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Early diagnosis of impaired blood flow is important to avoid foot amputation in patients undergoing dialysis. Dialysis nurses who actively participate in each dialysis session can identify extensive foot lesions or even those occurring during the early stages. Patients at a high risk of foot lesions should be carefully observed and monitored for neurological and blood flow disorders, as well as deformities, and other such conditions, and their progress should be evaluated using foot care sheets. Although the frequency of observation varies based on the state of the patient's foot, nurses need to be trained in observing and identifying foot lesions for early and accurate diagnosis. Periodic observation and care of feet is important based on the patient's condition. Nurses need to take foot care with observation that avoiding early treatment and amputation of foot lesions of dialysis patients and consciousness that the power of nursing protects the quality of life of dialysis patients. |