Educational needs of chronic kidney disease patients who presented to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital: Preliminary findings

• Main Authors: Sowtali, Siti Noorkhairina, Harith, Sakinah, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Ishak, Nur Ain', Mohd Yusoff, Dariah, Draman, Che Rosle, Mohd Rasani, Ali Aminuddin, Ghazali, Norhasyimah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation 2020
• Subjects: RT82 Nursing As A Profession
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/79453/13/79453_Educational%20needs%20of%20chronic%20kidney%20disease%20patients.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79453/14/79453_Educational%20needs%20of%20chronic%20kidney%20disease%20patients_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79453/; http://www.sjkdt.org/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Knowledge limitation is a major cause of the increasing number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in Malaysia and the world. Nurses are responsible for identifying the patients’ needs to come up with appropriate discharge plans which might include educational activities. The objective of this...