Has your facility been trying to implement a "buttonhole" program, but you're not sure where to start? During this session, you will review cannulation and practice the technique on a simulation model. Join us as we explore this method of cannulation for the hemodialysis patient.
Contact hours available until 9/22/2015.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Lynda Ball – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
Conference Committee Disclosures:
Dawn Koonkongsatian – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
Kristin Larson – Employee, NxStage Medical
Denise Murcek – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
Beth St. John - Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
Lucy Todd – Employee, Baxter Healthcare
Kyra Trappett – Employee, DaVita
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses’ Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
ANNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 00910.
Objectives:- Identify patients who may be high-risk candidates for the buttonhole technique.
- Discuss the need for additional skin disinfection to prevent buttonhole infections.
- Discuss measures to utilize to successfully insert blunt needles in a patient experiencing the “after the weekend effect.”