J. Psychology and Mental Health Care Copy rights@ Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan, Auctores Publishing LLC – Volume 7(5)-225 www.auctoresonline.org ISSN: 2637-8892 Page 1 of 8 Hemodialysis Nursing Staffs' General Knowledge Regarding Elderly and Dialysis Mona Moawad Mohamed 1 , Asmaa Salah Eldin Mohamed Saleh 2 , Amal Abelazyeem Mohamed 2 , Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan 3 * 1 Nursing Specialist Beni-Suef University, Egypt. 2 Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt. 3 Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt. *Corresponding Author: Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan, Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt. Received date: March 29, 2023; Accepted date: June 12, 2023; Published date: July 06, 2023 Citation: Mona Moawad Mohamed, Mohamed Saleh ASE, Amal A. Mohamed, Hanan E. Hassan, (2023), Hemodialysis Nursing Staffs' General Knowledge Regarding Elderly and Dialysis, Psychology and Mental Health Care, 7(5): DOI:10.31579/2637-8892/224 Copyright: © 2023, Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 1.Introduction Aging is a progressive state, which is associated with physical, social and psychological changes. The more traditional African definitions of an elder or 'elderly' person correlate with the chronological ages of 50 to 65 years, depending on the setting, the region and the country. Geriatrics was defined as the branch of medicine that deals with the problems of old age and aging, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility [1- 9]. Hemodialysis is one of several renal replacement therapies (RRTs) used in the treatment of renal failure to remove excess fluids and waste products and to restore chemical and electrolyte imbalances. Hemodialysis today moves towards innovative techniques, biomaterials and devices with an absolute need for solid evidence around every new treatment or technology. The number of patients being treated for end stage renal disease ESRD globally was estimated to be 2,786,000 at the end of 2017 and, with a 8%-9% growth rate, continues to increase at a significantly higher rate than the world population [10]. Dialysis is the process of removing excess water, solutes, and toxins from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer perform these functions naturally. This is referred to as renal replacement therapy. The first successful dialysis was performed in 1943 [11]. The hemodialysis procedure as illustrated by Figure (1) started as an external vascular circuit through which the patient’s blood is transferred in sterile polyethylene tubing to the dialysis filter or membrane (dialyzer) via a mechanical pump. The patient’s blood then passes through the dialyzer on one side of the semipermeable membrane and is returned to the patient. The dialysate solution, which consists of purified water and Abstract Background: Hemodialysis today moves towards innovative techniques, biomaterials and devices with an absolute need for solid evidence around every new treatment or technology. Aim: This study aimed to assess hemodialysis nursing staffs' general knowledge regarding elderly and dialysis. Design: A descriptive exploratory design was utilized in the current study. Setting: The study was carried out in two hemodialysis units at Beni-Suef University Hospital and Elwasta General Hospital in Beni-Suef Governorate. Subjects: A convenient sample of 76 hemodialysis nurses, of whom 22 were men and 54 women. Results: It shows that, 79.0%% & 77.6% of the dialysis nurses have incomplete correct knowledge about the changes that occur to the elderly and the causes of renal failure for elderly, respectively. However, 50% of the dialysis nurses have fair level of total knowledge about elderly patients and dialysis. Also, 32% of them have good level of total knowledge, while, 18% of them have poor level of total knowledge. Conclusion: There is statistically significant relation between dialysis nurses' knowledge and their years of experience in dialysis unit, attendance training program for new dialysis nurses, and their opportunity to viewing the courses and medical journals (p<0.05). Recommendations: Modification of the ongoing training program regarding infection control to be more applied to hemodialysis units Keywords: hemodialysis; nursing knowledge; elderly Open Access Research Article Psychology and Mental Health Care Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan * AUCTORES Globalize your Research