Rahel Bahru, Margaret Purden and Margaret Kerr
McGill University, Canada
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Adv Practice Nurs
Introduction: Hemodialysis patients often deal with complex lifestyle changes such as diet and fluid restrictions that may alter their physical and emotional well-being. Nurses play an important role in promoting self-management and assisting patients to cope with these changes. Purpose: To explore hemodialysis patientsā?? perspectives of nursing care that enables or hinders their ability to manage their illness. Methods: A qualitative descriptive design was used. 6 male and 3 female hemodialysis patients were interviewed during their outpatient dialysis treatment at a university affiliated hospital. Results: Three major themes emerged: What it means to live with chronic kidney disease; Managing the illness and treatment regimen, and Nature of the therapeutic relationship with nurses to promote self-management. Patientsā?? narratives also revealed six important features of the nurse-patient relationship. Conclusion: Patients identified the nurseā??s friendly demeanour and being patient-centered as care that assisted them to selfmanage. These findings underscore the importance of creating a nurturing and supportive environment, and focusing on patientsā?? individual needs. Reflective practice may be a helpful strategy to assist the nurse to consider the interpersonal aspect of the nurse-patient relationship. The nurseā??s use of motivational interviewing may help to gain the patientsā?? perspective and engage them in their care.
Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing received 410 citations as per Google Scholar report
Spanish 
Chinese 
Russian 
German 
French 
Japanese 
Portuguese 
Hindi 