Abstract

FORERO VILLALOBOS, Jenny  and  BARRIOS ARAYA, Silvia. Nursing role in predialysis visit in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. Enferm Nefrol [online]. 2016, vol.19, n.1, pp.77-86. ISSN 2255-3517.

Introduction: Patients with chronic kidney disease have specific care needs that lead to professional nephrology nursing to generate a comprehensive and individualized attention in order to identify and reduce risks through predialysis consultation and educate other healthcare professionals about their work in the activity. Objective: To identify and evaluate the effectiveness of predialysis consultation by nurses in patients diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, through the systematic review of the literature. Methodology: Electronic search of PubMed database, Meta search engines like Google Scholar, Epistemonikos, Scielo, Bireme, and care. 47 articles, 22 were quantitative and 25 qualitative, in adults 18 to 80 and between 2005-2015 were considered. Result: The predialysis consultation would help to make early diagnosis interventions, education and evaluation during the firsts stages of CKD, reducing morbidity and mortality, slowing the disease progression, making it necessary to redesign programs in chronic disease management, emphasizing the collaboration of a network led by the health professional specialist nurses to manage existing resources to the management of this condition. Conclusion: The query proves that predyalisis consultation provides tangible benefits to renal patients in the areas of prevention of CKD, adherence to the recommendations of the health professional and the choice of therapy.

Keywords : Consulting; Nursing; Pre-dialysis; Prevention; Choice of Therapy.

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