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Nursing Care for Patients with Peritoneal Dialysis.
HRUŠKOVÁ, Barbora
Peritoneal dialysis, together with hemodialysis, is one of the options for the renal function replacement. These days is the treatment with the help of peritoneal dialysis being used by more and more patients. One of the big advantages of peritoneal dialysis is the ability to care for yourself in the comfort of home, and that the patient doesn´t have to visit the center for dialysis several times a week. Theoretical part of this thesis is dedicated to peritoneal dialysis. Its physiology and types, types of peritoneal catheter and care of the floating tip. All the aids the patient needs for peritoneal dialysis are described here. You can find here description of the possible infectious on non-infectious complications. The last part is devoted to role of nurse in care of patients with peritoneal dialysis. The empirical part of this thesis was processed with help of a qualitative research. Our goal was to find out the most common problems of the peritoneal dialysis patient in their home environment. Based on the objective, there were made semi-structured interviews, that were performed with patients, who have or who used to have peritoneal dialysis. Information received from the patients was analyzed and divided into categories. The results of the research showed the most common problems of the patient with the peritoneal dialysis. The most common problems include the first reconciliation with peritoneal dialysis, fear of infection, but also fear of being able to go to work and others. This bachelor thesis could be helpful to the patients, who already experienced some kidney diseases or are just starting the medical treatment with help of peritoneal dialysis or are being treated by hemodialysis and are considering this option. This thesis may be also helpful to the students or already graduated nurses, who start working in hemodialysis center.
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