Nursing assessment and intervention on uremic pruritus of patients with maintenance hemodialysis

VernacularTitle:维持性血液透析患者皮肤瘙痒的评估及护理
Author: Xiu-Yun MENG ¹ ; Shen CHEN
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1. 首都医科大学附属北京同仁医院
Keywords: Dialysis; Pruritus; Nursing assessment; Nursing
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2010;16(13):1527-1529
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To summarize nursing assessment and nursing intervention on uremic pruritus in 60 maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods The items of nursing evaluation were puritus severity, the efficiency of dialysis, cardiac function and nutritional states. Nursing intervention included appropriate using hemodialysis skills, skin care and psychological support. Results The severity of uremic pruritus in MHD patients were decreased significanfly from (6.85±1.31) to(2.02±0.13) (P<0.01).Conclusions The appropriate application of nursing assessment and nursing intervention can improve the symptom of uremic pruritus in MHD patients.