Objectives {7}
anxiety, pain
ADVERSE EVENTS, SECONDARY
We hypothesize that a training program for nurses on AVF approach in procedural simulation versus theoretical input alone would decrease the adverse events related to AVF punctures and would be beneficial for the patient. As the patient’s management is not modified, only the consequences of the optimization of the procedure will be evaluated through the collection of the number of adverse events occurring during AVF puncture.The primary objective was to compare the number of adverse events related to AVF puncture between a group receiving theory- and simulation-based training (TTST) and a group receiving only theoretical training (TT).There were secondary objectives that were to compare the TTST and TT groups: occurrence of other adverse events related to AVF puncture during a hemodialysis session, patients’ experience of pain and anxiety, and nurses’ behavioral changes in medical device use.