Training
This digital platform is now the official system used for all Home patient training and houses all patient training agreements.
What is Welcome Home?
Manufacturer Angelini Pharma ceased production of these two antiseptic/cleaning products used in peritoneal cath and CVC care
What is ExSept Plus and Alcavis 50?
In updated rationales, hand hygiene is performed to prevent cross-contamination, while PPE is worn specifically to achieve this
What is to protect the teammate?
In cardiopulmonary resuscitation updates (5-11-05 / 12-05-06), teammates must NOT activate the EMS system if the patient has this valid document on file
What is a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order?
Facilities must review their Clinical P&P Power and Internet Outage Backup Plan on this recurring schedule
What is semi-annually?
This legacy training handbook for home hemodialysis patients has officially been retired and archived in favor of WH
What is the HHD Horizons Patient Handbook?
Under updated PD procedures, this is the rule for using Alcavis 50 on the PD transfer set when training new PD patients
What is do NOT train new patients using Alcavis on the PD transfer set?
Clinical P&Ps have replaced the older term "Non-Physician Practitioner" (NPP) with this updated title
What is Advanced Practice Provider (APP)?
Per Home P&P, Home RNs must verify on this quarterly schedule that PD patients have unexpired supplies of this at home to immediately manage suspected peritonitis after hours
What is oral bridge therapy (antibiotics)?
Before an HHD patient is permitted to begin their very first home hemodialysis training session in the clinic, this environmental check and home visit must be completed
What is the HHD Pre-Training Home Visit with source water testing?
When conducting an in-home training session, this DVA approved digital tool or paper flowsheet option can be used for home tx records
What is DaVita Care Connect / my DaVita?
Clinics with remaining stock of discontinued antiseptics are instructed to take this action before switching to alternative procedures
What is use existing inventory until depleted?
In clinical documentation and P&P verbiage, the abbreviation for milliliters has been standardized to this formatting
What is "ml" (lowercase)?
During adult cycler setup procedures, this requirement now explicitly applies to every person present in the room during connection steps
What is wearing a mask?
Per Policies 5-01-27 (PD) and 12-01-27 (HHD), when a home patient is discharged from a hospitalization, the home nurse must assess the patient, conduct a Target Weight Assessment (TWA), and complete documentation within this mandatory timeframe
What is within 5 days post-discharge?
For safety and privacy compliance, nurses must perform this step regarding Wi-Fi on their DVA laptops immediately after finishing an in home session
What is removing/forgetting the patient's home Wi-Fi network from the laptop?
When applying a silver nitrate stick per physician order to treat hypergranulation tissue at a healed PD catheter exit site, the nurse must exercise strict caution to never touch this to prevent structural damage
What is the PD catheter itself?
In facility medication preparation updates, this is the PPE requirement when preparing medications inside a dedicated medication room versus in the open treatment area
What is no PPE required in a dedicated room, but a gown/lab coat is always required in the treatment area?
Following initial surgical PD catheter placement, Village Best Demonstrated Practice (BDP) recommends leaving the sterile surgical dressing undisturbed for approximately this many days, unless it becomes soiled or wet
What is 10 days?
To ensure infection control compliance and evaluate patient/care partner proficiency, Home RNs are required by P&P to perform and document a formal Patient Technique Assessment on this recurring cadence
What is quarterly (every 3 months)?
(Covers CAPD, CCPD, HHD, sterile connection technique, and access/exit site care)
Pre-admission home visits require special consent storage instructions because these prospective patients are not yet active in this system
What is Reggie?
In CVC care policy updates, facilities transitioning away from Alcavis 50 must review alternative germicidal solutions with this clinical leader
Who is the Medical Director?
This mandatory training tracking form is now integrated directly into CWOW rather than maintained exclusively on paper
What is the Mandatory Reporting Tracking Form (for abuse/neglect/exploitation)?
Under the 2026 adequacy lab protocol, adult PD patients prescribed treatments fewer than 7 days per week have monthly automated orders for this specific collection
What is a 24-hour urine collection (KRU urea clearance)?
Following a confirmed diagnosis or hospital discharge for peritonitis (PTN), Home P&P and clinical quality standards require the home nurse to conduct an in-home visit and technique review within this specific window to identify contamination risks and prevent recurrence
What is within 30 days?