英文摘要 |
This paper is about overcoming the physical and mental impacts on a 50-year-old female end-stage renal patient that had contracted fungal peritonitis and had to switch to hemodialysis after removal of the peritoneal dialysis catheter. The period of care lasted was the two weeks between February 4 and February 18, 2011, when the patient was hospitalized. Patient information was collected through observation, inspection and discussion then assessed using the Roy adaptation model. The care problems identified included acute pain, risk of dangerous infections, ineffective health maintenance and denial of improper behavior. During the nursing period, we assumed the roles of supporter, consultant and listener to guide and understand the feelings and needs of the patient while keeping her spirits up. It has been discovered that relaxation techniques such as massage and playing the patient's favorite Buddhist chants helped dramatically with relieving acute pain. After the nurses gave her dietary guidance and double-lumen catheter-related health education the patient was also able to change dressings properly, identify signs of infection, understand the nutritional and dietary details for different modes of dialysis, and accurately enforce diet control. After we established a good relationship and support system with the patient through care involvement, the patient was able to come to terms with the disease and correct improper behavior through positive adaption. As a result, the patient not only accepted the change of dialysis mode but also the new life style. End-stage renal patient forced to change treatment modes are vulnerable to the difficult physical and mental problems. This paper aims to share the experience of nursing these patients with other colleagues. |