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Dialysis Nursing

Course Description: Dialysis nursing is an elective nursing curriculum for nursing students that focuses on providing students with principles designed to prepare future professional nurses with the necessary and appropriate skills and knowledge to assess, treat, and care for patients during dialysis, and to maintain the patient's normal fluid and electrolyte balance. It also covers the application of the nursing care process and prioritization of nursing care for dialysis patients, as well as the nurse's role in comprehensive kidney patient care at all stages, whether before, during, or after dialysis.
Credit hours: 3
Objectives of the course :

1. Review of the anatomy and physiology of the urinary system. .
2. Description of the health assessment for a hemodialysis patient. .
3. Discussion of the implementation of the nursing care plan for hemodialysis patients. .
4. Discussion of diagnostic tests and related nursing procedures and responsibilities for dialysis patients. .
5. Explain the purpose of dialysis and differentiate between peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis. .
6. Explain how dialysis is performed. .
7. Evaluating and interpreting the results of tests conducted on a dialysis patient before, during, and after hemodialysis. .
8. Description of nursing procedures before, during, and after dialysis. .
10. Explain how to set up a dialysis machine.
10. Discussion of fluid and electrolyte balance with hemodialysis. .
11. Understanding infection control measures for safe and effective hemodialysis. .

Course outputs :

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the ability to:
Develop knowledge related to the care of patients with kidney failure.
Students are provided with the problem-solving and clinical strategies necessary for the practice of kidney care nursing.
3. Enhances the ability to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the effects and implications of evidence-based interventions for patients with renal impairment.
4. Demonstrates the fundamental theoretical, technical, and clinical skills required to provide patient care techniques in hemodialysis.
5. Recognizes hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis methods.
6. Applies nursing care to patients undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

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  • Last updated: 2026-07-01

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