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Entering and Updating PD Catheter.

Entering and Updating PD Catheter.

Quick guidde

1. Introduction

This tutorial guides you through entering new or updating existing peritoneal dialysis catheter records. You will learn how to input catheter details, manage status changes, and document complications to ensure accurate patient records and effective catheter management.

Introduction

2. Select your Patient

Search and select your patient by clicking on the radio button to the left of the patients name.

Select your Patient

3. Click "Catheter (PD)"

Navigate to Peritoneal Dialysis, Catheter and Catheter (PD).

Click 'Catheter (PD)'

4. Click "Add New Catheter"

Select "Add New Catheter" to initiate the process of entering a new peritoneal dialysis catheter record.

Click 'Add New Catheter'

5. Enter Information

Enter the fields such as Date of Insertion, Date of First Use, PD Type and Location.

Enter Information

6. PD Type

Click the PD Type dropdown to choose the catheter options of CAPD and CCPD.

PD Type

7. Select Location

Click the location dropdown to select the catheter placement site, options include various abdominal quadrants.

Select Location

8. Transfer Set

Enter the Transfer Set Date. The Reminder Replacement date will automatically fill in for 6 months in advance. You can manually adjust that, if needed. Enter any Notes and click Save. This information will be displayed on your Nursing Visit Assessment.

Transfer Set

9. Click "Save"

Click the "Save" button to store the new catheter information securely in the system.

Click 'Save'

10. Select the Date

To update the catheter status or enter an infection, malfunction, revision or other complications you'll want to select the blue hyperlink date from the Catheter PD tab.

Select the Date

11. Catheter Status Change and Reason

Select the status field to reflect the catheters condition of Current or Abandoned. Enter the Date. Click the reason dropdown to specify why the catheter status changed, with options like Access Removed or Catheter Malfunction.

Catheter Status Change and Reason

12. Save

Don't forget to always save your information!

Save

13. Additional Tabs

Across the top you'll have the options to view Current Catheter, enter Infections, Malfunction, Revisions, and Other Complications.

Additional Tabs

14. Select Infection

When selecting Infections and clicking "Add" you can input a new infection record associated with the catheter.

Select Infection

15. Infection Form

Note that any field with a red asterisk is mandatory before saving. Enter in as much information as possible before clicking Sign & Save. Your also able to go back into this infection record to document lab results. Information entered on infections will cross into PD Infection Reporting.

Infection Form

16. Other tabs

Each additional tab such as Malfunction, Revisions, Other Complications is addressed in the same manner. The staff will click the tab and "Add New" Enter the information to support each procedure then save.

Other tabs