Objective To investigate the effects of individual and collective health education on hemodialysis patients with hyperkalemia. Methods Thirty hyperkalemia patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis from Mar. 2013 to Mar. 2014 were set as the control group, in which the patients were given pre-established individual health education by the hemodialysis nurse weekly. Another 30 patients of the same sort, as the experiment group, were treated with individual health education combined with collective health education weekly from Apr. 2014 to Apr. 2015. The two groups were compared in term of serum potassium before and after intervention. Result Serum potassium of the experiment group after the intervention were significantly lower than the control group and the experiment group after the intervention (P<0.001). Conclusion Individual health education combined with collective health education can change traditional indoctrination one-way communication to the two-way communication conversion , make the patients consciously change their incorrect dietary behaviors, and reduce the serum potassium levels in the hemodialysis patients with hyperkalemia.

Objective To explore the correlations and status of self-management level and the quality of life of patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Method The self-management behavior rating scale and World Health Organization Quality of Life-brief (WHOQOL-BREF) were used among 59 patients undergoing hemodialysis for the investigation. Results The score by WHOQOL-BREF was (40.56 ± 6.15) and that by the self-management behavior rating scale was (86.99 ± 16.41). The self-management level and the quality of life were positively correlated. Conclusion The measures including enhancing fluid intake, improving patient's compliance, encouraging them to actively participate in physical exercise and social activities can be done to improve their self-management and ultimately improve their quality of life.

Objective To investigate the sleep quality of maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients and analyze its associated factors. Methods The convenience sample method was used to choose 424 MHD patients from 7 hospitals.A set of questionnaires were used in this investigation,including demographic data form,Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI),restless legs syndrome (RLS),social support rate scale (SSRS),subjective global assessment (SGA),family APGAR index (APGAR) and family burden scale of disease (FBS). Results PSQI score of 395 MHD patients (93.2％) was ≥5.APGAR and social support total points were negatively correlated with sleep quality (r=-0.133,P=0.006; r=-0.105,P=0.031).Family burden total point was positively correlated with sleep quality (r=0.215,P=0.000).Nutrition (F=46.123,P=0.000),restless legs syndrome (F=9.392,P=0.000) and sleep apnea syndrome (F=5.645,P=0.001) were closely associated with sleep index scores. Conclusions Incidence of poor sleep quality in MHD patients of our study is quite high.Sleep quality of MHD patients is correlated with lots of factors,such as family concern,social support.

Objective To observe the clinical effect of peroutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT) of parathyroid gland guided by color ultrasound on dialysis patients with secondary hyperparathy-roidism. Methods Percutaneons ethanol injection therapy (PELT) was used for seven patients who suf-fered from secondary hyperparathyroidism, and systemic perioperative nursing care and relative health edu-cation were applied. Results All patients had obtained successful operation without any operative sud-denness or associated complications,Patients" serious scratching and bone ache was obviously relieved.Conclusions Treatment with PEIT and effective nursing to patients suffered from secondary hyper-parathyroidism can reduce the complications, and than improve the quality of live for patients.

Objective To explore how to reduce and quickly deal with all kinds of alarm in the dialysis process, to ensure the safety of dialysis, improve the coping ability of nurses, improve the quality of nursing and the satisfaction of patients. Methods Various kinds of alarm and nurse processing time in hemopurification center of our hospital from 2013 to 2014 were recorded and analyzed, the emergency treatment measures were found out, the coping methods were developed, the coping process were improved, and the training of nurses was strengthened. The various parameters were rerecorded and compared after training (2015 to 2016). Results The most common alarm in dialysis process was venous pressure alarm, accounting for 16.45%(15925/96831) of the total alarm, the lowest limit was 10.34%(10020/96831), and the highest limit was 6.11%(5905/96831). The total conductivity alarm was 10.33%(9969/968310), the nurse' s alarm processing time of the lowest limit was (53.11 ± 12.84) s, the highest limit was (136.77 ± 42.88 ) s, the conductivity alarm was (54.17 ± 33.55) s. After the training of nurses, the alarm frequency was reduced (χ2=3.164, P<0.05), the venous pressure alarm accounts for 14.69% (15415/104913) of the total alarm , the lowest limit was 9.52% (9985/104913),and the highest limit was 5.18%(5430/104913), the total conductivity alarm was 7.54%(7913/104913). The alarm processing time was shortened:the lowest limit was (40.94 ± 10.38) s, the highest limit was (119.15 ± 38.79) s (t=3.944, 3.304, P<0.05). The work efficiency and patient satisfaction degree were improved. Conclusions Through the summary and training of all kinds of alarm in the dialysis process, it can effectively reduce the alarm frequency of the dialysis process, improve the work efficiency of nurses, and improve the satisfaction degree of patients.

Humans ; Renal Dialysis ; Pruritus