Role of Pediatric Nurses Regarding Children’s Needs Undergoing Hemodialysis Therapy | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 35, Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2021, Pages 496-509 PDF (226.02 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.191643 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Al Rafay S.S1; Tantawi H.R.1; El Farsy M.S.2; Ramadan D.H.1 | ||
| 1Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| 2Pediatric Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Pediatric nurse plays an important role in management needs of children with chronic renal failure (CRF) and undergoing hemodialysis therapy. Aim: It was to assess role of pediatric nurses regarding children's needs undergoing hemodialysis therapy. Research design: A descriptive design was utilized for this study. Settings: This study was conducted at Pediatric Hemodialysis Unit in Children’s Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals and El-Zahra University Hospital. Subject: A purposive sample was including 50 pediatric nurses caring for children undergoing hemodialysis therapy (25 nurses and 25 children from children's Hospital and 25nurses and 25 children from El-Zahra Hospital). Tools: A questionnaire sheet constituted 3 parts to assess: Demographic characteristics, nurses’ knowledge regarding renal failure and hemodialysis therapy, and Quality of life scale, this tool is adapted from (Varni & Limbers, 2011) to determine the needs of children undergoing hemodialysis therapy. Results: There were highly statistically significant differences between the total knowledge of the studied nurses and also their total role regarding needs of children undergoing hemodialysis therapy about renal failure and hemodialysis therapy and their educational level, years of experience and attending training courses at (p < 0.01). In addition, there was positive correlation between total nurses’ knowledge about renal failure and hemodialysis and their total role regarding the needs of children undergoing hemodialysis therapy. Conclusion: The current study concluded that, the role of pediatric nurse regarding needs of children undergoing hemodialysis therapy namely physical, social and emotional needs are affected by their educational level, years of experience and attendance of training courses. Recommendations: Periodic assessment of knowledge, and practice and continuous course training for all nurses who are providing care for children undergoing hemodialysis therapy, based on children’s actual needs assessment. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hemodialysis therapy; Children’s needs; Role of nurse | ||
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