evaluation and selection process as part of this institution's ongoing quality improvement project.
Acknowledgment: The author would like to thank Annie W. Tu, Sohail Ahmad, and Patrick Willis for their suppoer and participation in the Catheter Trial project.
Statement of Disclosure: The author reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this continuing nursing education article.
