英文摘要 |
Patients receiving hemodialysis have a double-lumen central catheter inserted in their bodies. The traditional method of catheter care was to secure the catheter to the skin with a piece of paper tape. It caused patient discomfort secondary to itching, patient body image change, limitation of patient daily activities, and further negative impacts on patient quality of life. Patient education on catheter care was focused on verbal guidance and personal experience sharing. Teaching care techniques were inconsistent, and nursing on-job in-service training were missing. Studies showed that patient satisfaction of the accuracy of catheter care teaching was only 69.4%, and 74.1% of the catheter care itself. The project team revised double-lumen catheter care standards and the dressing change procedure. A catheter bag was created to secure the double lumen catheter. Compact disks with handbooks for double lumen catheter teaching were produced for friendly usage. Continuing education training on the subject of double-lumen catheter care were also held for nurses. Quality monitoring on catheter care was implemented. With these interventions, the accuracy of catheter care teaching was improved from 69.4% to 91.2%, and the patient satisfaction level increased from 74.1% to 83.1%. The goal of the improvement project of double lumen central catheter care for patients receiving hemodialysis was achieved. |