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Quality assessment in nephrology nursing
Author(s) -
Waeleghem J.P.,
Elseviers M.M.,
Vos J.Y.,
Malderen P.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
edtna‐erca journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1755-6686
pISSN - 1019-083X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2000.tb00119.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrology , dialysis , flemish , hemodialysis , dialysis adequacy , nursing , intensive care medicine , archaeology , history
summary In order to evaluate the quality of nephrology nursing in Flanders, three quality indicators (anaemia, dialysis dose and patient satisfaction) were studied in 11 Flemish dialysis centres, including 521 haemodialysis patients. Median haematocrit (Hct) was 33.7 with 42% of patients not reaching the target level of 33. Median percentage removal of urea (PRU) was 64.8 with 52% of patients showing values below the target level of 65. PRU levels were significantly influenced by needle technique, type of vascular access, sex, duration of dialysis and diabetes The patient satisfaction questionnaire showed that most patients particularly appreciated the professional skills of the health care workers. On completing this study, we ex perienced that the regular use of well‐established indicators to assess the quality of nephrology nursing, is mandatory.