Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is commonly used to support critically ill patients with acute kidney injury or chronic renal disease whose condition is too unstable for them to tolerate intermittent hemodialysis. Current publications related to CRRT programs in the United States and Canada note key themes related to the development and maintenance of CRRT training programs. A successful CRRT training program should consider and incorporate adult learning principles whenever possible. A variety of teaching methods to deliver information to nurses, including online learning modules, didactic lecture, return demonstration, and high-fidelity patient simulation are key to training programs for this high-risk complex therapy. This article outlines the approach to training nurses to care for patients receiving CRRT at a health care system in Arizona.
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Spring 2017
Symposium Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy|
March 15 2017
Training and Maintaining: Developing a Successful and Dynamic Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Program
Heather Przybyl, RN, DNP, CCRN;
Heather Przybyl, RN, DNP, CCRN
Heather Przybyl is Clinical Education Specialist, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, 1111 E. Mc Dowell St, Phoenix, AZ 85006 ([email protected]). Jill Evans is Nursing Director, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Laurie Haley is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Jodi Bisek is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Emily Beck is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Jill Evans, RN, MS, NEA-BC;
Jill Evans, RN, MS, NEA-BC
Heather Przybyl is Clinical Education Specialist, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, 1111 E. Mc Dowell St, Phoenix, AZ 85006 ([email protected]). Jill Evans is Nursing Director, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Laurie Haley is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Jodi Bisek is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Emily Beck is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Laurie Haley, RN, CCRN;
Laurie Haley, RN, CCRN
Heather Przybyl is Clinical Education Specialist, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, 1111 E. Mc Dowell St, Phoenix, AZ 85006 ([email protected]). Jill Evans is Nursing Director, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Laurie Haley is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Jodi Bisek is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Emily Beck is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Jodi Bisek, RN, BS, CCRN;
Jodi Bisek, RN, BS, CCRN
Heather Przybyl is Clinical Education Specialist, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, 1111 E. Mc Dowell St, Phoenix, AZ 85006 ([email protected]). Jill Evans is Nursing Director, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Laurie Haley is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Jodi Bisek is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Emily Beck is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Emily Beck, RN, BSN, CCRN
Emily Beck, RN, BSN, CCRN
Heather Przybyl is Clinical Education Specialist, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, 1111 E. Mc Dowell St, Phoenix, AZ 85006 ([email protected]). Jill Evans is Nursing Director, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Laurie Haley is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Jodi Bisek is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Emily Beck is Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Facilitator, “New to CRRT” class and annual CRRT competencies, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona.
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AACN Adv Crit Care (2017) 28 (1): 41–50.
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Heather Przybyl, Jill Evans, Laurie Haley, Jodi Bisek, Emily Beck; Training and Maintaining: Developing a Successful and Dynamic Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Program. AACN Adv Crit Care 15 March 2017; 28 (1): 41–50. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2017122
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