Assessment of the Nutritional Status for Children Undergoing Hemodialysis

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1 Pediatric Nursing . Faculty of Nursing Sohag University

2 Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University

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Background: Chronic renal failure is a global health issue, with increasing incidence and adverse effects. The nurse must be knowledgeable with nutritional assessment because children undergoing dialysis are at greater risk to suffer from malnutrition. Aim:- To assess nutritional status for children undergoing hemodialysis. Design: A descriptive research design was used for this study. Settings: The study was coducted at the hemodialysis unit in Sohag University Hospital and Sohag General Hospital. Sample: A convenient sample of  (100 children) with hemodialysis. Tools : Two tools were be used to collect the required data: Tool (1): Nutritional Assessment Tool: consists of part (1): Biosocial and medical data of children and their family part (2): Child’s Physical assessment and part (3): Child’s anthropometric measurements to record and calculate the child’s measurements part (4): Biochemical investigation Tool (II): Dietary intake survey. Results: Males made well over half (56%) of the children, majority (82%) of them were live at rural area. Two third (67%)of children had abnormal body mass index, more than half(55%) of them were had high creatinine level, less than two third (60%) of them had high urea level. Conclusion: Nutritional assessment is more detailed systematic process for gathering and analyzing data to determine a person's dietary needs and assess their current state, where, less than three quarters(71%) of children had low intake of protein. Recommendation: Developing nutritional counselling for children and their parents. Frequent seminars and classes for nurses on how to care for children with dialysis.

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