英文摘要 |
This article described the nursing experience of an ESRD case who received a kidney transplant five years ago but was resuming hemodialysis treatment again after the failure of the renal transplant. For the period of patient hemodialysis lasting from January 16 through to March 20, 2014, the author verified through physical assessment, observation, interviews and Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns that the patient had the following problems: fluid overload, lack of adequate knowledge, risk of infection, and hopelessness. Nursing intervention during the care period taught the patient the following: medication, diet and wound care for arteriovenous fistulas to prevent infection; keeping a diet diary to review and maintain a proper diet for effective water control and preventing hyperphosphatemia; improving the patient’s psychological shape through listening, companionship, and introduction of successful secondary transplant cases to build up hope for the future, help them face living with dialysis again, and draw up new plans for the future. Experience shared in this article will hopefully provide peers with a useful reference in caring for such patients in the future. |