A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAM ON LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF DIALYSIS IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS AMONG GNM IIND YEAR STUDENTS STUDYING AT SGRRU, COLLEGE OF NURSING, DEHRADUN
Author(s) -
Nisha Kumari,
Bijayata Sharma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/11945
Subject(s) - end stage renal disease , dialysis , medicine , disease , modalities , population , stage (stratigraphy) , intensive care medicine , paleontology , social science , environmental health , sociology , biology
The word dialysis derived from Greek word dialusis, meaning dissolution,diameaning through,andlysismeaningloosening.Dialysisisaprocessforremovingwasteand excesswaterfrom theblood,andisprimarilyusedtoprovideanartificialreplacement forlostkidneyfunctioninpeoplewithrenalfailure.Dialysismaybeusedforthosewith anacutedisturbanceinkidneyfunctionorforthosewithprogressivebutchronically worseningkidney function. Thenumberofpatientsbeingtreatedforend-stagerenal disease(ESRD)globallywasestimatedtobe2,786,000attheendof2011and, with a 6-7% growthrate,continuestoincreaseatasignificantlyhigherratethantheworld population.Ofthese2,786,000ESRDpatients,approximately2,164,000wereundergoing HDtreatment. Inviewofincreasingnumberofkidneypatientitisvitalthatnursesmustbe skilledinrenalnursing,maintainahighstandardofclinicalpractice,haveexcellent communicationskills,anddeveloptheindividualleadershipandmanagementalbilities. Nursesshouldbeinvolvedinmultiprofessionaldiscussionswheredecisionsaremade aboutchanges in patient treatment. In addition, nurses require the clinical skills and competencies to managerenal patients in different stages of their illness and on particular RRT modalities. (Bouallègueetal, 2013).
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