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Safe Device Use: Clinical Staff Competency:Dialysis unit

Dialysis machines, water alarms and the checks a unit runs every session.

For: Renal educators who must document competence of dialysis nurses and technicians on haemodialysis machines, water, and peritoneal dialysis.

Before you start: Safe Device Use (core) completed or in progress: this branch assumes the core's competencies and builds the Dialysis Unit specialism on them.

Start free: week 1 of a trackBook a demo for your team
Your mentor, a character in the trackSister Mona SalehRenal Unit Sister
Length
5 modules
Time
About 1 hour a week
Levels
Easy, Medium, Hard
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
On your own
$149, 12 months
Safe Device Use: Clinical Staff Competency: Dialysis unit: Medical City, renal and therapy
Medical City · renal and therapy

The arc · 5 modules · Ward Ready: Dialysis

What you'll be able to do

The job, done properly.

  • Monitors the extracorporeal circuit and answers its alarms safely
  • Recognises needle dislodgement and haemolysis
  • Completes water checks and responds to conductivity alarms
  • Runs APD safely and tests glucose correctly on icodextrin
  • Disinfects machines between patients
  • Keeps machines involved in harm as found

The story

BMEssentia Medical City Hospital, Haemodialysis Unit, Riverside satellite unit and the renal ward.

Sister Mona SalehRenal Unit Sister · your mentor (a character in the track)
“When alarms become a nuisance, report them. Tape is how patients die.”

Inside the track

What you actually use, every week.

The real screens: My track, a step with your mentor, a simulation, your skills map and the certificate.

My track
My trackThe arc of 5 modules, this module's case, your mentor and your next step, in Safe Device Use: Clinical Staff Competency: Dialysis unit's own colours.
A step with your mentor in the Device Lab
A step with your mentor in the Device LabThe step names what to look at on the real device, with hints that never give the answer away.Shown: Haemodialysis Machine with Sister Mona Saleh, this track's mentor
A simulation
A simulationReal hospital work in Medical City, scored and debriefed, at your level.
Your skills map
Your skills mapThis track's own competencies, from your baseline to mastery. They move only on evidence.Shown: a sample learner's progress
The certificate
The certificateA Certificate of Completion in the track's colours, with the work behind it.Shown: a sample for Noor Hassan, a fictional learner

The arc

5 modules, one ward at a time.

Each week is one working shift: learn, see inside, do, work, think, check, reflect. Open a week to see its real steps.

Module by module, ward by ward

  1. Module 1The haemodialysis circuit and its alarms
  2. Module 2Access, needles and haemolysis
  3. Module 3Dialysate, water and conductivity
  4. Module 4Peritoneal dialysis at the bedside
  5. Module 5The dialysis day (all devices)
  1. Module 1The haemodialysis circuit and its alarms3.5 h

    Air in the line.

    • DoGo deeper: Patient Safety case Air in the Line15 min
    • See insideGuided learning, day 1: Hemodialysis, checkpoints 1-18 of 6720 min
    • WorkUse studio: haemodialysis walk-through5 min
    • LearnDevice Library, Haemodialysis Machine: Safety, 'Failures that kill in minutes'5 min
    • + 10 more steps
  2. Module 2Access, needles and haemolysis1 h

    Port wine in the line.

    • DoGo deeper: Patient Safety case Port Wine in the Line15 min
    • See insideDevice Lab 22, Haemodialysis Machine: the blood path after the pump and the venous return5 min
    • WorkUse studio: access emergencies walk-through5 min
    • LearnDevice Library, Haemodialysis Machine: Safety, 'Human factors, and the alarms nobody believes'5 min
    • + 5 more steps
  3. Module 3Dialysate, water and conductivity1.3 h

    Every Tuesday.

    • DoGo deeper: Tech Detective case Every Tuesday15 min
    • See insideDevice Lab 22, Haemodialysis Machine: the dialysate path and its protections5 min
    • WorkUse studio: dialysate walk-through5 min
    • LearnDevice Library, Haemodialysis Machine: Safety, 'The water system, as a safety system'5 min
    • + 7 more steps
  4. Module 4Peritoneal dialysis at the bedside3.5 h

    Sweet numbers.

    • DoGo deeper: Patient Safety case Sweet Numbers15 min
    • See insideGuided learning, day 1: Automated peritoneal dialysis, checkpoints 1-17 of 6620 min
    • WorkUse studio: APD walk-through5 min
    • LearnDevice Library, Peritoneal Dialysis: Safety, 'Overfill' and 'The programming error'5 min
    • + 9 more steps
  5. Module 5The dialysis day (all devices)2 h

    The dialysis day.

    • DoClinical Engineer simulation: Dialysis Day (the engineer's side)25 min
    • CheckInterleaved: the day's devices10 min
    • ReflectRenal educator sign-off: a dialysis day10 min
    • + 4 more steps

Proof

Only evidence counts.

A step is done when there is evidence: a simulation score, a saved work document, a passed check or a signed observation. Opening a page never ticks anything.

  • Before and afterThe same baseline check on day one and in the final week, scored per competency.
  • Mastery, not attendanceA competency below threshold routes to its remediation and a re-check before sign-off.
  • The audit packYour weekly work documents and capstones, ready for a supervisor, an employer or an inspector.

The certificate

BMEssentia Certificate of Completion: Safe Device Use, Dialysis Unit

It names the track and the level you completed. Your portfolio holds the work behind it.

  • Every module of this ward branch completed with its quiz at or above the level's pass mark
  • Each ward device signed off by the ward educator (institutions) or self-assessed with evidence (individuals, shown as such)
  • Final check at or above the pass mark
  • Capstone graded 60 or above
  • The certificate lists each device with its sign-off date and its renewal date (12 months)

Dialysis unit safety walk

Walk every station for a week: detectors untampered, line routing, alarm limits, water checks, disinfection records.

Evidence it gives: Dialysis equipment and water safety.

Haemolysis or air embolism drill

Run an emergency drill for haemolysis or air in the circuit with the unit team.

Evidence it gives: Emergency training in dialysis.

Teach one dialysis device

Teach one dialysis device to two new staff with your quick card and observe them.

Evidence it gives: Peer teaching on dialysis devices.

Three levels

Easy, Medium or Hard.

A baseline check on day one places you, or you choose. The competencies are the same at every level; the support and the pressure change.

Easy

Baseline under 50% · simulations at Foundation

Worked examples first, then guided practice. Simulations at Foundation difficulty with the coach on and marking as you go. Fewer cases per week (the extra and hard-only cases are hidden). Mastery thresholds 10 points lower.

Medium

Baseline 50% to 74% · simulations at Practitioner

Guided to independent: the standard track. Simulations at Practitioner difficulty, the coach hidden but available, the extra cases each week from the middle of the track, mastery thresholds as stated.

Hard

Baseline 75% and above · simulations at Expert

Independent and interleaved: every simulation at Expert difficulty, all extra and hard-only cases, stricter mastery thresholds (+5), and time pressure.

Ways to get this track

On your own, with a plan, or with your organisation.

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This Deep Dive

$149for 12 months

  • The track's lessons, labs and Medical City scenarios
  • The certificate when you finish
  • The track mentor: 100 questions for the track, more with credit top-ups
  • Or the Safe Device Use: Clinical Staff Competency Full family: $799

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