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Providing comprehensible dialysis education is quite important to prolonging survival and improving QOL in patients requiring dialysis therapy. The major roles of dialysis and nephrology nurses include teaching patients what to expect during hemodialysis and the details of dialysis treatment, as well as coaching concerning lifestyles for hemodialysis patients. However, patients who begin hemodialysis may not always be receptive of this education, because it is difficult to face restricted lifestyles including reduced QOL due to hemodialysis therapy. Dialysis and nephrology nurses, thus, need to assess patient's psychological state, and provide hemodialysis education to these patients while considering psychological changes and patients' readiness to undergo hemodialysis. |