NURSING CARE FRONT MAJOR HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT COMPLICATIONS OF CHRONIC RENAL PATIENTS

Abstract

Renal insufficiency compromises the ability of the kidneys to perform their functions often implying in need of hemodialysis to eliminate metabolites and maintain hidroelectrolyte balance. The hemodialysis procedure generates potential complications and nurses must be able to intervene in such situations. In this sense, it is important to reflect on nursing care to chronic renal failure patients, particularly in relation to the quality of care, solving of service/ treatment and health education. Hence, the aim of this study was to identify the main interventions of nursing care to chronic renal failure patient under hemodialysis treatment. This is a descriptive literature review study, with researches from Scielo, LILACS and MEDLINE databases. The results showed that the nursery cares involve systematization since patient’s entry to his exit from hemodialysis session. The main complications found in literature were hypotension and hypertension, muscle cramps, dialysis disequilibrium syndrome, nausea, vomiting, itching, fever, chills and headache. It was concluded that monitoring, detection and intervention of such complications is a differential for obtaining a technical, safe and quality nursing care in dialysis treatment.