Situation Station
Cathaway
See - VC
Easy as 1,2,3
Access Care
100

HD CVC ESRD patient runs 5/1 - 7/18 & expires 7/20/20. Impact July DQI metric?


No, not under the current DQI rules due to expiration

100

Schedule an intervention if Rule of 6's are not met at ____ weeks post surgery.

100

Full name of our CAAM (spelling must be accurate) 

Martha Broersma 

100

CVC In-Use Rate Calculation 

Total # of CVC In-Use/Total # of Metric Eligible Patients 

100

Two Part Question: 

True or False: Scrubbing the hub is only required prior to placement of ClearGuardHD caps, but optional any time CVC is connected/disconnected from bloodlines such as during line reversal, or if the patient is disconnected during treatment for any reason. 

Hub Scrub time is ____ seconds,

False and 15 

200

ESRD PD patient with PD treatments in April & May at Facility A, becomes CVC ICHD patient at Facility B with first HD run 6/30/21.

When and which facility (A or B) will patient impact CVC DQI metric?


Requires 3 consecutive months with a DQI assigned modality of ICHD or HHD. In this scenario, they’d probably be assigned to ICHD in July so the clock starts in July and would first become eligible at Fac B in September.

200

Policy: Cannulation of New Arterial Venous (AV) Fistula”  says to start with ____ gauge for first ____ weeks; BFR not to exceed _____ml/min.

17; 2; 250 

200

CVC In-Use rate accounts for ____% of DaVita ICHD DQI

20

200

3 EXLCUSION reasons for CVC In-Use rate not counting towards DQI 

AKI, PEDS, Visitor, Inactive in SNAPPY; less than 90 days; PD Modality Assignment; Interruption of Service

200

Use the ‘Rule of 6s’ to determine if an AVF is mature

<0.6 cm deep; >0.6 cm wide; >600 ml/min

300

AKI CVC patient starts 3/15/21, turns ESRD 5/30/21. When will patient impact CVC DQI metric?


90 days from FDODD is 6/13, 90 days from FDODE is 8/28, so they will become eligible in August based on tenure, assuming no other exclusions apply

300

Pre-Pump Arterial negative pressure, if > ___% of BFR result indicates insufficient access blood flow.  If Arterial Needle is well tolerated cannulate with Venous Needle note Venous Pressures, if >____% of BFR result indicates outflow resistance check for Stenosis

50;50

300

October Preliminary Month End CVC Rate (Region) 

15.33%

300

The INCLUSION criteria to be consider metric eligible

greater or equal to 90 days from FDODD or DRCDB

300

This is the cause when CVC arterial limb has insufficient inflow (pulling) but tolerates infusion (pushing)

Fibrin Occlusion

400

HD CVC/AVF ESRD patient has AVF cannulated with 2 needles on 7/20/21, but access infiltrates and the AVF needs to rest for 2 weeks and CVC only is used for the rest of July. Impact July DQI metric?


Yes, only looking at the access used in the last treatment of the month

400

Two important steps data steps to ensure CVC is permanently removed in our systems 

1. Removal event in SNAPPY 

2. D/C orders for CVC lumen locks per physician order 

400

CVC In-use rate accounts for ____% of 5 Star rating 

40 

400

The assessment period for CVC In-Use 

Last 1M ( in use for the month reported, but looks back a prior 3 months for consecutive use)


NOTE: Not a 3 month rolling average 

400

List the # of supplies needed for a Standard CVC Kit (Initiation/Put-on): 

Chux; Sterile Gauze Pads (4x4); Sterile Gauze Pads (2x2); Alcohol Prep Pads; 1.5 Roll of Single use tape; 10 ml syringe without needle; 10 ml prefilled syringes; Germicidal/antiseptic solution or swab  

8 items listed above 

2; 1; 1; 4;1;2;2; 1

500

HD CVC ESRD patient starts 4/30/20 at Fac. A, patient goes on vacation and runs 3 weeks (Aug.12th - Sept 4th) at Fac. B. (Pt. listed as a visitor in Reggie) Which facility (A or B) will patient impact CVC Aug. DQI metric?


Complicated. It would depend on the DQI Facility Assignment rules and the number of treatments. Most likely scenario is the patient would retain the Fac A assignment for August. They would likely not be eligible for the Visitor (<13 txs over 90 days) exclusion if they treated regularly at Fac A previously so Fac A would be impacted.

500

List all AVF/G Pathway Steps to CVC Removal (in order)

1. Access Education 

2. Vessel Mapping 

3. Surgical Evaluation 

4. Surgery 

5. Maturation  

6. Cannulation 

7. CVC Removal 

500

CVC exit site infection may be characterized by these 3 observations.

Erythema

Tenderness

Induration in the tissues overlying the catheter and > 2 cm from the exit

500

The # of times glove changes should occur, per policy, when performing (initiating) CVC care (do not count termination.) 

4-5 times (If patient mask needs adjustment at start of treatment that would require separate glove change) 

500

___% fewer infections in patients without a CVC vs. alternative access.

38

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