Nurses Knowledge and Practice Regarding Care for the Patients during Hemodialysis

Background: Hemodialysis is a common renal replacement therapy offered in hospital based units.Aim: The aim of the present study is to assess nurses knowledge and practice regarding care for the patients during hemodіalysіs at Ismailia Hospitals. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive exploratory design was used in this study. Subjects were composed of all available nurses that providing direct care to patients in hemodialysis units at Ismailia University Hospital and Ismailia General Hospital, the study included 50 nurses. Tools: Two tools were used, namely a self questionnaire and an observation checklist. Results: The findings of the study indicated that the majority of studied nurses 90% had satisfactory level of total knowledge about hemodialysis, while 44% of studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of practice regarding care for the patients during hemodialysis. There was no significant correlation between practice score and total knowledge scores. Conclusion: The majority of studied nurses had satisfactory total knowledge regarding hemodialysis; while the studied nurses had unsatisfactory practice regarding care for patients during hemodialysis. Reconunendations: Continuous nursing educational and in-service training programs on Hemodialysis Unit, periodic monitoring of nurses knowledge and practice to evaluate the level of nurses.