| Theme | Computerization and Indication of the Clinical Chart | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Effect of personal worksheets in obtaining patient information before hemodialysis | |
| Publish Date | 2002/10 | |
| Author | Kanae Yotsui | Department of Nursing, Blood Purification Center, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital |
| Author | Yuriko Fujisaki | Department of Nursing, Blood Purification Center, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital |
| Author | Yoshihiro Tominaga | Department of Surgery, Renal Center, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | The number of situations where there are a number of hemodialysis patients who require intensive treatment for complications due to chronic renal failure and need to be hospitalized in our institute is gradually increasing. To perform safe and comfortable hemodialysis it is necessary for the staff members working at hemodialysis centers to obtain adequate information on theses patients in a limited time. In our hospital, information about nursing for each patient admitted to each ward has been disseminated on individual sheets, called "worksheets", by nurses working on the wards and managed by a computer system. We try to use the worksheet to acquire the patients' information before every hemodialysis treatment. Before hemodialysis, the worksheets are taken from the computer system and printed out in the hemodialysis center. Based on the information gathered before hemodialysis, we can plan nursing care for each patient during hemodialysis. Moreover, the worksheet is very useful in having patients' information shared with all staff members working in the hemodialysis center and contributes to good team work. | |