Nursing care for patients with chronic renal disease in peritoneal dialysis
International Journal of Development Research
Nursing care for patients with chronic renal disease in peritoneal dialysis
Received 13th December, 2019; Received in revised form 26th January, 2020; Accepted 11th February, 2020; Published online 30th March, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Everton Luís Freitas Wanzeler et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: to describe nursing care for chronic renal patients in peritoneal dialysis method: This is an integrative review of the literature, based on scientific articles available in the Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) databases, and SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online and BDENF, the searches were carried out in October and November 2018 and resulted in the selection of 05 articles published between 2014 and 2015 result and discussion: According to the researched literature nursing assistance is given by the monitoring of vital signs, monitor patient weight before and after dialysis, examine access routes for dialysis and monitor phlogistic signs, take measures to control infections, provide emotional support, evaluate pain and administer prescribed analgesics, and perform massages for the relaxation of the patient. Conclusion: The nurse and his team should understand the clinical aspects of chronic renal disease, especially peritoneal dialysis and its complexity of treatment, especially when the modality is hemodialysis, which promotes not only physical symptoms, but significant changes in the routine of daily living and negative impact on the quality of life of patients and their families.